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Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•October 1, 2008

Personal Use Charges Increase in 2008

According to AF’s annual survey, almost 20 percent of fleets now charge more than $150 per month for personal use of company-provided vehicles. Industry-wide, the overall average personal use charge is $103.

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Operations•by Lisajoyce Vergara•October 1, 2008

Chrysler 2009-MY Fleet Preview

Chrysler’s 2009-MY Fleet Preview included a ride-and-drive on the back roads of Colorado. The event drew nearly 500 attendees.

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Leasing•Cover Story•by Mike Antich•October 1, 2008

Mixed 2008 OTD Performance: Some Models Up, Some Down

This was an interesting order-to-delivery year. A protracted UAW strike and flooding in the Midwest delayed some models, while others posted improved OTD due to reduced retail sales, which expedited fleet production.

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Safety•by Lauren Fletcher•October 1, 2008

Strange but True

Automotive Fleet has collected these “Strange but True” stories from fleet managers, drivers, and fleet management companies. Do you have a strange but true story? Something so incredible it couldn’t have been made up? Share your stories with Automotive Fleet; e-mail: Lauren.Fletcher@bobit.com.

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Safety•by Staff•October 1, 2008

10 Ways to Increase Driver Safety to Policy Compliance

One of the more frustrating aspects of a fleet manager’s job is driver ignorance and/or violation of fleet safety policy. One tip is to provide drivers easy access to policy documents.

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Safety•by Staff•October 1, 2008

Fleet Response Hosts Inaugural Safety Summit

Featuring presentations from industry groups, Ford Motor Co., and accident management and training providers, the two-day event was designed to educate fleet risk and safety professionals on how safety issues shape fleet policy and direction.

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Safety•by Chad Simon•October 1, 2008

New OEM Technologies Advance Driver Safety

The latest active and passive safety features from manufacturers go beyond seatbelts, airbags, and electronic stability control to such technologies as pre-collision warning systems and dynamic radar cruise control sensors.

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Safety•by Ed Bobit•September 1, 2008

Ed Bobit: There Goes the Neighborhood

With technical advances outpacing us all, its inevitable pressure is exerted on true privacy everywhere. When corporate budgets seek the ultimate cost-reduction “holy grail,” will all those sacred taboos find extinction?

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Vehicle Research•by Cindy Brauer•September 1, 2008

Audi Introduces 2009 A4 to Fleet

A group of 43 fleet professionals tested the newest iteration of Audi’s mid-size sedan on the racetrack, against competitors, and in the hills of California’s Sonoma wine country.

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Green Fleet•by Chad Simon•September 1, 2008

Hybrid Large Trucks: The Road to Viability

Through the support of WestStart CALSTART’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum, 13 utility fleets became early adopters of medium- and heavy-duty hybrid truck technology. Fleet managers report substantial fuel savings and few maintenance issues, though greater production is needed to drive premiums down.

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