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Operations•by Cindy Brauer•July 1, 2007

NAFA Celebrates Gold

Marking its 50th anniversary, NAFA drew more than 2,500 fleet professionals to Houston for its annual Fleet Management Institute and Law Enforcement Group conference featuring workshops, presentations, and networking.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•July 1, 2007

General Motors 2008-MY Fleet Preview

General Motors Fleet & Commercial Operations held its 2008 Product Preview in Charlotte, N.C. May 7-11. The preview was attended by 800 fleet customers in two waves, each for two days. The preview included 150 GM vehicles available for test drives.

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Operations•by Staff•July 1, 2007

Mid-Year '07 Regs Reveal an Increase in SUV Models

SUVs increased in popularity by 2 percentage points over 2006 figures; however, crossover models accounted for 17.4% of that growth. Complete segment data can be found at the AFWeb site, www.fleet-central.com/af.

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Operations•by Lauren Colin•July 1, 2007

Ford Debuts 2008 Taurus and Taruus X

The best-selling car in the U.S. for five straight years, production of the original Taurus ended in October 2006 – but that wasn’t the “end of the line.”

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Operations•by Cheryl Knight•July 1, 2007

ARI Unveils Web-based Fleet Management System

The “ARI insights” program helps streamline data retrieval and reporting via a user-friendly, customizable interface. Improving efficiencies and optimizing assets result in fleet cost reduction and revenue-building opportunities.

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Global Fleet•by Terry Parkhurst•July 1, 2007

Could Your Next Work Truck be a Hybrid?

Medium- and heavy-duty hybrid truck tests show promise in stop-and- go situations and those that require auxiliary power generation in urban environments. But will costs come down enough to make them feasible for general use?

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Global Fleet•by Staff•July 1, 2007

40 Ways to Reduce Truck Fleet Costs

By taking a long and hard look at tires, driver behavior, specs, maintenance, management, and safety, truck fleet managers can find plenty of ideas for reducing fleet costs.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•June 1, 2007

The Catch-22 Paradox of Green Fleet Initiatives

Each month we are in contact with hundreds of fleet managers who manage fleets ranging from fewer than a hundred vehicles to mega-fleets of tens of thousands of units. This link provides us a strong pulse of what’s happening in the marketplace.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•June 1, 2007

The Catch-22 Paradox of Green Fleet Initiatives

Each month we are in contact with hundreds of fleet managers who manage fleets ranging from fewer than a hundred vehicles to mega-fleets of tens of thousands of units. This link provides us a strong pulse of what’s happening in the marketplace.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•June 1, 2007

The Cancer of Higher Fuel Prices

Like a cancer, the malignant effects of the high cost of fuel have spread throughout the fleet industry. Many companies have seen fleet fuel expenses double in recent years. Especially hard hit are truck fleets as the cost of diesel has risen at a faster rate than unleaded gas.

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