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AF congratulates the 2006 Professonal Fleet Manager of the Year award winner, Scott Mayo, director of fleet for Wendy's International. May has helped the company's fleet reduce costs and increase driver morale.
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Resale values in the wholesale used-vehicle market have softened as retail sales of both new and used vehicles have weakened, said Howard Graus, assistant manager, vehicle remarketing for Automotive Resources International (ARI), a fleet management company headquartered in Mt. Laurel, N.J.
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A major headache for fleet managers is dealing with drivers who willfully abuse their company-provided vehicles. Although they represent a very small minority of drivers, their actions (or lack of action, in the case of neglect) have a direct bearing on the company’s bottom line and fleet budget.
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Each year, Automotive Fleet tabulates fleet-related data for its annual Fact Book to provide insight into the fleet industry for the current and preceding model years. With this foundation, I thought it would be interesting to extrapolate this data to identify trends that may influence fleet management decisions in the upcoming model-years.
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More than 600 fleets currently use biodiesel, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. This number promises to grow based on several recent announcements.
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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. Emerging trends can be discerned after hearing similar comments repeated by a variety of fleet managers in different industry segments. Here is some of the buzz currently circulating through the industry.
Read More →Best practices use all the knowledge and technology available to ensure success. AF research produced best practice suggestions from fleets across the U.S.
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Although gas prices have hit a record high, you can take actions to maximize the fuel efficiency of your fleet. Here are 15 suggestions for drivers to follow to maximize fuel economy, most of which won't cost you a cent.
Read More →Manufacturer retail ‘employee-pricing’ promotions caused a downturn in the used-car market, but car rental companies held cars and weathered the worst of it. Overall, rental companies say they had a positive year in 2005.
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