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It goes by any number of different names: shared services, strategic sourcing, or simply leverage. Whatever you call it, taking full advantage of the volume your company can bring to bear on the fleet marketplace is good business.
Read More →To promote the use of alternative-fuel vehicles, including fuel cells, biodiesel, and hybrids, the recently enacted 2005 Energy Bill offers several tax incentives based on factors such as vehicle weight, emissions standards, and fuel economy.
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An estimated 250,000 to 1.2 million vehicles were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. There were approximately 20,000 commercial fleet vehicles in the Gulf Coast at the time of the Hurricane with as many as 2,000 units destroyed or damaged.
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Estimates vary as to the number of private and commercial vehicles destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Katrina, from a low of 250,000 vehicles to as many as 1.2 million.
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For the past several years, I have read with fascination about the human genome project, which seeks to decipher the DNA instructions that, along with environment, help to determine who we are as individuals. In the same vein, I believe that each fleet also has a DNA of sorts, which is comprised of the procedures and regulations that are codified in its corporate fleet policy.
Read More →Amid the heat and humidity of a southern summer, remarketing conference attendees discussed vehicle values and technology’s impact on selling and heard from industry leaders on benchmarking and auction best practices.
Read More →The wine and spirits company maintains a high image, saves on depreciation, and makes employees happy by offering larger vehicle options on its selector, including the Ford Escape and the Chevrolet Equinox and Trailblazer.
Read More →Maintenance programs remain a valuable fleet resource, providing more informed decision-making, effective communication, and greater operational control.
Read More →Maintenance management programs remain essentially the same as they were some 30 years ago. Have the dramatic changes in vehicle design and manufacture rendered this venerable service, in its present form, obsolete?
Read More →The AF order-to-delivery (OTD) survey tracked 153,683 new-vehicle delivery times for 86 models during the 2005-MY based on data supplied by six fleet management companies. The Jeep Liberty had the fastest OTD at 39 days.
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