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Operations•by Mike Antich•March 1, 2005

Employee Reimbursement is Counter-Productive to Corporate Green Initiatives

Professional fleet management helps the federal government achieve its environmental objective by operating millions of well-maintained, fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Safety•by Mike Antich•March 1, 2005

Why Reimbursement Doesn’t Work From a Safety & Liability Perspective

Ask yourself these questions. With an employee-provided vehicle, how do you ensure it is properly maintained? How do you know the condition of the tires? What about the brakes? How do you know when an employee postpones a safety-related repair?

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Operations•by Mike Antich•March 1, 2005

Why Reimbursement Doesn’t Work from an HR Perspective

A company-provided vehicle can be used as a recruiting tool and company benefit. Providing a company vehicle gives your company a competitive edge in hiring top-caliber salespeople, technicians, and managers.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•March 1, 2005

EV Rental Cars Partners With Fox

With a fleet of low-emission vehicles, EV Rental is giving environmentally conscious customers another option.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2005

Public Sector Fleet Management: Will Online Reverse Auctions Ultimately Replace Competitive Bidding in Government Procurement?

Approximately $151 million was spent by states using reverse auctions in fiscal year (FY) 2004. This dollar volume is anticipated to increase 300 percent by FY2007 to more than $450 million as more states adopt reverse auctions, according to a report released last December by INPUT, a government market intelligence company headquartered in Reston, Va.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2005

Used-Vehicle Prices Predicted to Decline in CY-2007

The 2004-model vehicles, and some 2005 models, you acquired will most likely be taken out of service for resale in the 2007-calendar year.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2005

Is Your Personal Use Chargeback Too Low?

More than 91 percent of commercial fleets in the U.S. allow employees personal use of company-provided vehicles, according to a 2004 survey conducted by the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA).

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Operations•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2005

Message to Public Sector Fleets: Users or Customers? Is it Semantics or a Mindset?

In a recent letter to the editor, Chris Amos, commissioner of equipment services, for the City of St. Louis, pointed out that in the editorial in the September/October 2004 issue of Government Fleet magazine I referred to departments as “users” instead of “customers.” In his letter, Chris wrote: “Some may interpret the term ‘customer’ for internal customer groups as just semantic, but it goes to a mindset shift that public fleets need to make if they haven't already. ‘User’ almost connotes an

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Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2005

Fleet Makes “Bealine” for Cleaner Diesel Engines

The Houston-based trucking company is converting 24 of its 36 diesel engines to newer technology with the help of an $871,110 federal grant.

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Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2005

Isuzu Debuts 2005 Conventional Cab Lineup

Predicting a more competitive truck market in the coming years, GM Isuzu’s president announced the all-new H-Series and a new NPR diesel model. The company also plans more new models, technologies, and marketing efforts.

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