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Operations•by Alison Taylor•November 1, 2002

State Web Site Helps Utah Monitor Fleet PM Services

Utilization issues, safety recall service completion, accident repairs, and other fleet maintenance matters are also reported through the fleet tracking system.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•November 1, 2002

It’s Cheaper to Operate a Fleet Today Than in 1955

Fleet Costs are Up 423%, But Inflation is Up 500%

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Operations•by Staff•October 1, 2002

2003-Model Year Car Platform Designations

DaimlerChrysler calls them "Vehicle Family Codes," Ford uses an internal development code, and GM calls them platforms. In any case, this is how the domestic manufacturers refer internally to their various car models.

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Operations•by Staff•October 1, 2002

One Out of Six Commercial Fleets Benchmark Resale Against Similar Fleets

Fleet managers benchmark resale against guidebooks, but 16.6 percent measure resale efforts against comparable fleets, according to the 2002 Used Vehicle Marketing Survey by the National Association of Fleet Administrators.

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Operations•by Paul Lauria•September 1, 2002

Fleet Management Functions That Should Never Be Outsourced

No amount of internal fiscal pressure or external sales pressure can justify outsourcing fleet management functions whose performance is critical to providing high-quality assets and services to fleet users at a reasonable cost.

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Operations•by Bob Cavalli•September 1, 2002

How to Justify a Fleet Budget in Tight Times

Budgets are too often done using a ‘3 percent increase and done’ method. If things were that simple, you wouldn’t need a budget. Here are some ways to help make forecasting fleet expenses easier for fleet managers.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•September 1, 2002

Many Public Sector Fleets Want a Partnership With Fleet Service Providers

I have received a tremendous amount of feedback from public sector fleet managers to the Market Trends column appearing in the August 2002 issue on the need to create a partnership with fleet service providers. You will be able to read many of these comments in the letters to the editor page over the next several issues.

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Operations•by Staff•August 1, 2002

GM Creates New Global Fleet Sales Position

Brian McVeigh, general manager GM Fleet and Commercial Operations (FCO), has realigned his staff focusing on commercial dealer and global fleet sales.

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Operations•by Staff•August 1, 2002

Josie Sharp to Leave Aventis to Manage PA Fleet

Sharp accepted an appointment to the sate of Pennsylvania as director, Bureau of Vehicle Management.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•August 1, 2002

The ABCs of CAPs in the Mid-Size Market.

Whatever the perception, the 2001 calendar year registration figures confirm that U.S. fleet purchases are totally dominated by the domestic makers.

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