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Operations•by Mike Antich•December 1, 2001

Congress Should Change the Business-Use Vehicle Depreciation Recovery Period to 4 Years

In Oct. 18, 2001, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 3090, a bill to give the national economy an immediate $99.5 billion stimulus while giving individuals and businesses tax cuts amounting to $159.4 billion over th next 10 years.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•November 1, 2001

How Will the War on Terrorism Affect Fuel Prices?

It look less than an hour-and-a-half after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 before reports began to surface of price gouging by gasoline stations in California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Some stations were charging as much as $5 a gallon before the stale attorney generals stepped in and threatened to sue for consumer fraud. But this was not a glimpse of things to come.

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Operations•by Jose Tingson•November 1, 2001

Fuel Still a Key Factor as Operating Costs Remain Flat

While fuel prices have stabilized in recent months, they continue to remain higher overall compared to last year and contribute as a significant factor in the slight increase in overall operating costs.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•November 1, 2001

How Will the War on Terrorism Affect Fuel Prices? Watch Out for Price Volatility as the War Enters Its Later Phases

It took less than an hour-and-a-half after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 before reports began to surface of price gouging by gasoline stations in California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Some stations were charging as much as $5 a gallon before the state attorney generals stepped in and threatened to sue for consumer fraud.

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Operations•by Paul Dexler•October 1, 2001

New Platforms, New Engines, Part of MY ’02 Car Offerings

Improvements in technology are making new cars safer and more agile, while at the same time increasing fuel economy and decreasing emissions.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•October 1, 2001

Acquiescence to Employer Monitoring May Be a Future Condition to Getting a Company Vehicle

There are several very interesting trends that are emerging in different industries, which, when you plot out their trajectories, point to the fleet management industry as one of the areas of convergence. To explain, let me set the stage with several examples.

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Operations•by Daryl Lubinsky•September 1, 2001

How Fleet Managers Use Innovation to Cut Costs for Their Companies

For tips on how to impress your supervisor, look no farther than your fleet manager peers, whose ideas have saved their companies millions. Costs have been cut in areas including vehicle utilization and single sourcing.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•September 1, 2001

Look Outside of Fleet for Future Fleet Management Trends

If you want to know what the next big trend will be in fleet management, you need to look outside of the fleet management industry.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•August 1, 2001

Pressure to Lower Expenses Will Keep 2002-MY Orders Flat

Key factors driving new-vehicle acquisitions for the 2002-model year are corporate pressure to cut expenditures, aggressive marketing by factories, and the high cost of fuel, which is causing some fleets to reconsider SUVs.

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Operations•by Staff•August 1, 2001

Fleet Uses New Funding Program for Alt-Fuel Vehicles

Fetzer Vineyards is using a new Ford Credit Program called GreenLease. The program offers lower payments than financing or purchasing an AFV, and requires no down payments.

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