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Operationsby Neal Gann, LotLinxApril 7, 2021

How to Put Ad Dollars to Work Using AI

A proper, artificial intelligence-driven digital advertising strategy can put advertising dollars to work with precision, accuracy, and results.

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Vehicle Researchby Mike AntichApril 6, 2021

More Vocational Fleets Adopt Lightweighting Strategy

A growing trend in second-stage manufacturing is light-weighting, which involves specifying lighter-weight materials to achieve an overall weight reduction to an upfitted vehicle. Specifying lighter-weight upfit materials decreases the vehicle’s curb weight, which, in turn, lowers operating costs by reducing fuel consumption and decreases emissions.

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Green Fleetby George Albright, Merchants FleetApril 6, 2021

How to Update Your Fleet Maintenance Operations for BEVs

Here are some baseline areas to update in your maintenance protocols so you can integrate battery electric vehicles.

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Global Fleetby StaffApril 5, 2021

Fleets Choose Ford F-600 Top Medium-Duty Truck

Selected from a field of 14 tough contenders, Work Truck readers selected the Ford F-600 Super Duty chassis cab as the truck that best fit their fleet requirements.

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Global Fleetby Lexi TuckerApril 1, 2021

How Bottle Logic and Isuzu Brewed Up a Perfectly Spec’ed Vehicle

Spec’ing trucks effectively boils down to having a precise idea of what the vehicle will be used for. Find out what it takes to create the perfect truck for any business needs.

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Fleet Forwardby Dr. Kelly Fleming [Commentary]April 1, 2021

A Roadmap for U.S. Postal Service Electrification

There are many unanswered questions regarding Oshkosh Defense’s $6 billion contract with USPS, including whether an electric prototype or a “swappable” drivetrain even exists. Yet there are ways to achieve electrification of the USPS fleet and avoid living with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ham-handed decision for decades to come.

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Operationsby Mike AntichMarch 31, 2021

Cusp of an EV Evolution: Readers Sound Off

Automotive Fleet readers weigh on a number of pressing fleet topics, such as fleet electrification, managing technology, fixed vs. floating rate funding, "smart" tires, and the differences between commercial and utility fleet management.

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Operationsby StaffMarch 31, 2021

Managing Fleet Pain Points: Fleet Reader Sound Off

This regular column is designed to encourage discourse for fleet professionals to let their voices be heard to their peers and other industry professionals.

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Fuelby Mike AntichMarch 29, 2021

Asset & Driver Strategies to Reduce Fuel Spend

In addition to selecting fuel-efficient assets, another way to control fuel spend is to modify driving behavior, a key variability in fuel economy. The difference between the most and least efficient drivers is a 30% difference in fuel consumption.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownMarch 29, 2021

Heavy Payloads and Commercial EV Range — a Real-World Test

How efficient is an all-electric Class 6 delivery truck in its regular duty cycle with payloads up to 11,000 lbs.? Weight is less of an EV range inhibitor than you’d think.

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