Cindy Brauer is a former managing editor for Bobit Business Media’s AutoGroup.
Modern Transportation, winner of the first annual Fleet Safety Award, has instilled a “culture of safety” within its organization through driver participation, incentives, and education.
The cargo management solutions provider partners with FMCs to bring enhanced value in product, process, and service to their mutual customers —the fleet manager and fleet driver.
Building an environmentally responsible fleet requires research, planning, and matching vehicles and technologies to applications and business needs. Two companies share best practices in developing sustainable fleet programs.
With a review of U.S. economic and commercial fleet market trends, GE Capital Fleet Services client board members applied problem-solving principles to explore solutions for challenges they face.
Often the target of corporate cost-paring measures in tough economic times, fleet maintenance expense can be managed with a program offering fixed costs and predictable budgets.
As part of continuing sustainability efforts, the global foods powerhouse is evaluating initial driver response to a pilot test of Ford and Toyota hybrids, the Subaru Forester PZEV, and the diesel-powered VW Jetta in its sales fleet.
Providing solutions for fleet sustainability efforts, the “green” telematics market is expected to expand nine-fold by 2015. Most valuable to fleets is the wireless communication of fuel consumption and emissions data.
An effective fuel management program takes a holistic approach, involving the fleet manager, drivers, vehicle manufacturers, and alternative-fuel producers.
Once a tedious manual process involving faxes, telephone calls, and e-mails, moving Siemens fleet vehicles around the country to new assignments is now almost entirely automated, thanks to a Web-based management system.
The annual Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) conference provided not only strategic fleet management presentations, but also ample opportunities for the 350-plus attendees to network and share best practices.
Nine new honorees were inducted into the Fleet Hall of Fame at the recent Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association annual conference. Collectively, their fleet experience totals more than 310 years.
What’s a fleet manager to do when drivers fail to comply with personal use reporting? Fleet managers share proven practices that emphasize policy, communication, and consequences.
Most light- and medium-duty truck manufacturers have carried over 2009-MY product lines to 2010-MY with only minor changes and enhancements. The following provides an overview of major OEM product lineups in the coming model-year.
The cost of on-the-job crashes to employers is jaw-dropping. Companies can significantly reduce their rates of preventable accidents with proactive, comprehensive safety programs to positively impact the bottom line.
This upstream remarketing channel, which offers out-of-service fleet vehicles not only to drivers, but also to the broader purchasing pool of other company workers, saves money and provides a valuable employee benefit.