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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

Fleets Concerned of Budget Cuts Over Next Three Months, New Data Shows

Nearly half of fleets concerned about budget cuts guesstimated cuts would be more than 10%. Another 37% of respondents expected budget cuts of varying percentages.

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

Former NIADA CEO Joins KAR as Executive VP, Global Dealer Sales

KAR Auction Services has named automotive industry veteran Steve Jordan as its executive VP for KAR Global Dealer Sales, who will join the company in September after serving for seven years as CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA).

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

Republic Services Orders 2,500 EV Waste Trucks from Nikola

Nikola Corporation announces a minimum order of 2,500 electrified refuse trucks from Republic Services, expandable up to 5,000, with the order to begin full production deliveries in 2023 and on-road testing likely to begin in early 2022.

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

Singapore EV Carsharing Marks 1 Million Rentals

The service, which launched in 2017 as part of a Land Transport Authority pilot program, now has more than 80,000 users.

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

FUSO Introduces Concept Truck: eCanter SensorCollect

The FUSO eCanter SensorCollect is a concept garbage collection truck based on the all-electric eCanter. The vehicle proposes an application of the emissions-free light-duty truck to make essential garbage collection services more efficient and environmentally conscious.

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

Effort to Standardize ADAS Nomenclature Expands

The effort —  lead by AAA, the National Safety Council, Consumer Reports, JD Power, and SAE International — is intended to help educate consumers on the benefits, limitations and proper usage of these technologies by establishing standardized naming that is simple, specific, and based on system functionality.  

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News•by Staff•August 11, 2020

2020 Volvo XC90 & XC60 Achieve IIHS Top Safety Pick

The 2020 Volvo XC90 and XC60 earned an advanced safety rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) pedestrian crash avoidance test.

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News•by Staff•August 10, 2020

State of the Fleet Industry: How the U.S. Economy is Impacting Fleet

Topics mentioned in this video include; updates on the monthly U.S. jobs report; state of 2020 fleet sales; and trends in the wholesale used vehicle market.

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Articles•by Staff•August 10, 2020

Fleet Readers Sound Off on Flat-Rate Compensation

One key reason for a current shortage of service technicians is the result of the flat-rate compensation plan, a contentious payment system that assigns standard times to complete a repair job. Many technicians assert that the flat-rate compensation plan under-compensates them in relation to other industries requiring similar skillsets.

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News•by Staff•August 10, 2020

AAA, Electrify America Deploy 55 Volkswagen EVs in Sacramento

Through AAA Car Subscription electric vehicle service, members can now get a 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf with insurance, repairs, maintenance, and emergency roadside assistance all for one monthly subscription fee.

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