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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.  

Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2019

Toyota's 2019 RAV4 Grabs Top Safety Award

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given the Top Safety Pick+ award to the 2019 Toyota RAV4 when the compact SUV is outfitted with curve-adaptive LED projector headlights.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2019

Ford Details 7.3L Gas Engine, Offers Standard PTO

Ford has released power ratings for the 7.3L V-8 gasoline engine that propels the 2020 F-600 chassis cab truck and provided technical details for the truck's 10-speed automatic transmission as well as its next-generation 6.7L PowerStroke V-8 diesel.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Toyota, BYD Collaborate for EVs in China

BYD Company Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp. signed an agreement for the joint development of battery-electric vehicles that will be released in China.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Auto Truck Group Expands Indiana Footprint

Auto Truck Group will build a new facility in Fort Wayne, Ind., that will help it nearly double its capacity to build and install equipment for commercial fleet vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Merchants Fleet Hires Three Consultants

Merchants Fleet has hired three senior fleet consultants, including Chad Edmonson, Lawrence Liu, and Eric Miller, the Hooksett, N.H.-based fleet management company announced.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Drivers Thwarting Safety Tech with Video Chat, Texting

Some 62% of drivers with adaptive cruise control say they read or send texts while driving as compared with just 49% of drivers without adaptive cruise control, according to a new survey from State Farm.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Sixt, Shelby Team Up with 'Mr. Hot Wheels' for Route 66 Tour

Larry “Mr. Hot Wheels” Wood retraced his migration 50 years ago along the fabled highway to join Mattel in Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

ADESA Names General Manager Trio

Brian Wong will take the position at ADESA Flint, Mark Melton will lead ADESA Las Vegas, and Eric Carpenter will serve as general manager at ADESA Colorado Springs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Stricter Hawaii DUI Law Getting Results

Since Hawaii’s new and more stringent Driving Under the Influence (DUI) law went into effect on July 1, at least four repeat offenders have been arrested and face long prison sentences and other penalties, reports Big Island Now.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Minnesota Hands-Free Law Begins in August

Starting on August 1, Minnesota’s expanded distracted driving law, which makes it illegal for drivers to hold a cellphone goes into effect.

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