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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•February 14, 2019

Feds Award $10M to 7 States to Test Highway Financing Options

California, Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon and Utah are the recent recipients of Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives grants totaling $10.2 million and awarded by the Federal Highway Administration.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

U.K. Food and Beverage Fleet Adds VW Vans

A U.K.-based food and beverage fleet expanded its fleet to include 58 new commercial vehicles from Volkswagen.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

Ford Recalls 1.5M Vehicles, Including Older F-150s

Ford Motor Co. has issued three individual recalls for its older F-150 half-ton pickups, 2019 Mustang, and several 2019 Lincoln models.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

Nev. Ride-Hailing Revenue Now Half of State's Transportation Budget

For the 2020-2021 budget, $2.58 million of the total $5.6 million has been derived from ride-hailing groups.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

Manheim Auctions See Used Values Grow in January

This growth was in large part fueled by the strong performance of lower-priced vehicles. Compact cars and midsize cars, in specific, saw the strongest growth among all vehicle segments and outperformed the overall market.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2019

Roadway Fatalities Remained Steady in 2018

Roadway fatalities in the U.S. dipped slightly in 2018 to approximately 40,000, representing just a 1% decrease from 2017 and 2016, when 40,231 and 40,327 people were killed in motor vehicles crashes, respectively.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2019

J.D. Power's Vehicle Dependability Increases (Again)

Overall dependability for three-year-old vehicles improved 4% from last year, according to J.D. Power's 2019 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study. However, the study also identified several "trouble spots" traced to new in-vehicle technology.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2019

Smith System Adds Driver Safety Course

Smith System has begun offering its Arrive Alive Safety online commercial driver safety training course that includes 12 modules, the Arlington, Texas-based company announced.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2019

Virginia Cellphone Driving Ban Moves Forward

With the goal of tightening an existing law prohibiting texting while driving, both houses of Virginia's General Assembly recently voted to ban the use of handheld mobile devices while operating a motor vehicle.

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News•by Staff•February 12, 2019

Compact Crossover and Van Prices Fall in Early Feb.

Subcompact crossovers, compact luxury crossovers/SUVs, and compact vans fell by 1.78%, 1.61%, and 1.55% last week, representing the highest depreciation among all vehicles.

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