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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•January 3, 2019

NHTSA Provides Drugged Driving Grants to 5 States

To keep drug-impaired drivers off the nation's roadways, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently awarded more than $100,000 in funding to select states to educate law enforcement officers.

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News•by Staff•January 2, 2019

McDonald's Adds Natural Gas Trucks to Logistics Network in Spain

McDonald’s logistics network in Spain will now include 14 alternative-fuel powered vehicles that will run on either liquefied natural gas or compressed natural gas.

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News•by Staff•January 2, 2019

ChargePoint Partners with Greenlots to Expand EV Charging Network

ChargePoint has partnered with Greenlots, expanding the EV charging networks of both services by adding thousands of additional locations throughout North America.

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News•by Staff•January 2, 2019

Utah Drunk Driving Law Becomes Strictest in the Nation

Utah has implemented a new law that lowers its blood alcohol content limit from 0.08 to 0.05 on Dec. 30, which gives the state the strictest DUI law in the country for drivers with a standard license.

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News•by Staff•January 2, 2019

Hertz Adds 542 Mercedes-Benz Atego Trucks to Fleet

This year alone, Hertz has added a total of 542 Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks to its fleet. The vehicle rental company has now increased its fleet to more than 1,200 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the more than 7.5-ton segment.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2018

Conference of Automotive Remarketing Registration Opens

CAR is a joint conference between Bobit Business Media, the National Auto Auction Association, and the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance.

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News•by Staff•December 27, 2018

Toyota Recalls Land Cruiser for Seat Belt Defect

Toyota is recalling 89,740 of 2008 to 2019 Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 large SUVs for a possible seat-belt defect that could cause three front air bags not to deploy, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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News•by Staff•December 26, 2018

16.7M Takata Air Bags Remain on the Roads

About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report.

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News•by Staff•December 25, 2018

16 Truck OEMs to Exhibit at Work Truck Show 2019

With the addition of Volvo Trucks, a record-setting 16 commercial vehicle manufacturers will exhibit in The Work Truck Show 2019, giving attendees the opportunity to see for themselves what these top OEMs have planned for 2019 and beyond.

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News•by Staff•December 24, 2018

Ford Recalls 410K F-Series Pickups

Ford is recalling 410,289 of its 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty trucks equipped with an engine block heater, due to a possible defect with a cable connector, the company has announced.

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