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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•April 24, 2007

ARI Sponsored Study Says Fleet Management Has Key Impact on Company Profitability

MT. LAUREL, N.J. – A new study sponsored by ARI, “Service on the Move: Driving Profitability via Fleet Management,” reported that service companies can raise profitability by as much as 12 percent through successful implementation of fleet management solutions.

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News•by Staff•April 24, 2007

Buick Offers New Safety Technologies

DETROIT – Buick will offer two new safety-enhancing technologies — Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) — to help drivers avoid a collision caused either by an inadvertent lane change or by colliding with a vehicle in the side blind spot while changing lanes. The technologies will be available on all 2008 Buick Lucerne sedan models this summer.

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News•by Staff•April 24, 2007

Insurance Institute Study Identifies Models with Highest and Lowest Death Rates

ARLINGTON, VA – A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) concludes that some cars, minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks had much higher death rates than others, with some models more than twice as high as the average rate of 79 per million registered vehicle years. At the same time, rates in other vehicles were only a fraction of the average.

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News•by Staff•April 19, 2007

Insurance Institute Study Identifies Models with Highest and Lowest Death Rates

ARLINGTON, Va. --- A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concludes that some cars, minivans, SUVs and pickup trucks had much higher death rates than others, with some models more than twice as high as the average rate of 79 per million registered vehicle years.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2007

NAFA Conference Panel Features Seven OEM Execs

PRINCETON, N.J. – NAFA has announced that seven major OEMs will now participate in an exclusive “OEM Panel Session” taking place Sunday, May 6, 2007, during NAFA's annual conference in Houston.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2007

Buick Offers New Safety Technologies

DETROIT --- Buick will offer two new safety-enhancing technologies to help drivers avoid a collision caused either by an inadvertent lane change or by colliding with a vehicle in the side blind spot while changing lanes.

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News•by Staff•April 17, 2007

Turn Change into Opportunity at This Year's AFLA Conference

ST. PAUL, MN – The Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) conference committee, led by Elsie Lucia, Estee Lauder, Inc., is putting the finishing touches on the 39th AFLA Annual Meeting & Conference, to be held September 5-7, 2007 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz.

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News•by Staff•April 16, 2007

Gasoline, Diesel Prices Continue to Climb

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices rose again for the week of April 9, increasing 9.5 cents to hit an average of $2.802 per gallon, the Energy Department reported.

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News•by Staff•April 16, 2007

Goodyear Announces Commercial Tire Price Hikes

AKRON, OHIO – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is raising prices on some of its commercial tires up to nine percent, effective Jul. 1.

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News•by Staff•April 11, 2007

AT&T Launches GPS-Based Workforce-Management Service

CHICAGO – AT&T has launched a hosted GPS-based workforce management service that includes mileage tracking, wireless timesheets, alerts, and electronic data gathering from the field.

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