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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•June 23, 2003

Trimble and LocatioNet Sign Joint Marketing Agreement for Fleet and Mobile Resource Management

Trimble and LocatioNet, Inc., the developer of a comprehensive integrated platform for the delivery of location-based services (LBS) in the international wireless market, have entered into a joint marketing agreement to offer fleet and mobile resource management services using Trimble’s CrossCheck Global Positioning System (GPS) mobile device.

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News•by Staff•June 20, 2003

Hankook Tire Selected for Original Equipment on 2004 Ford F-150

Hankook Tire has been selected as original equipment for the Ford F-150 Pickup for the 2004 model year, president J.W. Choi announced.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

TRALA Wins Vicarious Liability Exemption for Truck Lessors in CT

Legislation approved the week of June 6 by the Connecticut legislature would eliminate vicarious liability for truck lessors as long as the loss is insured for $2 million — either through the lessor, lessee, or any combination of coverage.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

U.S. Postal Service Awards Contract to I.D. Systems for Wireless Fleet Management System

I.D. Systems announced on June 13 that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has ordered the company’s Wireless Asset Net fleet tracking and management system for a fleet of vehicles at the USPS Buffalo, NY Processing and Distribution Center.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Honda Civic Hybrid Earns Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Status

On June 12, the CA Air Resources Board (CARB) awarded certification as an Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV) to the Honda Civic Hybrid under the state’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) program.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Mazda Vehicles Receive NHTSA’s Top Ratings

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released frontal crash-test ratings for a number of 2003 model-year vehicles, including the 2003 Mazda6 sedan.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Corporate Fleet Leasing Targets Small to Mid-Size Fleets

Corporate Fleet Leasing (CFL), a new company based in Cumberland, is working to help small and medium sized businesses manage their vehicle fleets.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Pipenhagen Joins PHH; McDade to Retire

PHH Arval, a fleet management company based in Hunt Valley, MD, announced that Richard Pipenhagen has joined the company.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Senate Adds Rule to Energy Bill to Double Use of Ethanol in Gasoline

If a plan approved by the U.S. Senate on June 5 becomes law, drivers in every state but Hawaii and Alaska could be pumping gasoline containing ethanol by 2012.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2003

Half of New Class 8 Diesels Sold Fail 2002 EPA Emissions Standards

A report in Transport Topics states that exhaust emissions from nearly half the Class 8 trucks sold in the first two months of 2003 exceeded government-required emission levels imposed on most diesel-engine manufacturers late last year.

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