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NewsMay 21, 2013

GM’s Engineers Say Certain Accessories Improve Pickup Truck Aerodynamics

GM’s Diane Bloch, GM aerodynamic performance engineer, said her team looked at how various aftermarket products affect vehicle dynamics in a pickup truck.

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NewsMay 16, 2013

IEA Says North American Oil Production Will Ease Pressure On Global Oil Market

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR). It notes the primary new sources of oil in the U.S. are light tight oil (LTO, oil from shale or tight sandstone formations) and oil sands in Canada.

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NewsMay 16, 2013

Gas Prices Increase Again Across U.S. Due to Tighter Supplies

Despite a recent streak of falling gasoline prices, and predictions of future lower prices, they’re on the way up again, with the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline hitting $3.58 on Monday, May 13.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Shelley MikaMay 10, 2013

Proven Strategies to Reduce Fuel Spend

Fleets are seeing significant savings by focusing on improving the fuel economy of existing vehicles and acquiring newer, more fuel-efficient models.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 10, 2013

Modifying Driver Behavior: The 'Last Mile' in Greening a Fleet

If you are constrained by equipment limitations, the “last mile” to achieving corporate sustainability objectives is modifying driver behavior. This is possibly the greatest opportunity available to fleet managers in greening their fleets.

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Videosby StaffMay 9, 2013

Introducing FleetAdvance from Comdata

Smart fuel decisions can result in significant savings for your fleet. However, when you analyze fuel purchases, drivers could have found a lower price 54% of the time.

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NewsMay 9, 2013

WEX Says Increased Supply and Low Demand Reducing Fuel Prices

WEX stated the national retail price for a gallon of gasoline started the month at $3.55 per gallon, which is down close to 10 cents per gallon from where the price started in April.

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NewsMay 9, 2013

EIA Says States Using New Ways to Calculate Fuel Excise Taxes

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said declining gasoline tax revenues, which pay for roads and infrastructure, are leading government entities to use variable rate taxes and other methods of calculating excise taxes for fuel purchases.

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NewsMay 8, 2013

FleetCor Adds New Zealand's Cardlink to its Portfolio

The Spencer family, whose fortune was originally built on the Caxton paper empire, has sold its CardLink Systems fuel card programme to FleetCor Technologies for an undisclosed sum.

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NewsMay 7, 2013

Donlen and Comdata to Provide Emergency Fuel for Customers in Hurricane-Affected Areas

Donlen announced an emergency fuel program designed to assist customers who provide life supportive services to people and communities.

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