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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

Spiffy Acquires Mobile Oil Change Provider

On-demand vehicle detailer Get Spiffy has acquired Your Location Lubrication (YLL), which provides mobile oil changes to technicians and fleet managers, the company announced.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 18, 2019

Higher Labor Rates Pushing Up Total Fleet Maintenance Costs

More complex vehicle technology, higher labor rates due to the ongoing skilled labor shortage, higher tire prices, and increased use of synthetic motor oils are putting upward pressure on overall fleet maintenance costs.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 18, 2019

Replacement Tire Prices Moderate to Rate of Inflation

Replacement tire prices are driven by raw material costs, which in CY-2019 were less volatile, but higher nonetheless. Tire prices increased slightly higher than the rate of inflation, which was partially offset by improvements in tread wear longevity.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 18, 2019

Warranty Recovery and Good Will Assistance Remains Stringent

Warranty recovery is more stringent requiring even greater documentation to support warranty claims. OEM loyalty and the availability of documented maintenance histories heavily influences post-warranty goodwill assistance.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 18, 2019

Fleet Oil Drain and PM Costs Increase Again in 2019

More OEMs are adopting more stringent motor oil requirements for new models increasing total PM costs, year-over-year, as more vehicles are required to use synthetic oils, which cost more than mineral-based oils.

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Newsby Paul ClintonOctober 9, 2019

RideKleen to Roll out Mobile Maintenance Service

RideKleen has been testing a mobile maintenance service that will allow fleets to schedule oil changes at the vehicle to eliminate the downtime of a vehicle in a service bay.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2019

Merchants Honored for Innovation Initiative

Merchants Fleet was awarded for achievements in innovation in 2019, particularly for its INNOV8 program that launched in January 2019.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

Icahn Automotive Splits Parts, Service Companies

Icahn Automotive Group LLC has begun to separate the company into two independent aftermarket Parts and Service companies.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2019

FleetCor Offers National Account Tire Pricing to Truck Fleets

Fleet customers who use the Comdata MyFleet card have access to a new perk — national account pricing on truck, trailer and retread tires. More than 10,000 fleets with more than 100,000 trucks use MyFleet.

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ArticlesAugust 9, 2019

3 Things to Know About Comdata's National Account Tire Pricing

The more than 100,000 trucks that use the Comdata MyFleet card will have their choice of more than 4,000 locations to choose from for their tire buying, including truck stops and commercial tire dealers.

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