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Operationsby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

Florida Braces for Hurricane Irma’s Impact

Hurricane Irma, already one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever develop in the Atlantic, will likely make landfall on the U.S. mainland by the end of the week. In preparation, state and federal agencies are already declaring an emergency on the ground.

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Telematicsby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

House Rejects One of Two Anti-ELD Measures

Late in the evening of Sept. 6, the amendment sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX)-- which sought to prevent funding of the electronic logging device rule for almost one year-- was voted down on the House floor, 246-173.

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Remarketingby Paul ClintonSeptember 6, 2017

Manheim to Close Florida Auctions Ahead of Irma

Manheim has closed its Puerto Rico facility and will close four of its Florida auctions on Friday ahead of Hurricane Irma's expected landfall in Florida over the weekend, according to the company.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

Four Small Pickups Ace IIHS Crash Tests

However, the trucks don’t qualify for an IIHS safety award because they lack automatic emergency braking and their headlights are rated poorly.

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Fuelby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

Piedmont Natural Gas Opens CNG Station in N.C.

The station is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and is the company's 11th public refueling station.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

House Approves Self-Driving Car Bill

The legislation seeks to accelerate deployment of highly automated passenger vehicles by consolidating and updating the safety regulations affecting them.

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Telematicsby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

ITS Compliance Rebrands as Fleetworthy Solutions

ITS Compliance, a provider of cloud-based compliance services and solutions to the transportation industry, has rebranded to Fleetworthy Solutions, the company has announced.

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Green Fleetby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

Chevrolet Expands Bolt EV Nationwide

The Bolt EV was initially rolled out in select states in December. Since then, 12,249 Bolt EVs have been sold with 11,670 vehicles sold this year through Aug. 30.

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Green Fleetby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

2018 Nissan Leaf Adds Range, Cuts Price

Nissan's Leaf 2.0 arrives for 2018 with a 40% increase in range to 150 miles paired with a price cut of $690 to $29,990, as it now faces increasing competition from Tesla and Chevrolet to deliver more affordable, higher-range battery-electric vehicles.

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Fuelby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

New Vehicle MPG Falls to 25.3 in August

The average fuel economy of new vehicles has decreased by 0.1 mpg in August, to 25.3 mpg, from July, according to Brandon Schoettle and Michael Sivak, Ph.D., researchers from the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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