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Global Fleet•by Staff•July 28, 2020

Penske Truck Leasing Introduces Remote Service Check-In

A new feature of the Penske Driver App helps truck drivers with social distancing by allowing them to remotely check in their vehicles for scheduled preventive maintenance or repairs.

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Safety•by Staff•July 27, 2020

Nissan Recalls 2020 Leaf for Back-Up Camera Glitch

Nissan issued a recall for certain 2020 Nisan Leaf electrics vehicles (EVs). Under certain circumstances, the images for the back-up camera can disappear while in reverse.

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Operations•by Staff•July 27, 2020

State of the Fleet Industry: COVID Resurgence Creates New Uncertainty in Corporate Fleet Acquisition Strategies

Topics mentioned in today's video includes COVID resurgence prompting reconsideration of 2021-MY acquisition volumes; widespread uncertainty voiced by S&P 500 corporations in reluctance to issue full-year earning forecasts; and underlying economic strengths that support vitality of commercial fleet market.

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Fleet Forward•by Staff•July 27, 2020

How Will Plug-and-Charge Technology Benefit Fleets?

The technology allows charging electric vehicles on public networks to be billed by simply plugging into a charger, without a card or RFID tag. But there’s a catch.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•July 27, 2020

Hertz Settlement Calls for Disposal of 182,521 Vehicles

The settlement suspends litigation with debtors. Hertz agrees to pay $650 million and dispose of at least 182,521 leased vehicles by December 31.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•July 27, 2020

VHub Adds Trailer Tracking Integration

The integrated technologies provide vHub users with an exact GPS-based location of trailer units.

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Fleet Forward•by Staff•July 27, 2020

Holman Enterprises Partners with Lordstown Motors

The partnership will help to introduce the electric Endurance commercial pickup truck to vocational fleets in North America. Holman divisions ARI will provide fleet management services and Auto Truck Group will provide upfits for commercial applications.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•July 27, 2020

Toyota Tundra Recalled for Turn Signal Brightness

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 183,397 model-year 2018-2020 Toyota Tundra vehicles equipped with LED headlight assemblies. Due to a wiring error, the front turn signals may not flash brightly enough.

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Safety•by Staff•July 24, 2020

Alcohol-Detection Tech Could Save 9,000 Lives Annually, IIHS says

If available technology blocked drivers with any alcohol in their blood from driving, requiring them for those with alcohol-impaired driving convictions would save 986 lives. Requiring them for fleet vehicles would save 465 lives.

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Fleet Forward•by Staff•July 24, 2020

MIT: Widespread Autonomous Driving at Least a Decade Away

MIT research contends that the impact on truck-driving jobs is not expected to be widespread in the short term: “Truck drivers do more than just drive.”

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