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Telematics•by Staff•December 1, 2018

Geotab Reveals Highest Road in Every State

Geotab has identified the 10 highest roadways in the U.S. and the highest roadway in each state, the telematics provider announced.

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Operations•by Staff•December 1, 2018

Trump Seeks to 'Equalize' China Auto Tariffs

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to "examine all available tools to equalize the tariffs applied to automobiles" built here and sold in China, Lighthizer said, describing China's 25% hike on American imports as "egregious."

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Green Fleet•by Staff•November 30, 2018

EPA Ups Ethanol Production Standards for 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed 2019 Renewable Fuel Volume Obligations (RVO) has increased the volume requirement for cellulosic biofuel's to 418 million gallons under the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

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Safety•by Staff•November 30, 2018

EPA Speeds Up Removal of Takata Air-Bag Inflators

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has implemented an interim rule to facilitate the removal of defective Takata airbag inflators from vehicles and prevent those in scrap vehicles from being reused.

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Safety•by Staff•November 30, 2018

Texting Increases 30% During Holidays

People text and use apps while behind the wheel over 30% more during the winter holidays as compared with an average weekday, according to data collected and analyzed by TrueMotion, a smartphone telematics company.

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Fuel•by Staff•November 30, 2018

WEX Brings Chevron, Texaco Cards In-House

WEX Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have reached an agreement to bring card services to Chevron and Texaco business card fleet customers, WEX has announced.

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Safety•by Marianne Matthews•November 30, 2018

Video: How to Control Your Emotions While Driving

Negative emotions such as anger and sadness have a physical effect on the body — shrinking one's field of vision — so it's important to keep emotions under control while driving.

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Safety•by Staff•November 30, 2018

VW Recalls Golf, Audi A3 for Head Restraints

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling an estimated 169 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf and Golf R compact cars, as well as Audi A3 and RS3 entry luxury sedans because the rear seat frame head restraints may be improperly welded to the seat frame.

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Vehicle Research•by Staff•November 30, 2018

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Starts at $54,695

Pricing for the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE lineup starts at $54,695 for the 350 SUV and goes up to $62,145 for the GLE 450, which includes the automaker’s 4Matic AWD system.

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Vehicle Research•by Staff•November 30, 2018

GM's President Ammann to Lead AV Unit

Dan Ammann, General Motors president, has resigned from his role to become chief executive for the automaker's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit. He will take on the new role on Jan. 1.

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