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NewsApril 19, 2010

Employees Face Added Tax Burden for Use of State Agency Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of workers at State Compensation Insurance Fund face a bigger income tax bill next year because their employer didn't understand the law for reporting company vehicle use, according to the Sacramento Bee.

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NewsApril 16, 2010

DUI Offender Allowed to Drive Company Vehicle

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI - Allowing an alleged drunk-driving offender to drive a company vehicle is just one factor that led to the immediate dismissal of a nonprofit agency's executive director.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichApril 5, 2010

5 Avoidable Mistakes in Managing Personal Use

Personal use administration is a headache for most fleet managers. Oftentimes, this headache is self-induced and avoidable. Here are five common mistakes committed by fleets in administrating a personal use program.

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NewsNovember 25, 2009

Arizona Nonprofit Agency Employees Use Fleet for Personal Use

BENSON, AZ - High operating and maintenance costs for Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services' fleet can be attributed to the fact that employees reportedly consider them personal vehicles.

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NewsNovember 10, 2009

GPS in Company Car Used to Fight Speeding Ticket

ROCHESTER, PA - A Pennsylvania man says the GPS in his company vehicle will prove he was going 57 mph in the 50 mph zone -- not exceeding the speed limit required for a ticket.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 22, 2009

The Hidden Cost of Personal Use

Many companies are wondering whether they are charging enough for personal use. At some companies, this discussion is long overdue. When re-evaluating personal use charges, a common mistake is to focus solely on the cost of fuel. However, doing so ignores the other “hidden” costs of personal use, which have also risen.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 8, 2009

The ‘Gray Areas’ of Fleet Management

Let's face it, some companies don't take fleet as seriously as they say they do. For them, fleet is not core to their business. The refrain is: We're in the "widget" business, not the car business. Internal corporate politics introduces many gray areas to fleet management such as making fleet decisions based on favoritism, giving lip service to safety, greenwashing, and pressuring suppliers for favors.

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NewsJuly 17, 2009

Company Vehicles Used as Getaway Cars

PETAL, MS and LEXINGTON, NE - Company vehicles were stolen this week in Mississippi and New York and used as escape vehicles by criminals, according to local newspapers.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 7, 2009

10 Recommendations: <br>What Drivers Should Do After a Fleet Accident

Drivers must collect as much information as possible when involved in an accident while driving a company-provided vehicle. Failure to do so can lengthen the accident management process and, in a worst case scenario, create unnecessary liability exposure for the company. What information should be collected? What shouldn't be said? Here are 10 do's and don'ts for fleet managers and drivers to follow.

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NewsApril 13, 2009

Trucker Arrested for Illegal Substances in Company Vehicle

EL PASO, TX – A Texas man was recently arrested when an Oregon State Police trooper found marijuana plants, hashish, and a kit used for falsifying urine tests during a check of the man's commercial truck, according to The StatesmanJournal.com.

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