May 2008 - Feature
By Joe Bohn
Fleets large and small investigate wireless technologies and changing driver habits to reduce the fuel costs and environmental impact caused by excessive and unnecessary truck idling.
Tags: Alliant Energy, anti-idling, GPS, International Truck & Engine Corp, Premier Indoor Comfort, QUALCOMM, TDS Telecom, XATA
July 2007 - Feature
Less-than-truckload carrier, A. Duie Pyle, invests in proactive technology as part of an ongoing strategy to compete in an industry struggling with consolidation and overcapacity.
Tags: A. Duie Pyle, QUALCOMM, telematics
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By Mike Antich On Aug. 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission raised the possibility that approximately 110 U.S. publicly traded companies will be able to use international accounting standards (IAS) next year and may require all U.S. companies to switch to IAS between 2014-2016. There is a 60-day comment period about the SEC proposal. Fleet leasing will be impacted by the adoption of IAS. It is probable that all fleet leases in the U.S. will need to be capitalized sometime in the 2011-2016 timeframe.
By Mike Antich With fuel prices remaining elevated, 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, which is understandable because, after all, fuel is the catalyst for these discussions. However, doing so ignores the other “hidden” costs of personal use, which have also risen.
By Mike Antich
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In This Issue Better Selling Through Technology, The Compliance Side of Menu Selling, The Divide In Subprime and much more…