November 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Dan Kratz
From hybrids to electric vehicles, it is important to have the right fuel to drive down fuel costs.
Tags: All-Electric Trucks, biodiesel, Biomethane, Foton, Freightliner, hybrids, Hydrogen, International Truck and Engine, Natural Gas, UPS, Work Truck Engines, WorkStar, Zero-Emission Trucks
July 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Richard Nelson
Government mandates to increase renewable fuels production have prompted a growing use of biodiesel. Industry groups are setting standards for quality and monitoring the fuel’s production, transport, and storage.
Tags: alternative fuels, American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM D6751, biodiesel, biofuels , BQ-9000, green fleet, National Biodiesel Board
By Steve Bennett
Fleet operations at Madison, Wis.-based Alliant Energy Corp. uses biofuels to contribute to the company’s larger overall goal of using renewable energy sources as much as possible.
Tags: Alliant Energy, biodiesel, biofuels , E-85, flex-fuel, fuel management, green fleet
November 2007, Work Truck - Feature
By Daryl Lubinsky
A contractor for a major mall renovation has switched to 100-percent biodiesel in his vehicles.
Tags: biodiesel, Destiny USA
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By Mike Antich I can’t recall a year as tumultuous as 2008. The year started with the Jan. 1 termination of the $1.8 billion merger between GE and PHH and ended with the near bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler. In between, we witnessed record fuel prices, then a spectacular freefall in fuel prices, a dismal used-vehicle market, unprecedented credit gridlock, the inability of some fleets to order new-vehicles, and fleet delivery disruptions due to a UAW strike and an epic Midwest flood that submerged rail lines.
By Mike Antich The dramatic decrease in sales has prompted automakers to make significant adjustments to production schedules. A number of fleets are affected by the unanticipated, longer-than-normal, plant shutdowns. These fleet managers expect order-and-delivery (OTD) times to increase in 2009 due to revised production schedules. These fleet managers say the extended plant shutdown schedules, for all intents and purposes, shortens the 2009 model-year, which early-order cut-off dates will only aggravate.
By Mike Antich
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