February 20, 2008
CLEVELAND – This fall, buyers of Ford commercial vehicles will be able to check inventories, print invoices, retrieve documents or spreadsheets, or even check fuel prices from remote computers while on the road.
Tags: Econoline, Ford, Mobile Office
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