July 16, 2008
PHOENIX – Now that hybrids have a firm green foothold on the market for cars and light trucks, they are moving into medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Tags: diesel-electric trucks, Freightliner LLC, heavy-duty, Hybrid, Kenworth Truck Co., Medium-Duty Truck, Navistar International Corp., Peterbilt Motors Co.
February 13, 2008
CHICAGO – Of the 40-plus brands on display at the Chicago Auto Show, which is being held Feb. 8-17, Navistar International Corp.’s LoneStar makes the biggest statement.
Tags: LoneStar, Navistar International Corp.
Authoritative & Targeted! We offer e-newsletters that deliver targeted news and information for the entire fleet industry. Subscribe to one or all of them...they're FREE. SUBSCRIBE!
View the latest eNews WEEKLY
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
$10.00
In This Issue: Joy Global Eliminates $1.4 Million in Annual Fleet Costs, Where are the Young Fleet Managers?, How to Self-Audit Your Fleet Operation, It’s a Roll of the Dice without Risk Assessment and much more…