Safety Drives Black Box Use in Fleets
Event data recorders act as electronic driving instructors. Experts say they can reduce accidents by 20-30 percent.
Event data recorders act as electronic driving instructors. Experts say they can reduce accidents by 20-30 percent.
The first step to knowing if a GPS system is right for your business is to understand how the technology can address your specific needs. Step two: ask lots of questions.
Taking actual expenses could get you and your employees tax-free money.
Procuring business vehicles from a dealership can be like heading into battle—or it can be a relatively painless operation. It all depends on how you select your dealer.
Most vehicles depreciate quickest in their first two years. However, we’ve found some models whose net monthly depreciation is greater in later months. These models are candidates for short cycling.
Several fleets are testing a new telematics-powered service called PHH Onboard. The service seeks to help fleets increase productivity of the driver and vehicle, improve risk management, and enhance vehicle performance.
First, decide whether to offer a limited or broad selector. The next part of the equation is all over the board. Some fleets stress depreciation and resale value as the most important factors in vehicle selection, while others focus on employee comfort and safety.
Save substantial tax dollars by titling your new luxury auto in your personal name.
With a proper financial analysis and only minor changes to its current plan, this small fleet can save big bucks.
From a purely financial standpoint, engine and trim level upgrades are a good bet. Safety and utility options are not.
Revised tax laws may influence fleet purchasing decisions. Remember the so-called $100,000 luxury SUV tax loophole? It’s been closed. Sport utility vehicles placed in service after Oct. 22, 2004 with a GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) over 6,000 lbs are now limited to a business-use first year deduction of $25,000.
Not always. We studied different makes and models that disprove the prevailing wisdom.
Seven managers share their reasons for needing a GPS vehicle tracking system for their fleet. After installation, did reality meet expectations?
We editors of the Bobit fleet publications are constantly scouring the news and picking the brains of industry sources for trends in fleet management and the automotive world. As we embark on the second half of the decade, here is a brief compendium of some of our expectations.
Edmunds.com offers an invaluable tool to calculate and compare five-year ownership costs on hundreds of makes and models. But those values are based on assumptions for the average consumer. What about fleet?
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