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Boosting Last-Mile Fleet Uptime, Safety, and Value with AI Vehicle Inspections

AI-powered inspections are transforming last-mile fleets by replacing manual checks with highly accurate automated scans that detect defects in seconds. By giving fleet operations visibility into the daily condition of their vehicles, you can identify trends over the vehicle’s lifecycle that enable improved procurement decisions, route management, driver training and accountability.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2018

Tire Prices Increase Due to Higher Commodity Costs

Higher commodity prices are putting upward pressure on fleet prices for replacement tires. National accounts are no longer as willing to absorb the majority of price increases, which are between 3%-8% on select tire lines.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2018

Maintenance Costs Increase as Labor Rates Rise

Despite high build quality, vehicle maintenance costs are trending up due to increased advanced technology content, skilled labor shortages, higher tire prices, and more engines requiring synthetic oils and high-capacity oil pans.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2018

Toyota Recalls Tundra for Incorrect Load Label

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling approximately 508 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra vehicles because the load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2018

Vincentric Adds Maintenance Costs to Data Stream

Vincentric has begun offering more in-depth maintenance data as part of its automotive cost-of-ownership database covering more than 45,000 vehicles, the Bingham Farms, Mich.-based data provider has announced.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2018

Bestpass Touts $100M in Toll-Related Savings

Bestpass has saved commercial fleets more than $100 million in toll-related savings, the toll management provider announced. Its clients range in size from independent owner-operators to mega-fleets with thousands of vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2018

Washington D.C. Creates Dedicated Ride-Hailing, Delivery Zones

By creating dedicated loading zones for delivery fleets and ride-hailing services, the D.C. Department of Transportation is hoping to streamline pick-ups and drop-offs, mitigate traffic, and keep pedestrians safe. 

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2018

Advanced Safety Systems Cost Twice as Much to Repair

Vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can add on average an extra $3,000 to the repair bill after a crash due to pricey sensors and their calibration requirements, according to new research from AAA.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2018

ARI Adds GM Telematics Data to Fleet Portal

ARI fleet customers will be able to view telematics data about the operating conditions of their General Motors vehicles in the fleet management company's fleet management portal, under a new data agreement.

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Newsby Paul ClintonOctober 25, 2018

Future Telematics Will Come From the Factory: Verizon Connect

Vehicle tracking and other commercial connected-vehicle technologies will eventually be purchased when a fleet manager orders the vehicle from the manucturer and will come equipped with the vehicle rather than be added as an aftermarket solution, Verizon Connect's chief executive said at the annual Latitude conference.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2018

Uptake Offers Predictive Fleet Maintenance Solution

The solution combines Geotab hardware, which captures data from approximately 100 different truck sensors, and Uptake's software, to help provide fleets with precise insights into which components will fail and when.

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