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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•July 30, 2015

New York City Ranked Worst for Drivers

Due to heavy traffic and poor road conditions, New York took last place in a ranking of the best and worst U.S. cities for drivers. Two Texas cities (Lubbock and Corpus Christi) took the top spots as the most driver-friendly.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•July 30, 2015

Aluminum F-150 Named IIHS Top Pick

Ford's 2015 F-150 crew cab model has been named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, while the extended cab model was rated as good by the group.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•July 30, 2015

Minn. Company Designs EV Utility Truck

Minnesota-based Universal Tactical Systems has designed a battery-electric medium-duty truck with the capability to be equipped with a bucket and swing arm for use by electric utility workers.

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Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•July 30, 2015

Goodyear Commercial Expands Tire & Service Network

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is expanding its Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Network with the opening of three Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers.

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Operations•by Deborah Lockridge•July 30, 2015

House Passes Short-Term Highway Extension

The House late Wednesday passed a short-term extension to keep federal highway funding going until October 29, right before members left on August recess, leaving the Senate to deal with before the looming Friday deadline.

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Operations•by Staff•July 30, 2015

Average Age of Vehicles Reaches 11.5 Years

The average age of light-duty vehicles in U.S. roads has reached 11.5 years, which reached a high point since IHS Automotive began tracking the data, the analytics firm has announced.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•July 29, 2015

NES Rentals Holding IPAF Training Course in August

This training course is part of IPAF’s coordinated effort of broadening the base of new instructors trained and new training centers delivering training.

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Operations•by Staff•July 29, 2015

13 Corporations Agree to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Thirteen large corporations have signed the White House's American Business Act on Climate Pledge, with companies such as UPS, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo using "greener" fleets to help meet carbon footprint goals.

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Fuel•by Staff•July 29, 2015

ServiceMaster Chooses WEX for Fleet Payments

ServiceMaster will roll out WEX fuel cards, payment services, and analytics solutions to its fleet of 6,600 service vehicles to improve the efficiency of its fleet operations, WEX Inc. has announced.

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Operations•by Deborah Lockridge•July 29, 2015

House, Senate to Move on Short-Term Highway Bill

It looks like Congress is going to kick the can down the road again when it comes to highway funding after what looked like a game of "chicken" in recent days.

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