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Operationsby StaffMarch 23, 2015

Medium-Duty Orders Remain Favorable

Net orders of class 5-7 vehicles rose to 19,700 in February for a 2 percent gain over the same month a year ago, according to the Start of the Industry report from ACT Research.

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Fuelby StaffMarch 23, 2015

Biodiesel Imports Plummet 36 Percent

After reaching record levels in 2013, United States imports of biomass-based diesel fuel (both biodiesel and renewable diesel) fell 36 percent, to 333 million gallons in 2014.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 23, 2015

Fleet Safety Video Tip: Motorcycle Awareness

Sharing the road with motorcyclists poses a host of safety issues that fleet drivers need to keep in mind. Here's some advice you can pass along.

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Utility Fleetby StaffMarch 23, 2015

Green Truck Association Elects Chairman

The Green Truck Association, an affiliate division of NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry, recently elected new officers of its Board of Governors.

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Remarketingby StaffMarch 23, 2015

IronPlanet to Sell More than 2,500 Items

IronPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, will hold auctions on IronPlanet and across all of its marketplaces March 25-27, as well as hold a joint live unreserved public auction with Cat Auction Services March 25.

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Utility Fleetby StaffMarch 20, 2015

Telogis Founders Honored for Excellence in Entrepreneurship

Two of Telogis' co-founders, Newth Morris and Jason Koch, have received the Excellence in Entrepreneurship award from the Orange County Business Journal.

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Operationsby StaffMarch 20, 2015

Japanese Company Invests in Penske Truck Leasing

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. has announced that Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has acquired a 20-percent limited partnership interest in Penske Truck Leasing from General Electric Capital Corporation.

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Green Fleetby StaffMarch 20, 2015

Ford Using Recycled Plastic Bottles in F-150 Seats

Ford has begun using a material known as Repreve that's derived from recycled plastic bottles to manufacture the cloth seats of the 2015 F-150 pickup and four other vehicles.

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Green Fleetby StaffMarch 20, 2015

Waste Management Opens Public CNG Station in Calif.

Waste Management has opened a public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Southern California to refuel Waste Management’s local fleet and sell CNG to commercial fleets and consumers.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffMarch 20, 2015

Ford Reaches EcoBoost Engine Milestone

Ford has reached a production milestone of 5 million EcoBoost engines with a Ford Focus equipped with the 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine built at the Michigan Assembly Plan in Wayne.

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