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Utility Fleetby StaffApril 9, 2014

Chilton Water Dept. to Purchase New Service Trucks

At a recent City Council meeting, members approved bids for more than $34,000 worth of new equipment for the Water Department -- a $25,673 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4WD regular cab truck and an $8,523 pickup truck service box.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 9, 2014

Toyota Recalling 1.3M Vehicles to Fix Airbags

The recall affects 2009-2010 model-year Corolla, 2009-2010 Matrix, 2008-2010 Highlander, 2009-2010 Tacoma, 2006-2008 RAV4 and 2006-2010 Yaris vehicles.

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Technologyby StaffApril 9, 2014

Fleetmatics Offers Trio of Cloud-Based Fleet Management Products

Fleetmatics Group has released a new cloud-based fleet management platform and three new products including REVEAL, a highly-differentiated business-intelligence based fleet management solution for small-and-mid-sized businesses; REVEAL+, which extends REVEAL to larger enterprises; and WORK, a powerful field service management solution.

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Operationsby StaffApril 9, 2014

Ram Power Wagon Revived for Off-Road Work

Ram Trucks has introduced the 2014 Ram Power Wagon, a 2500 Heavy Duty-based work truck with enhancement designed for off-road work, Chrysler has announced. It will be shown at the New York International Auto Show later this month.

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Operationsby StaffApril 8, 2014

Orders for Medium-Duty Trucks Post March Gains

A new report shows the number of medium-duty truck orders in March were solid. ACT Research predicts North American Class 5 through Class 7 net orders will show a total of 17,600 for March, plus or minus 5 percent.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 8, 2014

2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Earns Highest Overall Safety Rating

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given the vehicle a five-star overall safety score for crashworthiness and crash-prevention features.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 8, 2014

Tesla Starts Leasing Unit for Businesses

Tesla Motors will begin offering a leasing program to small- and medium-sized businesses through its newly started Tesla Finance unit, the automaker has announced.

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Safetyby Shelley MikaApril 8, 2014

GM Vehicles Top Mid-Size SUV Crash Tests [Watch]

Of the nine vehicles evaluated, just two – the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain – score a “good” rating.

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Utility Fleetby StaffApril 7, 2014

Truck & Van News: E-Series, Ram Promaster, GM Express/Savana, Navistar Vocational Trucks

Several major van announcements made the news in the last two weeks, with Ford announcing that it will keep the Ford E-Series cutaway and stripped chassis models through 2014, while GM plans to retire the 1500 Express/Savana vans.

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Green Fleetby StaffApril 7, 2014

Landi Renzo's Ford Bi-fuel System Certified

Landi Renzo USA has received EPA certification to produce bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) versions of Ford's F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks for fleet buyers, the Torrance, Calif., company announced.

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