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Green Fleetby StaffApril 18, 2012

Leading Fleets Take Delivery of World’s First Commercially Available Hybrid Hydraulic Parcel Delivery Trucks

PASADENA, CA - Members of the HTUF Parcel Delivery Working Group have recieved hydraulic hybrid package delivery evaluation vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), Morgan Olson, and Parker Hannifin.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 17, 2012

Telogis Driver Scorecard Enhances Driver Safety

Telogis Driver Scorecard reports on activities critical to driver safety: hard braking, hard acceleration, excessive speeding, speeding vs. posted speed limit, after-hours use and seatbelt use, according to the company. Reports are configurable to show daily, weekly and monthly trends.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 17, 2012

2013-MY Ford F-Series Super Duty to Offer Platinum Series and SYNC with MyFord Touch

Available only in the Super Duty crew cab, the Platinum series model can be ordered as an F-250, F-350 or F-450 pickup and with the Ford-designed and Ford-built 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine or the 6.2-liter V8 gas engine.

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Operationsby StaffApril 17, 2012

Pricing for Chevrolet & GMC Bi-Fuel Pickups Announced

DETROIT - Fleet and retail customers can now place orders for the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD with a bi-fuel option, which will sell for $11,000 above the suggested base-vehicle price, according to the automaker.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 16, 2012

Lexus Unveils First-Ever ES 300h Hybrid

Featuring a 2.5L four-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine, the ES 300h hybrid is expected to earn an EPA fuel economy rating of approximately 40 mpg combined city/highway.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 16, 2012

PERC Offers Tips for Refueling Propane Autogas Vehicles

The Propane Education & Research Council recommends working with propane providers to develop a strategic refueling approach and to conduct safety training.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 16, 2012

Idaho Passes Driver Texting Ban

Idaho is the 37th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel by all drivers.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 16, 2012

West Virginia Bans Driver Texting and Handheld Phone Use

The new law takes effect July 1.

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Small Fleetby StaffApril 13, 2012

2013-MY Ram 1500 to Deliver More Power and Fuel Savings

Among the 2013 Ram 1500’s features are a new 3.6L Pentastar V-6 engine featuring 42% more horsepower, 13% more torque and at least 20% better fuel economy compared to the previous 3.7L V-6 powertrain, according to the company.

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Technologyby StaffApril 13, 2012

CoPilot Truck is In-Cab Navigation Solution for Qualcomm’s MCP50

Princeton, NJ - ALK Technologies, Inc., a provider of GeoLogistics and navigation software, has announced the availability of CoPilot Truck Optimized by Qualcomm Incorporated for Qualcomm's Mobile Computing Platform 50 (MCP50).

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