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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 27, 2012

FMCSA's New Hours-of-Service Rule Challenged

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition and two truck drivers filed a lawsuit on Feb. 23 challenging the new FMCSA rule on hours of service for commercial drivers.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 24, 2012

Changing to Low-Viscosity Oil Can Save Fleets Up to 5% In Fuel Costs

Royal Purple explains what oil viscosity is and why zero-weight oils help to drive new vehicle fuel economies.

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Leasing & Management•by Staff•February 24, 2012

Large Trucks Face Weight of Compliance Mandates in 2012

MT. LAUREL, NJ - Last year served as a warning for fleets with large trucks to get ready for the significant compliance changes taking place in 2012 as mandated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010).

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

MY-2012 Chevrolet Volt Set to Join California’s Carpool Lanes

DETROIT – Being green-minded has its advantages in California, particularly for operators of the MY-2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car. California has authorized a $1,500 state rebate and will allow drivers to use the state’s carpool lanes while traveling solo.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

J.D. Power and Associates Study: MY-2009 Vehicles Exhibit High Quality, Ongoing Dependability

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — MY-2009 one of the toughest years in automotive history have exhibited strong quality, translating into ongoing dependability. This was the conclusion of J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

MY-2013 BMW X3 to Feature TwinPower Turbo Four-cylinder Engine

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ – BMW of North America recently announced that the MY-2013 X3 xDrive28i will be powered with its new TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder engine (N20).

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

<i>Survey:</i> Do You Have an Effective Cell Phone Policy?

If your fleet has a policy banning cell phone use while driving, we’d like to hear from you.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

Employer Must Pay Unemployment Benefits, Court Says, After Driver Loses License and Is Terminated

While holding a valid driver’s license is a requirement for the job, because the employer did not discharge the employee on the day it found out about his license suspension, but instead helped the employee get his license reinstated, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in Lentz v. Home Security of America that the employee has all rights to unemployment benefits.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

Brewery Delivery Van Stolen, Possibly Used in Break-ins

A San Antonio brewery company had its only van stolen, but the thieves weren’t after beer.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 23, 2012

Iowa Looks to Increase Fuel Tax

The bill that would incrementally increase the state’s fuel tax until 2014 passed the Senate’s Transportation Committee on Feb. 15.

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