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Operations•by Staff•February 22, 2012

Bridgestone Forms Mining Tire Business Unit

NASHVILLE, TN - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) has formed an integrated mining tire business unit and reorganized its Bridgestone Commercial Group.

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Sustainability•by Staff•February 22, 2012

MIT Study Says Electric Trucks Can Save Fleets Money

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Using electric vehicles can markedly lower the costs of a fleet of delivery trucks. Electric vehicles can cost 9-12 percent less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 21, 2012

New for 2013: Chevrolet Cruze Diesel

DETROIT – Chevrolet will introduce a diesel version of its Cruze to the U.S. market in 2013, building on its global powertrain expertise and adding to the popularity of the vehicle, which was first released to U.S. fleets and consumers in 2011.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 16, 2012

Clean Cities Provides New Guide to Petroleum-Reduction Technologies for Fleets

WASHINGTON – Clean Cities has updated its Clean Cities Tools brochure, a PDF that lists descriptions and website addresses for more than 20 online tools designed to help fleets reduce petroleum use.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 16, 2012

U.S. DOT Issues New Distracted Driving Guidelines for In-vehicle Technologies

WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 16, 2012

Regional Oil Prices Driving Gas Costs Up in Different Parts of US

AAA said that areas in the center of the U.S. using gasoline from refineries with access to less expensive crude oil are seeing prices hold steady or even drop.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 16, 2012

Trucking Group Asks Federal Court to Review New Hours-of-Service Rule

The American Trucking Associations has filed a petition for review of the FMCSA's new hours-of-service rule for commerical truck drivers.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 16, 2012

$1M Available For Fleets to Help Find Alt-Fuel Options

Fleet that apply and are awarded with funds will be provided by American Fueling Systems with a detailed alternative-fuel feasibility study specific to their fleet operations.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 15, 2012

Company Cell Phone Policies Increased by 31% in 9 Months, Survey Finds

In a ZoomSafer survey, not only are more commercial fleet operators implementing on-the-job cell phone policies for their drivers, but more are enforcing established policies too. Part of the increase is likely due to the FMCSA’s recent ban on cell phone use while driving for commercial drivers.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 15, 2012

Ford Recalling 13,239 F-59 and F-53 Stripped Chassis Vehicles

WASHINGTON – Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 13,200 2011 model-year F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles manufactured from Feb. 1, 2010 through July 1, 2011 as well as 2012 model-year F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2011 through Oct. 25, 2011.

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