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Green Fleetby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Azure Dynamics Delivers its 1000th Balance Hybrid Electric Truck to Purolator

OAK PARK, MI - Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that it has delivered its 1000th Balance Hybrid Electric Truck to Purolator, Azure's largest customer.

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Green Fleetby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Turbine Truck Engine to Joint Venture

PAISLEY, FL - Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (TTE), announced that they are entering into a joint venture with Energy Technology Services Co., Ltd.

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Green Fleetby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Sales of Hybrid Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks Will Nearly Double in 2012

BOULDER, CO - The global economic recession has taken a huge toll on medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) truck sales in many regions. At the same time, the precipitous rise of oil prices has sent diesel fuel costs to near record highs in many countries.

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Small Fleetby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

GM Shows New 2013 Buick Encore

DETROIT – General Motors’ Buick brand introduced the all-new 2013 Encore, a luxury small crossover, at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. GM said the new vehicle is slated to go on sale in early 2013.

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Small Fleetby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Video Shows New Compact Cars at Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT - Vehicles highlighted in the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) video include the Dodge Dart and Chevrolet Cruze, among others.

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Small Fleetby StaffJanuary 12, 2012

Survey Shows Fleets Consider Driver Behavior the Key Reason for Using Telematics

NORTHBROOK, IL - Donlen conducted the survey to understand how fleet managers are using telematics and GPS to manage their fleets and to find out whether they intend to implement such a program if they haven't already.

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Operationsby StaffJanuary 12, 2012

Vincentric Releases Total Cost of Ownership Calculator for Fleets

BINGHAM FARMS, MI - Users are able to manipulate dozens of specific variables for each market and each driver, including actual acquisition costs, specific annual mileage, state, finance terms, fuel costs and lifecycle terms for more than 2,000 vehicle configurations from the 2011 and 2012 model years.

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Operationsby StaffJanuary 12, 2012

Ed Peper Named GM’s New Head of Fleet and Commercial Operations

DETROIT – General Motors has named Ed Peper, formerly general sales manager for the Cadillac brand, to the position of General Manager, Fleet and Commercial Operations. Brian Small has been named to the position of General Manager, US Sales Support Operations, for the company, where he will be working with GM’s dealer network.

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Small Fleetby StaffJanuary 12, 2012

Report Shows Increase in Commercial Driver Screening Errors, Inaccuracies

The report revealed numerous instances of incomplete or inaccurate information used by organizations to qualify drivers, as well as an increase in positive drug test results.

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Small Fleetby StaffJanuary 11, 2012

Guest Editorial: ‘Who Killed the Electric Car — Again?’

Letter to the Editor: A Business Fleet reader submitted this opinion piece on electric vehicle manufacturing, demand and infastructure.

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