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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

Ford Fiesta Earns 2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

Fiesta’s extensive use of high-strength steels, Trinity front crash structure, Side Protection and Cabin Enhancement Architecture and advanced airbag technologies helped the car perform well in IIHS testing.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

New Emissions Rules for Large Trucks, Buses Making Progress

Draft proposals for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and work truck fuel efficiency standards go to the White House, but details are vague.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

‘Drive Safely’ Campaign Focuses on Distracted Driving

The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety is offering its 2010 Drive Safely Work Week campaign tool kit for free until Sept. 20.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

Can Cities Claim ‘Sovereign Immunity’?

One city makes the claim after a trash truck damages a man’s car.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

Can One Taxi Model Please Everyone?

The discontinuation of Ford's Crown Victoria is leading to a search for the ‘perfect taxi.’

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

More Public Officials Using Expensive Vehicles for Campaigning

One New York state official has spent thousands of dollars for a fleet of seven vans and trucks.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 26, 2010

GE Capital Study Reveals Smaller Fleets Neglect Driver Training, ‘Duty of Care’

The U.K.-based study found that smaller fleet operators do not recognize the importance of risk management and duty of care issues compared to their larger counterparts.

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Small Fleetby StaffAugust 25, 2010

Tier 2 Brands Gain on Big Six in Fleet Sales

In January, the Big Six — General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda and Nissan — held 73 percent of all commercial/ fleet sales. In July, that shrank to 64.7 percent and is expected to decline again in August.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 25, 2010

Load Board Increase Revenue and Profit Per Truck

PORTLAND, OR - Based on a recent survey of more than 500 carriers, TransCore's 2010 Carrier Benchmark Survey found that carriers using load boards for more than 40 percent of their loads earned $800 more per truck every month than carriers who used load boards less frequently.

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Leasingby StaffAugust 25, 2010

PHH Arval Enhances Online Capabilities for Fleet Drivers

SPARKS, MD - In its continuing effort to make it easier for fleet drivers to handle business related to their vehicles, PHH Arval has added new functionality to both PHH InterActive for Drivers, its secure Web site, and PHH Connect, its mobile application.

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