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Small Fleetby StaffDecember 31, 2009

Audi to Launch Hybrid Q5

Audi confirmed it will launch five new models in 2010: the A1, A7, A8, R8 Spyder and the Q5 Hybrid.

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Small Fleetby StaffDecember 30, 2009

2010 Ford Taurus Earns Five-Star Crash Ratings

The new Taurus has an advanced crash safety structure, a standard suite of advanced restraint and air bag technologies, and previously earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick."

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Kenworth T800 LNG Trucks Available for Factory Order and Production

KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks are now available for factory order and production.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Fiat to Acquire 35-percent Stake in Chrysler

TURIN, ITALY – Italy's Fiat Group has confirmed plans to acquire an initial 35 percent stake in Chrysler LLC, providing Fiat the scale it needs to survive, and allowing Chrysler to expand its product portfolio to include small, less-polluting cars.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Free Ford Work Solutions Web Seminar May 14

TORRANCE, CA – The Second Free interactive seminar on the Ford Work Solutions In-Dash Computer and "Crew Chief" took place May 14.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: PG&E to Test First Smith Electric Vehicles All-Electric Utility Truck

KANSAS CITY, MO – Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation (SEV U.S.), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., and Birmingham, Ala.-based Altec Industries Inc. unveiled America's first all-electric utility truck with an aerial device June 22 at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Va.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Vantage Vehicle International Launches Line of NEVs

CORONA, CA —Vantage Vehicle International, Inc., a Corona, California-based manufacturer of mini-vehicles is pleased to announce the national release of its all-electric utility truck and passenger and cargo van line through a national network of distributors.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Nearly 800 Trucking Companies Out of Business Due to Recession

WASHINGTON - Few occupations feel every jolt along the nation's economic highway as deeply as trucking. Although the American Trucking Associations reported a slight rise in business in November (2008), the previous month was the worst October (2008) for hauling cargo by truck in five years.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Pepsi Bottling Group Acquires Hydrogen-Injected Trucks

WYTHEVILLE, VA - The Pepsi Bottling Group's truck fleet in the New River Valley region of Virginia has added 21 hydrogen-injected trucks in an effort to boost fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Remanufacturing Reduces Carbon Footprint

JASPER, IN - Remanufacturing is a "greener" alternative to manufacturing vehicles. Compared to data from the U.S. Department of Energy, Jasper's remanufacture of a drivetrain component averaged only 1 percent of the energy consumed of manufacturing the entire vehicle

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