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Small Fleet•by Staff•December 1, 2005

IRS Certifies Ford Hybrids For Tax Deduction

Mercury Mariner and Ford Escape Hybrids joins short list of clean-fuel vehicles eligible for deduction.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 29, 2005

DaimlerChrysler to Produce Next-Generation Dodge Sprinter Van in Charleston, S.C.

AUBURN HILL, MI - The facility at Ladson, just a few miles north of Charleston, on the site of a subsidiary belonging to DaimlerChrysler's Freightliner LLC, will assemble the next-generation Dodge Sprinter van which will replace the current Dodge Sprinter model in early 2007.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 29, 2005

General Motors and Workhorse Expand Class-C Chassis Portfolio

LOUISVILLE, KY – General Motors announced the availability of the 6.6L Duramax turbo-diesel engine for the 12,300-lb. Class-C chassis. In addition to the 14,050-lb. chassis, General Motors has also announced that it will co-brand its 12,300-lb. and 9,600-lb. GVWR chassis with Workhouse Custom Chassis. All three chassis come standard with the Vortec 6.0 V-8 engine.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 17, 2005

What Are the Most Fuel Efficient Trucks and Vans?

View the most and least fuel efficient trucks and vans for 2006, as rated by the EPA. (Note: the EPA does not rate vehicles over 8,500 GVW.)

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 17, 2005

Bobit Will Publish Vincentric Lifecycle Cost Data

Fleet specific data will be available online and in print. Vincentric offers access to over 1.8 million lifecycle costs.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 17, 2005

Polk: Fuel Economy Most Important for Pickup Buyers

A recent survey by R.L. Polk said that pickup truck owners rated fuel economy more strongly than all other attributes combined.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 16, 2005

Roll Stability Control Strengthens E Series Appeal

Ford's AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control (RSC) system is now standard equipment on E-Series 12- and 15-passenger Extended Wagons.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 16, 2005

Ontario Introduces Vicarious Liability Reform

Legislation covers rental, leased vehicles. Ontario is one of a handful of North American jurisdictions left with unlimited vicarious liability laws.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 16, 2005

Study: Trucker Crash Risk Higher in 11th Hour

Crash risk in the last hour of a now legal 11-hour day is more than three times higher than during the first hour, a Penn State research team has found.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•November 16, 2005

LA County to Buy Hybrids

Supervisors point to estimated $8,000 savings after five years of hybrid ownership.

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