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Vehicle Insights•by Staff•May 10, 2018

Truck, Van Production Impacted by Parts Supply Issue

A fire at a parts supplier has impacted production of several leading fleet vehicles including Ford's F-150, Super Duty trucks, and General Motors vans, according to reports.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•May 8, 2018

Ga. Utility to Purchase Seven New Trucks

The City of Albany, Ga., plans to purchase six bucket trucks and one line truck for its city-owned utility. Five of these trucks will replace older models, and two will be used to accommodate additional crews.

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Sustainability•by Staff•May 8, 2018

Trillium Debuts New Name

A national provider of alternative fuels systems and renewable fuels debuted a new name: Trillium CNG is now Trillium.

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Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•May 8, 2018

How Fleets Source Replacement Parts

When procuring replacement parts for their vehicles, more than two-thirds of commercial fleet managers surveyed by Automotive Fleet don't mandate factory parts and nearly three of four didn't identify a preferred brand.

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Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•May 7, 2018

Jasper Acquires Last Independent Branch

Jasper Engines & Transmissions is has acquired Jasper Engines & Transmissions of South Charleston, West Virginia.

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Vehicle Insights•by Staff•May 4, 2018

Ford Torture-Tests 2019 Ranger

Ford has torture-tested its 2019 Ranger midsize pickup using grueling lab tests, robotic testing too harsh for humans to endure, and jagged trails in the Australian Outback to the Arizona desert. The testing is based on the same standards of the Ford F-150, according to the company.

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Vehicle Insights•by Staff•May 4, 2018

Nissan Names Great Titan 'Meat Up' Champions

Celebrity chefs and judges, Cory Bahr and David Rose, evaluated each of the six protein categories (chicken, pork, brisket, lamb, turkey, and ribs) and named Team Nissan the winner in five of the individual categories and best overall dish.

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Sustainability•by Staff•May 3, 2018

Schwan's Adds 600 Propane Autogas Vans for Grocery Delivery

Schwan's Home Service, Inc., deployed 200 Roush CleanTech E-450 cutaways with plans to lease an additional 400 units by the end of 2018, totaling 600 vehicles.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 3, 2018

Ford Broadens Recall of Transit Vans

Ford Motor Company is adding an estimated 26,000 2015 to 2017 Ford Transit full-size vans equipped with a trailer tow module to an existing recall — bringing the total recall in North America to nearly 99,900 vehicles.

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Vehicle Insights•by Staff•May 3, 2018

Commercial Fleet Sales Increase 9% in April

Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 9% to 67,458 in April as sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs powered an increase of 11.6% to 60,801, while and passenger car sales fell 10.2% to 6,657 units compared to a year ago, according to Automotive Fleet data.

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