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Green Fleetby StaffOctober 28, 2015

California EV Market Seeing Explosive Growth

About 40% of U.S. battery-electric vehicles now travel on California roads, and the state's EV charging network has reached 20,000 chargers, according to a report from the Electric Vehicle Charging Association (EVCA).

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Safetyby StaffOctober 28, 2015

Ford Recalls E-Series for Trailer Braking

The recall affects 72 Ford E-Series cutaway and chassis cab vehicles in North America.

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Operationsby StaffOctober 27, 2015

House Approves Highway-Bill Patch

Playing beat the clock, the House of Representatives today approved by voice vote a three-week extension of transportation funding.

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Technologyby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Element Fleet Signs Telematics Deal with Telogis

Element Fleet Management has signed a strategic global agreement that brings Telogis' connected vehicle technologies and mobile apps to the fleet management company's commercial fleet customers.

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Technologyby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Telogis Updates Apple-Based Mobile Apps for Fleets

Telogis has revamped its iOS mobile apps for Apple devices to improve the user experience through gamification, truck-specific navigation, and greater Hours of Service compliance, the telematics company announced today at its Telogis Latitude business conference.

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Safetyby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Ram 1500 Trucks Recalled for Rear Axles

The recall affects 65,760 pickup trucks in the 2015 and 2016 model years.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Is Volvo's Intelligent Truck a Smartphone on Wheels?

Today, there are about 175,000 online-connected Volvo trucks on Europe’s roads. A number of them can already today send information about when they need maintenance and some of the necessary service work can even be administrated remotely.

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Operationsby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Highway Bill Patch Could Derail Over Train Safety Measure

The latest proposed extension of federal highway funding includes a provision to delay a mandate for automatic-braking equipment on trains that could turn passing the measure into a game of political football.

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Small Fleetby StaffOctober 27, 2015

Gasoline Falls to $2.22 Per Gallon

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fell 4.9 cents to $2.228 for the week ending Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Maintenanceby StaffOctober 26, 2015

Bridgestone to Acquire 800 Pep Boys Stores

Bridgestone Americas is moving to acquire automotive parts retailer and service provider Pep Boys in an all-cash transaction valued at $835 million in share value, the company announced.

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