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NewsMay 12, 2009

Remanufacturing Reduces Carbon Footprint

JASPER, IN – Compared to data from the U.S. Department of Energy, Jasper Engines' remanufacture of a drivetrain component averaged only 1 percent of the energy consumed of manufacturing the entire vehicle.

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NewsMay 7, 2009

High Incentives Spending in April Shows Mixed Results

Edmunds.com estimated that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $3,031 per vehicle sold in April 2009, down $134, or 4.2 percent, from March 2009, and up $680, or 28.9 percent, from April 2008.

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NewsMay 5, 2009

California to Cut GHG Emissions by 10 Percent by 2020

SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board has adopted a regulation that will implement Governor Schwarzenegger's low carbon fuel standard calling for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from California's transportation fuels by ten percent by 2020.

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NewsApril 30, 2009

SOMS Technologies Launches Fleet Adoption Program

Company says program validates cost savings for microGreen oil filter, which decreases motor oil use in fleets by 70 percent.

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NewsApril 22, 2009

Demountable Truck Body System Helps Reduce Fleet Size

GLASSBORO, NJ - One cost-reducing option available to straight-truck fleets is the Demountable Concepts Interchangeable Truck Body System. In many cases, operators can reduce their fleet size by up to 50 percent, freeing-up capital to keep valuable employees on the payroll.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 22, 2009

Medium-Duty Operating Costs Increase in 2008-CY

The biggest factor behind the spike in medium-duty operating costs was the increase in diesel prices, which jumped 32 percent from the then-historical high in 2007. Other factors included increased labor rates and higher taxes.

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NewsApril 17, 2009

17% of Commercial Fleet Managers Earn More than $100K

TORRANCE, CA – Seventeen percent of commercial fleet managers earned more than $100,000 per year in 2008, with 8-percent earning more than $120,000, according to a soon-to-be released compensation survey conducted by Automotive Fleet.

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NewsApril 15, 2009

QWIKLINER Spray-On Bed Liner

QWIKLINER is an easy to use, no clean up and NO VOC's spray-on bed liner option. Offering a low cost lining system that delivers the highest quality 100-percent solid polyurea lining in eight standard colors.

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ArticlesApril 12, 2009

Green Fleet: UPS Completes Deployment of 300 New ‘Green’ Trucks

The company’s new compressed natural gas trucks are expected to yield a 20-percent emissions reduction over the cleanest diesel engines available in the market today.

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NewsMarch 26, 2009

President Obama Previews First Plug-In Hybrid Electric Utility Truck System

The Eaton Corp.-developed plug-in hybrid truck is estimated to deliver fuel economy improvements of up to 70 percent.

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