February 2009, Automotive Fleet - Cover Story
By Lauren Fletcher & Grace Lauron
Telematics has proven useful to fleets in reducing fuel consumption, idling, and emissions, and keeping track of company vehicles.
Tags: AirIQ Inc., fuel consumption, Geotab, Global Electric Motorcars, GPS, GPS Insight, idling, Networkfleet, Plumbing Plus and Remodel Works Bath & Kitchen, telematics, tracking, USPS, Verizon, Wal-Mart
November 2008, Business Fleet - Feature
By Colin Sutherland
The next step in using GPS tracking technology is to manage miles, fuel and customer activity together to achieve greater net profit per visit.
Tags: GPS, tracking
May 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Joe Bohn
Fleets large and small investigate wireless technologies and changing driver habits to reduce the fuel costs and environmental impact caused by excessive and unnecessary truck idling.
Tags: GPS, Qualcomm, Xata
March 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Paul Dexler
It’s 2 p.m. Do you know where your trucks are, and, more importantly, what they are doing there? New technology can help you find out. But there can be employee relations downsides.
Tags: GPS
March 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Chad Simon
A GPS system can be a useful fleet management tool. However, the system must be properly introduced to employees to promote their acceptance and cooperation.
Tags: Global Electric Motorcars, GPS, Networkcar, Plumbing Plus and Remodel Works Bath & Kitchen, productivity
By Cindy Brauer
Mobile resource management (MRM) systems allow fleet managers to track fuel transactions, streamline routing, monitor driver behavior, automate maintenance alerts, and implement other efficiency-producing functions.
Tags: driver behavior, fuel, GPS, GPS Insight, maintenance, telematics, Vericom Technologies
November 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By John Lovell
Objections to implementing GPS systems are based on myths concerning their value, ease of use, cost, and function. These assumptions have been countered by real-world experience.
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By Mike Antich During the past decade, we’ve witnessed a steady escalation of fuel prices with forecasters extrapolating these trend lines to predict even higher future prices. What is the “tipping point” for the price of fuel before it starts to have a significant negative impact on senior management’s desire to operate a company-provided fleet?
By Mike Antich Exceptional leadership by senior management means inspiring and motivating fleet managers to become great fleet managers. These executives delegate responsibility (and authority) to their fleet managers and empower them to accomplish self-determined tasks needed to achieve corporate goals. They recognize the fleet manager is the subject-matter expert and are open to the new ideas they present.
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