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Our senior editor and fleet expert, Mike Antich, offers opinions and ideas on the Fleet Market Trends. Mike’s highly-read Blog, focuses on the overall fleet industry and draws interesting comments from construction fleet managers and other industry professionals from across the country.
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Reduced Idling = Reduced Emissions

January 17, 2012

Until the advent of telematics devices, idling was not perceived to be a major problem for fleets. But once engine data was captured by fleets on a large-scale basis, it quickly became apparent that idling represented a significant and widespread problem. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time. Here's what you can do about it.

Tags: California Air Resources Board, Genuine Parts, idling, Mike Antich, Sears

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:00 AM | » Comments(0)

EPA Names Idle-Reduction Systems Eligible for Federal Excise Tax Exemptions

February 2, 2009

Last year, the U.S. Congress granted an exemption from the 12-percent federal excise tax for truck idle reduction systems. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of approved idle reduction systems eligible for the federal excise tax exemption. The exemption applies to sales and installation of these systems since Oct. 4, 2008.

Tags: EPA, federal excise tax, idling, mileage, truck fleet

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Monday, February 2, 2009 11:27 AM | » Comments(0)

Anti-Idling Programs: A Quick Way to Reduce Fuel Spend

October 3, 2008

Reducing unnecessary idling is the simplest and easiest way for a fleet to reduce fuel costs. Besides wasting fuel, excess idling also causes unnecessary emissions, noise pollution, and needless engine wear-and-tear. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time.

Tags: fuel, fuel spend, idling

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Friday, October 3, 2008 12:30 PM | » Comments(2)

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Mike Antich

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Mike Antich has been covering the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for more than 20 years. During this period, Mike has written or edited more than 4,600 articles on the subjects of fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing. He was inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame in 2010.

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