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Need a Green Fleet Policy?

Written by Evan McKerns on July 7, 2010

As fed­eral, state, and local gov­ern­ments look to estab­lish envi­ron­men­tal guide­lines and reg­u­la­tions, envi­ron­men­tal issues have become a large focus within orga­ni­za­tions. Fleet selec­tion and man­age­ment stand out as an influ­en­tial piece of a company’s over­all plan for poten­tial change and/or compliance.

Cor­po­rate vehi­cles are a highly vis­i­ble sym­bol of a company’s envi­ron­men­tal impact, and one where there are var­i­ous oppor­tu­ni­ties to make real reduc­tions in green­house gas emis­sions. Sig­nif­i­cant long-term Read more >

Telematics: More than just tracking

Written by Nicholas Ehrhart on June 9, 2010

Today’s fleet indus­try is focused on lever­ag­ing vehi­cle telem­at­ics to help lower oper­at­ing costs, save fuel and lower emis­sions, improve dri­ver effi­ciency, and improve safety. While each of these objec­tives by them­selves may pro­vide some ben­e­fit, how can you ensure that you are man­ag­ing all of them with your telem­at­ics solu­tion to pro­vide max­i­mum returns?

There are many telem­atic prod­ucts in the mar­ket­place today that offer what seem to be robust Read more >

Guest Blog — Who wants to know?

Written by Chuck Kukal on May 4, 2010

It seems like every­one wants to know your busi­ness these days.

Trans­parency is the buzz­word and every­one from stake­hold­ers, investors, the EPA, and ven­dors want to know what you are doing in your com­pany and with your fleet to be GREEN.

Have you cal­cu­lated your facility’s car­bon footprint?

Do you know the amount of GHG emis­sions that your fleet pro­duces a year?

What have you done or are you plan­ning to do to be earth-friendly and green?

Regard­less of Read more >

What drives driver behavior?

Written by Mark Donahue on April 8, 2010

The recent insta­bil­ity of the global econ­omy has affected us on many lev­els. Indus­tries that were once boom­ing were no longer and unem­ploy­ment was at record high lev­els. Oil, a major com­mod­ity in the mar­ket­place, became a con­cern as fluc­tu­a­tions in the bar­rel cap­ti­vated the world’s atten­tion. The need for alter­na­tive vehi­cle tech­nolo­gies became preva­lent, and although mass pro­duc­tion and imple­men­ta­tion are within reach, finan­cial bar­ri­ers con­tinue to keep man­u­fac­tur­ers Read more >