March 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Grace Lauron
Private sector fleets are taking on more social responsibility with green fleet initiatives.
Tags: Abbott, alt-fuel, Bausch & Lomb, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cephalon, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Comcast Communications, environmentally friendly , Exelon, FedEx, Florida Power & Light, Ford Escape, green fleet, Hybrid, initiatives, Novartis, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Panda Restaurant, PepsiCo, Prius, Secura, Toshiba America Medical Systems, UPS
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By Mike Antich When looking ahead to the next 12 months, I foresee reduced operating costs for fleets offset by increased depreciation expense caused by anemic resale values and decreased incentive monies. Here’s why I believe this will be the case, along with other predictions for 2009.
By Mike Antich I can’t recall a year as tumultuous as 2008. The year started with the Jan. 1 termination of the $1.8 billion merger between GE and PHH and ended with the near bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler. In between, we witnessed record fuel prices, then a spectacular freefall in fuel prices, a dismal used-vehicle market, unprecedented credit gridlock, the inability of some fleets to order new-vehicles, and fleet delivery disruptions due to a UAW strike and an epic Midwest flood that submerged rail lines.
By Mike Antich
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In This Issue F&I Seven-step Process, Building a Lender Road Map, Crisis Control and much more…