Maintenance

DETROIT - The investment includes facility renovation, new machinery, equipment, and special tooling to support the engine program at three plants.

Tags: Engine, General Motors

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

Tags: AEMP, Telematics

WASHINGTON - The new rates for business, medical, and moving purposes are slightly lower than last year's, reflecting generally lower transportation costs compared to a year ago.

Tags: IRS, mileage, reimbursement

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – J.D. Power and Associates' recently released 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) ranks both Buick and Jaguar highest in vehicle dependability in a tie. Buick improves from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improves from 10th place. Following in the top five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota, and Mercury.

Tags: Buick, Dependability, J.D. Power & Associates, Jaguar, Top 2009 News

MAGNA, UT - The company was able to find a solution to track equipment utilization in order to improve efficiency and vehicle availability, contributing to a savings of more than $1 million in fuel costs.

Tags: engine idling, fuel savings, GPS Insight, Kennecott Utah Copper

NOGALES, AZ - An embezzlement scheme is the latest controversy brought to light under scrutiny of fleet at the Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services.

Tags: embezzlement, nonprofit agency, Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services

DETROIT - The Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder joins the lineup in the first quarter of 2010 as the standard engine in the LaCrosse CX.

Tags: four-cylinder engine, LaCrosse CX

WILKES BARRE, PA - Cutting idling time has reduced the fleet's fuel consumption by 8,000 gallons and greenhouse gas emissions by about 77 tons per year.

Tags: emissions, idling, Poland Spring, truck fleet

AKRON, OH - Truck tire prices will continue to increase going into 2010. Tiremakers raising fees include Pirelli, Kumho, Yokohama, Bridgestone, Continental, Nexen, and Goodyear.

Tags: CTNA, Goodyear, Hankook Tire America Corp., Kumho Tire U.S.A., Nexen Tire America Inc., Pirelli Tire LLC, Tire, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

GEORGETOWN, TX - CleanFUEL USA announced the debut of its latest liquid propane injection (LPI) system for the General Motors 6.0L engine.

Tags: alt-fuel, CleanFUEL USA, Engine, Propane

FAIRFAX, VA - ExxonMobil announced that Mobil 1, a leading fully synthetic motor oil brand, has been selected as the factory- and service-fill endorsed motor oil for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, the first-ever, full-size luxury SUV to feature hybrid powertrain technology.

Tags: Cadillac Escalade, CTS-V, ExxonMobil, Mobile 1, Motor Oil

MT. LAUREL, NJ - ARI Manager Environmental & Fuel Strategies, John Mack, will be present in booth #37 of the expo to talk with fleets about their diesel emissions compliance needs.

Tags: ARI, CARB, Green Fleet Conference

PRINCETON, NJ – Created for fleet managers from various sectors, the guide contains guidelines, checklists, and essential information to assist fleet managers.

Tags: Fleet Maintenance Operations Guide, NAFA

TREVOSE, PA – The CEI Group Inc. has launched a new marketing Web site at www.ceinetwork.com.

Tags: CEI, CEI Group Inc., marketing Web site

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. - Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announced it will offer a unique Safe + Sound Coverage Plan on all 2009 models. This complimentary coverage program offers tremendous value to buyers by wrapping a comprehensive list of benefits into one package.

Tags: coverage plan, Safe + Sound, VCNA, Volvo

ROCKLEIGH, NJ – Volvo Cars of North America, LLC announced it will offer a unique Safe + Sound Coverage Plan on all 2009 models.

Tags: coverage program, Maintenance, VCNA, Volvo Cars of North America, Warranty

DEARBORN, MI – In such a situation that an occupant cannot respond, SYNC speaks to the 911 service and alerts an operator that a crash has occurred.

Tags: 911 Assist, accident, emergency, Ford , Ford SYNC, Safety

ROSELAND, NJ – John Dolce, a New Jersey-based fleet manager, has released a new book edition reviewing the latest technologies and best practices used in fleet maintenance management.

Tags: fleet maintenance management, Fleet Manager, vehicle maintenance

DETROIT – General Motors' OnStar service has earned the automaker more than $1 billion in annual revenues from subscriber services from an estimated 6 million active subscribers, according to iSuppli.

Tags: GM, OnStar, repair, revenue, Telematics, Warranty

PALOS VERDES, CA – Fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers account for about 3.6 million GPS and wireless devices used in the U.S., according to a study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

Tags: C.J. Driscoll & Associates, GPS, mobile resource management, MRM, study, wireless services

TORRANCE, CA – Discussions currently taking place in the LinkedIn discussion room include vehicle allowance benchmarking and fleet vehicle replacement issues.

Tags: fleet discussions, Forum, Linked In, LinkedIn, social networking site

BURLINGTON, NJ – Arsenault Associates has begun shipping Dossier Version 5.0, the latest, feature-rich edition of the maintenance management software.

Tags: Arsenault Associates, Dossier Version 5.0, maintenance management software

TORRANCE, CA – The deadline to participate in this survey has been extended to Friday, May 19. Take a moment to fill out the questionnaire.

Tags: personal use policies, survey