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How to Manage Your Truck Fleet More Effectively

12/10/2008

TORRANCE, CA - Automotive Fleet and Work Truck magazine, along with Ford Fleet will conduct a live web seminar on how to manage your truck fleet more effectively.

This 60-minute seminar will help you determine the best strategy for your fleet. Interact with experts, participate in benchmarking polls and gain valuabel insight into Ford Work Solutions, including the in-dash computer, Tool Link and the Crew Chief Telematics Fleet Management System.

For more information, or to register, click on: http://www.worktruckonline.com/webseminars/Dec08

 

Web Seminar

Fleet Maintenance Innovations and Best Practices

9/25/2008

REGISTER TODAY!

When: September 25, 2008 at 11:00 am PDT / 2:00 pm EDT

Join us for this free online presentation to hear the answers to your questions (such as the ones below) and gather the information you need to determine the strategy for your fleet. Interact with experts, participate in benchmarking polls and gain valuable insight into what fleets are doing to control their costs while improving safety.

  • How does maintenance affect driver safety and liability costs?
  • What simple maintenance methods can be used to reduce my fuel spend?
  • How can improvements in maintenance programs improve residual values?
  • What technology can help in managing a preventative maintenance program?
  • How can vehicle downtime be minimized?
  • What innovative maintenance practices other fleets use that really work?
  • What are the maintenance best practices I should be implementing relating to:

Tires  -  Brakes  -  Fluids  -  Transmissions  -  Electronics

Our panel of experts will include two experienced fleet managers, a representative from Automotive Fleet, and representatives from Midas and Motorlease.

To register, click here: http://www.iian.ibeam.com/events/bobi001/27349/

 

Web Seminar

Green Fleet Vehicles— What You Should Know

10/25/2007

11:00 - 11:45 AM PST / 2:00 - 2:45 PM EST

  • What are the benefits of using alt-fuel vehicles in my fleet?
  • How do alt-fuel vehicles impact my bottom line?
  • What are the latest alt-fuel vehicle technologies?
  • Which alt-fuel technology is best for my fleet?
  • What are potential drawbacks to selecting alt-fuel vehicles?

Join us for this free online presentation to hear the answers to all of these questions and gather the information you need to determine the strategy for your fleet. Interact with expert panelists, participate in benchmarking polls and gain valuable insight into alternative fuels, hybrid technology, cost-benefit analysis, vehicle innovations and more!

Our panel experts are from: Bobit Business Media, Merchants Leasing, and ZAP.

www.iian.ibeam.com/events/bobi001/23269

Web Seminar

Managing Fleet Safety, Accident Avoidance and Driver Training

5/24/2007

11:00am - 11:45am PST / 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST

Managing Fleet Safety, Accident Avoidance and Driver Training

www.iian.ibeam.com/events/bobi001/22096

Sponsored by
DriverCare, Volvo, Driver's Alert

Web Seminar

Selecting the best lease option

2/15/2007

11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST

Selecting the best lease option

www.iian.ibeam.com/events/bobi001/21025

Sponsored by
Merchants Leasing

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Predictions for Fleet in 2009

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.

2008: One of the Worst Years in Fleet History

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.

Fleets Scramble to Cope With Extended Plant Shutdowns

By Mike Antich

Forecast for 2009: A Litany of Uncertainty

By Mike Antich

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Business Fleet - September/October 2008

In This Issue:
Hybrid Large Trucks: the Road to Viability, High Fuel Costs Push Companies to a Managed Fleet Program, Is Diesel Still a Good Deal? and much more…