Fleet Financials Top News

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

COLUMBIA, SC - An insurance company is paying nearly $5 million to settle the case of a woman who struck and killed two bicyclists in South Carolina while driving a company vehicle.

Tags: accident, cell phone, driver safety

ITASCA, IL - Emkay received the 2009 Ron Santo Walk Cure to Diabetes Corporate Team Cup for the most raised funding in the Chicago-based Busse Woods walk from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Tags: charity, Emkay

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood unveiled sample legislation Feb. 22 to be used as a starting point for states crafting new laws to prohibit texting while behind-the-wheel, the latest step in the campaign against distracted driving.

Tags: DOT, NHTSA, texting

NEW YORK - Although prices are expected to rise this summer, experts said they won't reach the $4 price spikes of 2008.

Tags: fuel

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that, working in cooperation with Attorneys General across the country, Toyota will be extending on a nationwide basis the additional services being provided to Toyota and Lexus customers in New York affected by the company's recent recalls.

Tags: Lexus, Recall, Toyota

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz' E300 BlueTec hybrid, the carmaker's first ever diesel-electric hybrid car, will soon be launched. Mercedes-Benz confirmed that the hybrid will arrive at European showrooms early in 2011.

Tags: diesel-electric, hybrid, Mercedes-Benz

KANSAS CITY, MO - Scott Beeson, the former Ferrellgas fleet manager who pled guilty last April to embezzling $3.5 million from the company, was recently sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison.

Tags: embezzlement, Ferrellgas, fraud

GOTEBORG, SWEDEN - The all-new Volvo S60 is packed with high-tech solutions that actively help the driver avoid accidents. The Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake is a world first.

Tags: Driver Alert Control, Lane Departure Warning, Pedestrian Detection, S60, Volvo

WASHINGTON - Pepco Holdings recently rolled out its latest hybrid bucket truck and hybrid plug-in SUV at the Washington Auto Show. The fleet currently includes more than 50 hybrid vehicles.

Tags: Pepco Holdings Inc

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Emkay, Incorporated was presented with a Stevie Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year transportation category in the fourth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

Tags: Award, Emkay

DALLAS - The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018.

Tags: alt-fuel vehicle, AT&T

PORTSMOUTH, NH - Already facing a lawsuit, founders of The Lollipop Tree business got themselves into even more potential legal trouble after they allegedly refused to turn over a company vehicle and attempted to hack into the business computer system.

Tags: Lawsuit, The Lollipop Tree

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

Tags: engine, General Motors

ORLANDO - In anticipation of more than half of its lineup comprised of flex-fuel models by 2012, General Motors is calling for the addition of 10,000 ethanol pumps.

Tags: E-85, General Motors

MT. LAUREL, NJ - Automotive Resources International (ARI) has announced its Gold Level membership with the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Coalition.

Tags: ARI, Clean Cities

BARCELONA, SPAIN - Qualcomm Inc., and Audi AG announced that Audi's Mobile Media Interface (MMI) Plus in-car navigation system, featuring integrated UMTS connectivity from Qualcomm, will be available on select Audi A8 vehicles this year.

Tags: A8, Audi, MMI, Qualcomm

DES MOINES, IA - John Ruan, founder of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, passed away Feb. 13. He was 96.

Tags: obituary, Ruan Transportation Management Systems

NOGALES, AZ - For the company's vehicle fleet, Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services will now be required to submit a plan to review current expenses and reduce unnecessary expenses.

Tags: audit, CPSA, SEABHS

TORRANCE, CA - The 2012 Lexus LFA will carry a suggested retail price of $375,000, parent Toyota announced, but U.S. customers will only be able to lease one.

Tags: Lexus, LFA

TORRANCE, CA - Qualifying participants who complete the survey by Friday, Feb. 19, will receive an incentive check in the amount of $50.

Tags: fuel, Kadence International, survey

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz' E300 BlueTec hybrid, the carmaker's first ever diesel-electric hybrid car, will soon be launched.

Tags: BlueTec, E300, Mercedes-Benz