August 29, 2008
ST. PAUL, MN – Registration for the 2008 AFLA Conference in Phoenix has set a record-high since going from a semi-annual to annual conference format.
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August 26, 2008
PHOENIX – Set for September 10-12 in Phoenix, the 2008 AFLA Conference will offer ideas for strategic fleet management, including discusssions on fuel prices and resale.
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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 Fuel Card Programs Control Fuel Spend, Small Fleet Profile: Bug Doctor, How to Encourage Eco-Driving Habits and much more…