July 29, 2008
LONDON – In the UK, 300,000 car crashes have been caused by GPS and 1.5 million drivers have swerved through traffic using the system, according to a recent survey.
Tags: accidents, GPS, UK
April 8, 2008
UNITED KINGDOM – The UK Web site http://www.businesscar.co.uk has used data from www.cleangreencars.co.uk to determine the cleanest vehicle brands based on CO2 output.
Tags: clean vehicles, UK
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By Mike Antich On Aug. 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission raised the possibility that approximately 110 U.S. publicly traded companies will be able to use international accounting standards (IAS) next year and may require all U.S. companies to switch to IAS between 2014-2016. There is a 60-day comment period about the SEC proposal. Fleet leasing will be impacted by the adoption of IAS. It is probable that all fleet leases in the U.S. will need to be capitalized sometime in the 2011-2016 timeframe.
By Mike Antich With fuel prices remaining elevated, many companies are wondering whether they are charging enough for personal use. At some companies, this discussion is long overdue. When re-evaluating personal use charges, a common mistake is to focus solely on the cost of fuel, which is understandable because, after all, fuel is the catalyst for these discussions. However, doing so ignores the other “hidden” costs of personal use, which have also risen.
By Mike Antich
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