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New Accident Dashboard Unveils Trends in Company Fleets

New Accident Dashboard Unveils Trends in Company Fleets

| March 29, 2017

Today’s fleets are all about performance and that’s why understanding how and when accidents occur is so crucial. One leading fleet services company has unveiled a new Accident Dashboard, designed to allow fleet managers to easily see the impact accidents have had on a company’s bottom line and identify trends and patterns that might suggest […]

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New SkyBitz Local Fleets Portal and Mobile App Makes Fleet Management Available Anywhere

New SkyBitz Local Fleets Portal and Mobile App Makes Fleet Management Available Anywhere

| March 28, 2017

Telular, a leader in IoT Telematics solutions, has launched a new fleet management portal and mobile app from SkyBitz Local Fleets. The Ops Center portal and mobile app is engineered to deliver all of the GPS tracking features and data that businesses need to reduce operating costs, improve driver behavior, save on fuel, improve customer […]

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Pegasus TransTech Starts Retail Distribution of Telematics via Love’s Travel Stops

Pegasus TransTech Starts Retail Distribution of Telematics via Love’s Travel Stops

| March 28, 2017

Telematics is going tiny! Pegasus TransTech, a leader in enterprise mobility, telematics, and business process automation for the transportation industry, has announced at the Truckload Carriers Association Annual Convention that it has begun distributing its next-generation Transflo Telematics solution through all Love’s Travel Stop locations. The new offering includes the Transflo ELD T7, an installation […]

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California Stands Firm on Clean Car Standards

California Stands Firm on Clean Car Standards

| March 28, 2017

Officials from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted unanimously to reaffirm the state’s clean car standards at their hearing in Riverside, Calif. – a city facing among the worst air pollution in the nation – giving an official green light to staying on course with the program. The Board’s vote means that California will […]

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F-250 Conversion to Propane Autogas in Record Time at Work Truck Show

F-250 Conversion to Propane Autogas in Record Time at Work Truck Show

| March 22, 2017

Looking to log a new record in propane Autogas conversation for an F0250? Check out Alliance tech Stacey Snyder, a conversion specialist who upfitted a 2017 F-250 live, in the record setting time of 1:21:00, at the recent Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The time beat last year’s F-150 conversion record at the Work Truck […]

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Sacramento to Deploy 29 Electric School Buses and Charging Devices

Sacramento to Deploy 29 Electric School Buses and Charging Devices

| March 22, 2017

First Priority GreenFleet, a leader in clean transportation solutions, is partnering with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) to deploy 29 electric school buses and charging infrastructure throughout Sacramento County, including Twin Rivers, Elk Grove and Sacramento City Unified School Districts. Funded in-part by a grant from the California Air Resources Board through […]

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Green Commuter Launches All-Electric Vanpool Service Using Tesla Passenger SUVs

Green Commuter Launches All-Electric Vanpool Service Using Tesla Passenger SUVs

| March 21, 2017

Green Commuter has launched the first all-electric vanpool operations in the U.S. using all-electric Tesla Model X, 7-passenger SUVs. Here’s the business plan: With its proprietary technology, Green Commuter leases its fleet of Tesla Model X vehicles to vanpoolers during commuting hours and to car share users or companies for fleet replacement, the rest of […]

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UPS Invests $90 Million In Natural Gas Vehicles and Infrastructure

UPS Invests $90 Million In Natural Gas Vehicles and Infrastructure

| March 21, 2017

UPS has announced plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet.  In all, this represents more than a $90 million investment in natural gas. According to Mark […]

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Spuds Up! Big Idaho® Potato Truck Starts 6th National Tour

Spuds Up! Big Idaho® Potato Truck Starts 6th National Tour

| March 21, 2017

The Big Idaho® Potato Truck is back on America’s highways promoting the Idaho® potato and in six months the Truck will log 23,000 miles, stop in more than 60 cities both large and small and be photographed millions of times by spud lovers across the country. The Truck’s popular “A Big Helping” charitable program will […]

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Ohio Takes Leadership on Bike and Driver Safety Legislation

Ohio Takes Leadership on Bike and Driver Safety Legislation

| March 20, 2017

Three feet can save lives and Ohio is taking the lead in passing legislation that protects both bicyclists and drivers. Here’s what’s new: Motorists in Ohio will now be required to give bicyclists at least three feet of passing clearance, which will improve cycling safety. The new three-foot bicycle passing law, HB 154, signed by […]

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