The City of Boston’s Central Fleet Management Division is responsible for acquisition, remarketing, and repair and maintenance services for a diversified fleet of 1,100 municipal vehicles and equipment. With the city’s Greenovate Boston Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, the city strives to […]
Green Commuter, a clean energy company launching a fleet of zero-emission vehicles, has announced it received a $750,000 grant from the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) to launch an electric car sharing service in the Tennessee city. Next up, Green Commuter will launch its fleet of 20 Nissan Leafs that will be parked at […]
Stertil-Koni, the leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts – notably bus lifts and truck lifts – has announced that journalism and marketing professional, Jill Kubatko, has joined the company as a Marketing Associate. In her new position, Kubatko brings 15 years of experience in journalism, marketing, and communications – including marketing strategy, news writing, web […]
Ladies and gentleman: Start your engines for autonomous driving. According to a recent report, the vast majority of consumers (three in four) are excited about the many benefits driverless vehicles can offer, and almost two-thirds want to swap their current cars for completely self-driving vehicles. The report, prepared by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) — entitled […]
Many colleges and universities are looking to reduce operational costs, reach sustainability goals, and demonstrate reduction of vehicle emissions on campus. In the Offices of Sustainability, or the Parking and Transportation Departments, fleet and vehicle service managers often have large economic, environmental, and visual impact to campus sustainability. Ironically, however, a university’s fleet may often […]
VyncsFleet is bringing advanced predictive analytics powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence to fleet telematics. For example, you probably already know that speeding is bad for fuel economy. But do you know how much it is hurting you on fuel economy? VyncsFleet allows you to quantify that. It automatically collects driver behavior and fuel […]
As fleets seek to have a better read on how their drivers perform, Jungo Connectivity, a divestiture of Cisco, has announced its new Driver Monitoring System (DMS), a new entrant in the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) space “Based on state-of-the-art deep learning, machine learning, and computer vision algorithms, CoDriver’s innovative approach provides the car […]
XL Hybrids, a leader in connected fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has announced the installation of its XL3™ Hybrid Electric Drive System in 15 additional passenger and cargo vans for Montgomery County, Maryland. The 15 up-fitted Ford Transit vans have been added to 10 existing Ford Econoline hybrid vans already in use […]
California’s Governor has signed into law SB 1128, making permanent a pilot that provides employees in the Bay Area with tax-free transit benefits. Here’s how it works: Under the program, employers in the Bay Area with at least 50 full-time employees must provide their workers with the option of tax-free transit and vanpool benefits. The […]
MiX Telematics a leading provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, has introduced ELD-ready solutions designed for hazmat transporters, such as those transporting chemicals, fuels or pesticides. According to US Department of Transportation figures, there were 15,282 highway transportation incidents involving hazmat in 2014 (the latest figures available). 128 people were injured, 9 were […]
