In contrast to the recent surge of optimism surrounding autonomous vehicles, RAND has issued a new report that says that these vehicles “would have to be driven hundreds of millions of miles and, under some scenarios, hundreds of billions of miles to create enough data to clearly demonstrate their safety.” RAND further noted that “under […]
Omnitracs, a global pioneer of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, has announced the availability of Omnitracs’ Sylectus Mobile On Demand, a vehicle location tracking and circle of service notification feature within its Sylectus Mobile application for iOS and Android. This new feature automates position and shipment event updates for any vehicle hauling […]
Carvana, which bills itself as “the nation’s leading online auto retailer and creator of the world’s first-ever, fully-automated, coin-operated Car Vending Machine, ” has added Miami to its growing roster of as-soon-as next-day delivery locations across the country. Through this expansion, the company reports that it is now poised to deliver to nearly 44.7 million […]
With the rapid rise and success of ridesharing programs such as Uber and Lyft, GEICO is offering an insurance product in Virginia, Maryland, and now Washington, D.C. In total, the approach is available in 16 states, providing comprehensive coverage for Uber, Lyft, Split and other on-demand service drivers. “The rapid growth of ridesharing services in […]
A new player has entered the fleet management and safety space — Gorilla Safety — which debuts with a mobile app interface. The company was was launched in January 2016, and notes that it “fully integrates all the capabilities necessary for safely and efficiently managing short-haul and long-haul vehicle fleets of any size into one […]
Cummins has announced that is has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. When fully loaded, Class 6 vehicles weigh between approximately 19,000 and 26,000 […]
The Fleet News Daily team recently road-tested the Zus car charger and finder, and, spoiler alert: It’s amazing. Here’s what’s so special. The little gadget not only works as a super fast USB charger, it also helps you find your vehicle. You simply download the free Zus app to your smartphone, and when leaving your […]
ROUSH CleanTech has developed a propane autogas fuel system for the Ford F-750 chassis that, according to the company, costs less than similar diesel counterparts Operating up to 33,000 GVWR, the model was created in response to the growing demand for an autogas-fueled medium-duty chassis for bobtail applications, cylinder delivery trucks, and larger tank setters […]
Sales of U.S. auto rose 3% in March as compared to a yer ago, but some are questioning whether the pace can continue. Analysts had expected March’s selling pace to be a bit higher, coming in at an adjusted annual rate of 16.57 million light vehicles, versus an anticipated rate of 17.5 million vehicles. The […]
Ford Motor Company sold 254,711 vehicles in the U.S. in March – an 8 percent gain versus a year ago – while first quarter sales of 645,626 vehicles were up 9 percent. This represents the company’s best sales performance for March and first quarter since 2006. Total Ford brand SUVs are off to their best […]
