Test Drive: Oshkosh S-Series Mixer
Precise concrete placement is a traditional feature for this front-discharge mixer, but relatively new is natural gas power.
Precise concrete placement is a traditional feature for this front-discharge mixer, but relatively new is natural gas power.
Over the past 100-plus years, trucks have evolved as this 1909 Coca-Cola delivery truck attests.
Closing the Green Fleet Conference this year is John Viera, the Director of Sustainability and Vehicle Environmental Matters at Ford. This year he'll be making a case that not only is going green achievable for fleets, it's good business.
More fleets reported an increase in their fleet sizes this year in comparison to 2013 survey results. Increases in service areas or programs have resulted in larger fleets for some, while right-sizing and selling off underutilized vehicles have resulted in fleet reduction for others.
This overview provides information for nearly 200 public fleet survey respondents, including data about their customer departments, supervisors, outsourced services, and budget changes in the past year.
The average fleet salary has increased from last year to $82,732. About one-third of survey respondents said they plan to retire in the next five years.
This compilation of “bright ideas” focuses on single, simple ideas aimed to reduce costs, improve operations, improve customer service, and more. Fleet professionals explain how they executed their plan, the challenges they faced, and the results they’ve seen or expect to achieve.
Debuting its 2015-MY lineup in a recent California regional fleet preview, the automaker highlighted both new and refreshed products. The regional preview was one of several held by the Chrysler Group.
For the 2015 model-year, fleets will continue to have a wide range of truck types to choose from to meet their specific vehicle needs. Among the trends for the upcoming model year are increased towing and payload capacities and more fuel efficiency.
The front-wheel-drive, full-size cargo van is ideal for the small brewery’s goal of shaking things up, and is the foundation of a one-of-a-kind upfit.
Both Chevrolet and GMC have introduced three all-new pickups to offer fleets a variety of options for their variety of needs.
Mark Smith, the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program’s vehicles technologies deployment manager, will be kick starting the 2014 Green Fleet Conference as its opening keynote speaker. We talked to him about he program, fleet challenges and more.
Fleet managers had an opportunity to test drive Ford Motor Co.'s all-new MY-2015 models during ride and drive held at the Las Vegas Speedway.
Recently the GAZ Group marked the 70th anniversary of its first production truck at its Ural Vehicle Plant. On July 8, 1944, the first military version of ZIS-5V vehicle was delivered from the production line of the Plant.
Across-the-board improvement in business conditions, especially in the energy sector, is prompting a broad cross-section of corporations to increase their fleet order volume for MY-2015 to meet this uptick in business activity.
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