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Next-Gen Fleetby Facundo TassaraSeptember 1, 2017

Booster Fuels: Bringing the Gas Station to You

Booster Fuels brings the gas station to your vehicles for the same price as a gas station. Its team members will fill up vehicles overnight or at a requested time and bill weekly. This could be a solution for fleets with old, expensive fueling infrastructure.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonAugust 17, 2017

How FCA Views the Police Market

Law enforcement agencies continue to purchase Fiat Chrysler's Dodge Charger Pursuit, which appeals to law enforcement officers, who say the vehicle in a violator's rear-view conveys business.

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Next-Gen Fleetby Facundo TassaraJuly 31, 2017

Rethinking Utilization: Using the Energy in Parked EVs

Think the return on investment for electric vehicles (EVs) is too long? Vehicle-to-grid technology allows EVs to earn money while parked by utilizing their large batteries to provide energy storage services for buildings, utilities, and the grid. This extra money can reduce the total cost of ownership of EVs.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonJuly 26, 2017

Upgrading the F-150 for Off-Road Patrol

Ford took the wraps off its 2018 F-150 Police Responder earlier this month and showed police agencies its latest tool for law enforcement work on more rugged terrain. Early feedback indicates that the truck will find a place with more rural agencies.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJuly 19, 2017

How Many Degrees of Separation?

The degrees of connection within any industry are less than six or four. Choose a handful of random fleet professionals, and I’d bet one of them knows someone you know or have worked with.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Patrick Oliver and Samuel KirchhoffJune 28, 2017

Managing High-Speed Pursuits

Pursuits can be deadly for everyone involved, but they can't be prohibited in all cases. So agencies need to have policies and procedures in place to reduce the danger.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJune 1, 2017

What's the Future of Transportation?

Often, innovation is driven by the private sector. But public sector agencies are also leading the way in designing transportation systems for the future.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonMay 16, 2017

How to Deal With the Privileges of Rank

In law enforcement, police chiefs, sheriffs, and other top brass have been known to request higher trim grades and other vehicle upgrades, which can present challenges to the public fleet manager who must repurpose the vehicle after the chief switches into a new vehicle.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoMay 1, 2017

Second-Gen Fleet Professionals

I’ve often wondered how much of an influence the parents of second-­generation fleet professionals had on their careers.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonApril 20, 2017

How Ford's Hybrid Patrol Car Is Different

Ford's Police Responder Hybrid Sedan offers several important differences from other retail hybrid cars that should make it well suited for the demands of a police duty cycle, while also providing lower costs to operate.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonMarch 22, 2017

A Sure Bet for Reducing Distracted Police Driving

While shootouts and ambush killings of police officers provide high-profile examples of the hazards of police work, more often than not officers lose their lives while driving patrol vehicles.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoMarch 1, 2017

Addressing the Recruiting Problem

Fleet managers are taking steps to combat the technician recruiting problem, and these steps are adding up to results.

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