posted by admin on Nov 26

Trucking Industry Fuel Savings ? Will The Prices Hold Out? National average fuel prices hit a new 52 week low yesterday at $2.81 per gallon, drastically down from an all time high of over $4.76 per gallon just 4 months ago (source: U.S Government Energy Information Administration - the TruckMaster Fuel Finder is showing a $2.71 average this afternoon). How long will this downward spiral continue? Not much longer, in my humble opinion. We all heard the excuses for the skyrocketing oil prices Tags: , , ,

posted by admin on Nov 22

11/21/2008 ALK Technologies, Princeton, N.J., released the PC*Miler|FuelTax 14 fuel tax reporting software solution for motor carriers and private fleets. Tags: ,

posted by admin on Nov 21

Here’s one bright spot amid today’s usually awful economic news: The market for GPS truck tracking systems is barreling down the road with no end in sight. An ABI Research analyst says enterprise revenues for GPS truck tracking products are forecast to be about $6.5 billion annually by 2013. Fueling the growth is more than GPS’s ability to locate any truck in real time on a PC: It’s also the booming integration of onboard sensors. They’re used to monitor essential data like refrigerated contai Tags:

posted by admin on Nov 17

“Fleet Operating Costs Increase Again in 2008? is the cover story on this month’s Automotive Fleet magazine. The volatile prices of fuel, oil, tires, maintenance and warranty coverage are targeted as the main culprits. Even with fuel costs declining over the past few months, they’re not expected to remain low through 2009. The article briefly discusses [...] Tags: ,

posted by admin on Nov 14

SMF Energy Corporation, (NASDAQ:FUEL) (the "Company"), a leading provider of specialized Tags:

posted by admin on Nov 12

Is a puny little modified pickup like Bigfoot your idea of a “monster truck”? Think again, Bubba. You won’t see it at a monster truck rally or a truck pull anytime soon. The world’s largest truck is a true monster that doesn’t even need a driver. And it’s not a Ford, Chevy, Dodge or Toyota, either. Nope, it’sa 700-ton Caterpillar 797 mining truck – nearly 2 million pounds of metal, fuel and stone powered by a 3,550-horsepower, 24-valve engine moving at up to 42 mph, with software and a robot a Tags:

posted by admin on Nov 10

Chuck Kraft ignores the feminine voice objecting as he steers his orange-and-white tractor-trailer into a diesel fueling station, away from the stretch of Interstate 71 he's supposed to be traveling. Tags: , ,

posted by admin on Nov 6

Arval win McCormick deal Posted by: Faye Sunderland View all posts in: Arval, Fleet management, Fleet news, General interest In a move to streamline their processes and improve efficiency, spice company McCormick have moved their core vehicle fleet and merchandiser fleet across to Arval, Europe’s leading fleet and fuel management company, as part of a four year contract hire deal. Already a fuel card customer with Arval, McCormick UK Ltd is a market leader in the manufacture, marketing and Tags:

posted by admin on Oct 31

The management of a company’s fleet of vehicles is called fleet management. A fleet can be made up of ships, airplanes, vans, trucks, cars and/or taxi cabs. However, fleet management is not just keeping track of the number of vehicles a company has. There is much more to it than that. It includes vehicle diagnostics and maintenance, driver management, health and safety management, speed control and fuel cost tracking. The whole purpose of fleet management is to minimize the risk that a company Tags:

posted by admin on Oct 28

10/27/2008 Trincon Group, Columbus, Ohio, launched the Profoma Costing Model, based on the Tru-cost Based Costing System, designed to help transportation companies evaluate their profitability and counteract the rising cost of fuel. Tags: ,
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