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Fifteen members of the in-house Quality Control team from the CEI Group, Inc. (CEI) have completed I-CAR’s course in collision repairs on the new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, which makes the most extensive use of aluminum of any light-duty vehicle on the road, CEI announced today.
“Auto manufacturers are starting to use more aluminum because of its strength, lighter weight and greater corrosion resistance, but it requires a range of completely different repair techniques than steel,” said Greg Neuman, CEI’s senior manager of quality control. For example, he said, different welding tools and procedures are required, and repairs must be made in a totally separate and contained area of a repair shop to keep the metal free from any contact with steel, which causes aluminum to corrode.
A recent GE Capital Fleet Services survey indicates businesses that provide company cars are more likely to retain employees than those that reimburse personal vehicle usage for work purposes. Notably, 87 percent of current company car users and 63 percent of personal vehicle users would not consider another company if it did not offer a company vehicle.
Ford Telematics powered by Telogis helps Ford’s European commercial customers run a safer, greener, more efficient mobile enterprise
Ford Motor Company and Telogis are launching Ford Telematics powered by Telogis, providing actionable information from Ford commercial vehicles that helps customers reduce fuel costs up to 20 percent*, reduce their environmental impact and increase driver safety.
Since 2011, Telogis has been the exclusive technology provider to power Ford Crew Chief in North America, the industry’s most comprehensive and scalable telematics solution for commercial customers. The European expansion of the Telogis-Ford partnership leverages the success of Crew Chief and will meet the demand from current and new Ford customers for visibility into day-to-day operations including vehicle/driver location, vehicle and driver performance and exclusive Ford vehicle diagnostics.