Corporate Fleet Operators Surveyed on Employee Policies for Distracted Driving
High profile crashes, jury verdicts against employers, and a changing regulatory environment have made the issue of employee distracted driving continue to be an important topic among safety and risk management professionals in 2013. Aegis Mobility has released survey results based on responses submitted by 547 professionals in the safety, risk and fleet management disciplines from employers across a variety of different industries. The objective of the survey is to measure corporate fleet operators’ perspectives and attitudes toward distracted driving and how attitudes are changing overtime on the risk and liability issues associated with employees using mobile devices while driving.
Roush CleanTech Offering Ford F-650 Powered by Propane Autogas
Fleet managers operating cylinder delivery trucks, dump trucks, boom cranes, box trucks, snow plows, spreaders, and propane bobtail delivery vehicles can significantly lower their operating costs, carbon footprint, and imported oil dependence with the new Rosh CleanTech Ford F-650, said Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing for Roush CleanTech. While there are upgrade […]
Protean Electric Presents Production In-Wheel Motors at SAE World Congress
Protean Electric debuted a production version of its in-wheel motors at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. Protean has been working hard at perfecting this design over the years for hybrid and all-electric applications. The company has worked with automakers on test models, including a Ford F-150 pickup, a Vauxhaul Vivaro cargo van, […]
Toyota Passes 5 Million Mark in Prius Sales
Toyota’s global sales of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have surpassed five million in a milestone for a technology that was initially greeted with skepticism. Toyota’s hybrid vehicles now account for 14% of its global sales and 40% of its sales in Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. sells 19 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid, and […]
GM and Ford Partner up to Improve Transmissions for Fuel Economy
Traditionally rivals, GM and Ford announced an arrangement to coordinate for a project which aims to improve multispeed transmissions to improve fuel efficiency. The project is projected to engineer the next wave of expensive innovation, a feat that was recently achieved by Chrysler. Automakers are creating alliances now that were unheard of years ago to […]
