KLS Engineering is looking for a few good truckers to participate in a study determining the benefits of telematics for increasing safety, reducing harmful emissions, and increasing carrier profitability through less fuel consumption. Fleet owners will have real time access to data and can review on-road fuel economy, idle time, sudden braking events, and driving speed.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., already the world's largest car rental company, will purchase Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. for an estimated $1.2 billion in cash and stock as increase in travel leads to rebound in global leasing.
With fewer used vehicle values needing upward tweak, Black Book CEO Ricky Beggs sees wholesale market finally taking a positive turn for dealers. Average adjustment dropped slightly more than $3 indicating stabilization is in sight for most segments.
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford has been changing their culture for years to embrace fuel-efficiency and now electric vehicles. Ford is working to improve mileage across the model lineup while introducing its first all electric and plug-in hybrid as well as two more gasoline-electric hybrids.
Trucking firms with thousands of trucks and millions of miles driven rated US EPA 2007 emission standard diesel engines as good as or better than the previous generation. This is despite the added diesel particulate filters, ultra-low-sulfur-diesel fuel, and low-ash engine CJ-4 oil.