Small Ford F-150 Lightning Fleet Begins US Forest Service Testing
All federal agency light-duty cars - sedans, pickups, and vans - will need to be zero-emissions by 2027. The United States Forest Service (USFS), with a fleet of 17,000, is beginning its EV switch by testing out three Ford F-150 Lightning pickups, in three different parks throughout the country.
They'll start in three different national forests: Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania, Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan, and White Mountain National Forest on the Maine/New Hampshire border. Those three parks are particularly good tests for the F-150 Lightings, thanks to their off-road terrain and harsh weather conditions, specifically in the White Mountains.
PTV Group’s Foray Into US Fleet Tracking Market
By Kevin Dennehy, Editor, Location Business News
Germany-based PTV Group has entered the U.S. fleet tracking market with a new truck navigation app. CEO Christian Haas says the new PTV Truck Navigator G2 optimally complements the existing tracking systems.
PTV Group will use TomTom [TOM2] to power its maps, truck routing and other functions. PTV Truck Navigator G2 will consider a truck’s size, weight, cargo, road hazard restrictions and tunnels to calculate a route, the company said.
TomTom says the expansion will allow businesses to have more accessible location data. “By making fresh and accurate location easily assessible to businesses, we can create safer and more comfortable experiences for drivers and end-customers,” said Mike Schoofs, TomTom Enterprise managing director, in a statement.
Connixt Launches iMarq™ on the Geotab Marketplace
Connixt adds its mobile app suite to the Geotab Marketplace to deploy data for maintenance shops and technicians, while automatically updating backend systems
Connixt, a provider of cloud-mobile apps for maintenance and compliance, announced the availability of its iMarq™ suite on the Geotab Marketplace, a go-to source for top organizations seeking to better manage their fleets. iMarq™ now integrates seamlessly with Geotab to further automate maintenance, parts requests and scheduling for customers.
Connixt iMarq™ is an award-winning mobile app suite for maintenance crews and technicians that digitizes fleet maintenance, inspection, inventory and workshop processes integrating with any back-end maintenance system.
BrightDrop Expands to Canada, Adds DHL Express to Customer Portfolio
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BrightDrop has entered its first international market, Canada, adding DHL Express Canada to its customer portfolio. The company also announced production of the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vans had begun at GM’s CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario.
“Bringing BrightDrop to Canada and starting production at CAMI is a major step to providing EVs at scale, while delivering real results to the world’s biggest brands,” said Travis Katz, BrightDrop president and CEO. “Our international expansion is proof that we can deliver exactly what our customers need where they need it. Having DHL Express Canada come onboard as a new customer shows the confidence legacy brands have in our ability to deliver.”
Car IQ Partners with Verra Mobility to Offer Fleet Customers a Complete Toll Management and Payment Solution
Car IQ Inc. today announced a partnership with Verra Mobility that will expand the company’s current offerings beyond fuel payments to provide fleet customers with a complete toll payment suite.
Car IQ’s partnership with Verra Mobility will allow fleets to seamlessly connect with tolling solutions via Verra Mobility’s extensive network and pay without the use of a credit or debit card.
With Car IQ Pay fleets will now have a simplified and unified billing platform that facilitates payment of multiple types of services supporting a fleet company’s back-end accounting systems.
