Posts by: FleetCarma Staff
July 22, 2011
CrossChasm Partners with Green Intelligent Transportation Systems
CrossChasm Technologies, FleetCarma’s parent company, has recently partnered with Green ITS, a collaborative research project focused on developing innovative technologies that will collectively improve fuel efficiency and safety, while reducing emissions, manufacturing costs, and traffic congestion. Supported by the Ontario Research Fund, Green Intelligent Transportation Systems (Green ITS) is a world class research program focused on addressing serious environmental and safety concerns through an[…]
June 30, 2011
Getting the Most Miles Out of Your Event Budget
Even with tightening event budgets, the value that fleet managers can derive from educational sessions and shared experiences can be well worth the expense. The fleet industry offers a large variety of conferences that address topics that are important to fleet personnel. In addition to NAFA and AFLA, there are a number of specialized events […]
June 27, 2011
CrunchGear – Day 1: My Week In The Nissan Leaf
(CrunchGear – Matt Burns on June 21, 2011) A brand new Nissan Leaf rolled out off a car carrier and into my life earlier today. I plan on spending a good deal of time with this red devil over the coming week. You see, here at CrunchGear, there’s been a raging format war of sorts. Devin, a hipster of a moderate degree, is very[…]
June 14, 2011
Expert Disputes Renewable Fuels Industry Claim That Ethanol, Biodiesel Lead to Lower Prices for Consumers
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 13, 2011) – A Canadian petroleum pricing expert disputes claims made by the Canadian renewable fuels industry that gasoline consumers would be paying dramatically higher amounts at the pumps if it were not for the ethanol mandate that came into force last year and that the same would hold true for diesel fuel consumers if the federal government proceeds with[…]
May 31, 2011
Fuel and Driving Habits, Version 2.0
Over the past couple of months, our blog posts have danced around two main topics – fuel and driving habits. A recent article from GM brings these two concepts into perfect harmony. Using OnStar data collected from two different drivers piloting the same model Cruze, GM demonstrates how driving habits can truly have a significant […]
April 29, 2011
Coming Together to Fuel Sustainable Change
During the first week of April, ARI had the privilege of attending the Natural Gas Vehicle Initiative Forum hosted by our customer, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. as well as Whitetail Natural Gas Services. With the Marcellus Shale representing one of the world’s largest energy reserves, Pennsylvania is understandably focusing on natural gas as a […]
March 30, 2011
Here’s a Tip, and Keep the (Annoying) Change
A fleet e-newsletter I received in my email inbox a few weeks ago really caught my eye more than the usual daily delivery. The subject read something along of the lines of, “fuel saving tips are annoying, but as necessary as dental appointments.” I chuckled at first because let’s face it, a good old teeth […]
February 21, 2011
What are your vehicles saying?
In our last post, we talked about the effects fleet vehicles have on your internal customers, or employees. Let’s switch gears and take a look at how your fleet vehicles can influence your external customers. While the fleet vehicle is primarily a tool to accomplish a task, it is also a large part of corporate […]
January 31, 2011
Can You Place a Dollar Amount on the Value of Employee Retention?
Our blog is about new perspectives on total cost of ownership as it pertains to a company’s fleet. What exactly does TCO mean to you? To most, it is a measure of how much any particular vehicle will cost to lease and operate over its lifetime. These dollars are outright expenses expected to contribute to […]
January 21, 2011
Lawmakers Play Nice with Alternative Fuels
The call from the Governor is in (actually, Congress and the President), and so are incentives for alternative fuels during 2011. Rather than regurgitating what you may have already read in Automotive Fleet or other sources, I’ll give you the short list – in terms of what’s applicable to fleet operators – of what’s been extended for […]
