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02/01/2021

Volvo Group launches Volvo Energy to accelerate electrification

Led by Volvo’s Joachim Rosenberg, the new division aims to reduce the environmental impact from electric and hybrid electric commercial vehicles and machines by giving used batteries a second life…

01/31/2021

Proterra, Komatsu to Develop All-Electric Excavator

Photo: Proterra The Proterra battery system powering the Komatsu electric excavator will feature high energy density and fast charging technology. Proterra, an electric vehicle technology manufacturer, and Komatsu, a construction…

01/31/2021

Training Your Successor

Photo: Unsplash/Scott Graham Outstanding fleet managers strive to leave an operation better than when they inherited it. A recent survey in Government Fleet Magazine suggests about 33% of all responding…

01/31/2021

Technician Training Post Pandemic

Photo: Long Beach The City of Long Beach, Calif., offers about three training classes a month. The fleet bureau isn’t sure what hands-on training will look like once sessions resume. …

01/31/2021

Technician Shortage? Time to Consider a New Strategy

Photo: Unsplash/Sebastian Herrmann The primary reason technicians seek alternative employment is lack of recognition and/or appreciation. In May 2003, Government Fleet ran an article I wrote called, “Is There Really…

01/31/2021

Pitching Technician Positions in Positive Ways

Photo: City of Little Rock A City of Little Rock technician works on a police car. Walter Ederle, CAFM, senior fleet manager for City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has heard…

01/30/2021

Volvo Introduces Advanced Air Clean Technology

Photo: Volvo Volvo has introduced new Advanced Air Cleaner technology in its cars which cleans out fine particulate matters from the cabin and helps generate clean and healthy air inside vehicles.…

01/30/2021

Ford Launches Real-Time Driver Coaching

Photo: Ford The new tools from Ford include real-time driver coaching through its SYNC 4 voice assistant that alerts drivers anytime they exceed a speed limit, rapidly accelerate, brake harshly,…

01/30/2021

Canoo Projects Class-Leading Cargo Volume for New Electric Delivery Vehicle

Image courtesy of Canoo. The vehicle offers a low step in height of 17 inches along with storage lockers, a roll-up style door, and ramp slide outs. Canoo, a…

01/30/2021

Biden Commits to Electrify Federal Fleet

Photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) Through his “Buy American” executive order, President Biden promises to upgrade the federal fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) made in the US. President Joe…

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Volvo Group launches Volvo Energy to accelerate electrification

Proterra, Komatsu to Develop All-Electric Excavator

Training Your Successor

Technician Training Post Pandemic

Technician Shortage? Time to Consider a New Strategy

Pitching Technician Positions in Positive Ways

Volvo Introduces Advanced Air Clean Technology

Ford Launches Real-Time Driver Coaching

Canoo Projects Class-Leading Cargo Volume for New Electric Delivery Vehicle

Biden Commits to Electrify Federal Fleet

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