Keeping your vehicle on the road for longer
The days of simply checking the oil and kicking the tyres of your vehicles in order to keep them on the road are long gone. But even the more modern…
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Powered light vehicles ‘essential for future urban mobility’
The future of urban mobility may conjure up thoughts of autonomous cars, electric vehicles (EVs) and mobility as a service (MaaS). But this view overlooks a “forgotten sector which has…
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Autonomous vehicles: how safe is safe enough?
The potentially enormous safety benefits of self-driving vehicles have long been considered to be among the technology’s biggest assets. Numerous research projects have found human error is a contributing factor…
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Improving Ergonomics through Better Truck Specs
Small adjustments can sometimes make a big impact. For those who work with utility trucks, details like properly placed steps, strategically placed handles, appropriately grippy surfaces and convenient storage can…
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What Do AI and Machine Learning Mean for Utility Fleets?
There are some people who still believe artificial intelligence (AI) is no more than sci-fi wizardry. And there are others who tend to view it with blind optimism, as a…
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Making the 5G Connection
In late 2018, AT&T announced a standards-based, mobile 5G network in parts of 12 U.S. cities, with seven more areas to follow. The company also said it was on the…
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Investing in Garage Management Software
Before the City of Springfield, Illinois, merged all of its fleet operations and implemented garage management software, the utility fleet used to log important information via a low-tech method. “The…
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How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Affecting Fleet Rightsizing?
Among the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the impact it is having on utility fleet rightsizing efforts across the U.S. Traditionally, rightsizing is about understanding the values and measurements…
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Where Sustainability Meets Service: Finding the Right Fit for EVs in Utility Fleets
For several years, Joe Korn, a truck and alternative fuel consultant with ARI’s (www.arifleet.com) business intelligence and analytics team, has been working with some of the company’s North American customers…
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Selecting the Right Fuel Card Program for Your Fleet
With fuel being one of the greatest expenses for any fleet organization, a fuel card program can be a helpful and efficient way to keep track of spending, usually at…
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