Author: Chris Brown
Electric cargo vans comparable to the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter are an ACF compliance option. By Jan. 1, 2025, 10% of cargo van fleets in California should be zero emissions. Photo: Chris Brown The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, finalized by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in April 2023, goals to mitigate emissions from the transportation sector in California through the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). ACF applies to many forms of fleets, including drayage and people owned by state, local, and federal government agencies, with vehicles which have a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8,500 lbs. The more urgent, and…
Vehicle prices, residual values, inflation rates, and fuel prices are trending down — barely — while inventories, incentives, SAAR, and fleet sales are trending up.Photo: Automotive Fleet With a recession that never materialized in 2023, the economy actually outperformed expectations. What’s in store for 2024, and the way will all of it affect fleets? Automotive Industry and Economy IndicatorsHere’s a compendium of recent indicators from various sectors of the automotive industry and the economy usually, followed by some color from the prognosticators. Interest Rates: It looks like relief is coming regarding the high cost of cash, considered one of the most important…
Latest-vehicle inventory volume was higher at the beginning of November than it was one 12 months ago and at its highest level since March 2021.Photo: Canva With the UAW strike settled, the automotive industry is determining its impact across all sectors and by way of vehicle supply and pricing. On vehicle supply, there’s consensus that General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis will find a way to make up for the a whole bunch of hundreds of vehicles in lost production, although this won’t be settled until the primary quarter of 2024. Regarding supply: “I don’t see much of an impact,” said Jonathan Smoke, chief…
November 20, 2023 The State of the Fleet Industry Highlight video series, produced by Automotive Fleet, offers insights into the state of the fleet market and engages with leaders in fleet on what’s driving the market today. In episode 143, Chris Brown, associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, connects with Debbie Struna, national account manager for Fleet Street Remarketing, former board member of the American Fleet Leasing Association (AFLA), and chairperson for the Women in Fleet Management mentorship task force. Take a look at the discussion covering how organizations can best plan for succession within the fleet manager’s role and the resources…
On the 2023 Fleet Forward Conference, (l-r) Brian Bathe of Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, Stephen Joos of Fluid Truck, Amir Sayegh of Geotab, and Roger Lanctot of Tech Insights educated attendees on definitions and uses of AI.Photo: Lauren Brooks/Monclay Media Early Christians made use of acronyms in Greek to explain Jesus. POTUS and SCOTUS date back to 1895. Acronyms really caught on in World War 2 to specific mostly chaos: AWOL, SNAFU, and FUBAR come to mind. (Excuse the implied expletives.) In digital conversation today, acronyms like YOLO, DM, and LOL are ubiquitous.Acronyms have also evolved to assist us understand the…
While ownership costs had been trending upward for the yr, they dipped barely within the third quarter. This will likely partly be resulting from the numerous MY24 vehicle models added to the Vincentric database, which contributes to cost factor fluctuations. Credit: Vincentric LLC Welcome to the most recent installment of Fleet Data Depot, which provides snapshots of data, trends, and evaluation relevant to the fleet market. On this edition, the entire cost of ownership experts at Vincentric deliver one other quarterly update on per-mile ownership costs for fleets over the previous 12 months. These fleet cost-per-mile calculations are for the third quarter of…
Fleet Forward: The Tour will feature 19 vehicles in its next ride and drive! Photo: Fleet Forward Fleet Forward: The Tour pronounces the following stop of the series, coming to the Latest York/Latest Jersey region on Sept. 13.The one-day regional event features educational sessions on managing the transition to electric vehicles and other recent technologies, in addition to a ride-and-drive with recent EV models, and networking opportunities.This event shall be held on the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands in Hasbrouck Heights, Latest Jersey.The vehicles featured within the ride and drive are:BMW i4 eDr40BMW i760 Ford F-150 LightningFord E-TransitFord Mach-EJeep Grand CherokeeJeep Wrangler 4 door Rubicon 4XELightning eMotors Transit…
