In June, the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its plans to introduce new fuel economy standards for medium and heavy duty trucks. Currently, the standards require a 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption, but the new standards will required a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption…
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Fedex recently released a new safety technology points incentive that allows Fedex Ground contractors to receive additional Linehaul assignment points by voluntarily purchasing safety technology with certain capabilities for their equipment. Video Event Data Recorders (VEDRs) are…
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Do you have excess budget for 2015? If you choose to purchase or lease equipment, including off-the-shelf software, for your business and put into service by 12/31/2015, your business is eligible for a tax deduction of up to $25,000 on your 2015 business taxes. Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows business to deduct…
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With the impending ELD mandate, many of our customers are beginning to take interest in adopting electronic logging devices (ELDs) for their fleet. We have found that automatic tracking of driver hours to stay in compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations is the primary concern of our customers. But, the reality is that …
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For the most part all web-based GPS (telematics) solutions work the same way. However, reliability of the solution can vary based on a variety of pieces. To understand which solutions will offer the very best reliability, you must first understand GPS tracking basics. To track a vehicle, a vehicle must…
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