Smartrak fleet management and GPS tracking
06 March, 2015Smartrak's Fleet Management System and GPS tracking software is a cloud-based solution usable on PCs, Macs and iOS/Android smartphones and tablets.
Accurate running costs revealed on 2100 vehicles
06 March, 2015The National Roads & Motorists Association has revealed the operating costs for 2100 new vehicles for sale in NSW and, for the first time, the ACT, by launching the Running Costs Calculator - Australia's largest running costs survey.
Penske opens new truck rental and leasing office
04 March, 2015Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new truck rental and full-service truck leasing office in Melbourne - its second Australian outlet.
Where to next for GPS?
26 February, 2015 by Dannielle FurnessNot so many years ago, the demise of the dedicated GPS device was hailed as inevitable. Not so, as it turns out, but where does it go from here?
Safety recall - Ford Falcon and Territory
19 February, 2015Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited has issued a recall on certain FG11 Falcon Sedan/Utility and SZ Territory vehicles built from 12 November 2013 through 13 October 2014.
Aussie motorists putting lives at risk
12 February, 2015Australian motorists are putting lives at risk by driving on unsafe tyres. That's the damning verdict of a new survey which has revealed that 40% of drivers are unaware of legal tyre safety standards and almost one in three have driven on tyres they suspected were unroadworthy.
The upside of higher fuel prices
12 February, 2015You wouldn't think there is an upside to paying more for fuel, particuarly after the record low rates we saw at the beginning of this calendar year.
Spare a thought for this fleet manager
10 February, 2015So, you think you've got your work cut out for you managing a fleet? Spare a thought for the team at Virgin Australia, who have just completed an overhaul of 56 aircraft to align with the company's new branding, which was launched in 2011.
Ridgeback Tradiemaster 1800 service body
10 February, 2015Ridgeback has developed a new service body model, the Tradiemaster 1800. Based on the Ridgeback Lift-Off product range, the TradieMaster will appeal to tradespeople wanting flexibility with their work vehicle.
TSB rebrands to Ridgeback
05 February, 2015Trade Service Bodies, commonly known as TSB, a division of APMI Group, today announced that from 1 March 2015 it would rebrand TSB to Ridgeback service bodies. While the TSB brand and product range of service bodies has been successful since the company was launched in 2005, the APMI board of directors has an objective to grow the business on a national level and wanted a strong and unique brand to achieve this.
Embracing tech can help service-based businesses overcome fuel challenges
04 February, 2015 by Jonathan Durkee, VP of Product Management, FleetmaticsAny manager of a successful business will tell you that cutting unnecessary costs is a key pillar of good practice. This is especially true for businesses whose costs fluctuate with prices at the pump. And as we have seen this year, fuel prices are reliably unreliable.
Creating fuel out of thin air
29 January, 2015You may have missed this announcement towards the end of last year, but an exiciting discovery has the potential to completely redefine fuel cell technology.
Get in quickly to catch that worm!
15 January, 2015If you haven't yet registered for the Australasian Fleet Conference and Exhibition, get moving, as early bird pricing expires Friday, 30 January.
Tracking and tracing
14 January, 2015Reducing overtime and saving on fuel consumption thanks to intelligent tracking and tracing technology.
Death of the flat tyre
13 January, 2015In news that will make the day of motorists and fleet managers everywhere, Goodyear has been busy developing a tyre that monitors its own pressure and automatically inflates using just a regulator and tube.
