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January 31, 2012

5 Local Online Marketing Tips

As a small business owner or local organization, you’re well aware that the Internet is a fantastic place to promote your group as well as manage your brand. It’s true that the web is a great place to reach potential customers as well as manage current clients. However, do you know what it takes to [...]

February 24, 2011

Driver Training, Fuel Cards and Preventative Programs

Combining the use of fuel cards with effective driver training can be the best way to develop comprehensive cost saving and safety programs.

January 28, 2011

3 Industries Advancing in Technology

Technology by its very definition is creating advancements in areas that we seldom think are on the cutting edge of change.  Even some of those that we associate as high tech had their humble beginnings in very non-technological ways when thought of in modern terms.  Today, technology is often associated with some sort of electronic [...]

January 27, 2011

Setting Fleet Card Controls for Your Employees

One of the advantages of using fleet cards over cash or other types of cards is that you, as the fleet manager, can set controls that limit what, when, and how much your employees spend with their cards.  This enables you to tighten the budget, limit wasted money and fuel, and keep an eye on [...]

January 11, 2011

Rules of the Road, Part 2: Challenges of Compliance

In the last post, we talked about the Hours of Service regulations, how they impact your drivers’ hours and some of the exceptions that have been put into place.  Unfortunately, these regulations present some challenges to drivers and fleet managers.  Some of these challenges have already been addressed with exceptions to the rules — for [...]