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August 14 2009 - Feature

Miles and Money

Ownersite.com proves you can track and calculate your fleet maintenance for maximum savings. The recession is driving more operators to the accessible, online services.

By Martin Romjue

Ownersite.com proves you can track and calculate your fleet maintenance for maximum savings. The recession is driving more operators to the accessible, online services. In the past two years, the company has seen a small slice of limousine operators show up on the Ownersite.com radar screen of 18,000 to 20,000 vehicles in the online database.

Tags: business management, Fleet Managers, operations efficiencies

August 14 2009 - Feature

Radial Care: How to Choose and Use

Well selected and maintained tires can contribute much to your safety, fuel efficiency, and handling in all road conditions. Not to mention, provide greater comfort and ride.

By Jim Luff

The practical primer on tire care goes like this: Learn how to determine the correct tires for your vehicles, what the numbers on the sidewall mean, what you can fill the tires up with besides air, how to inspect your tires, and tell when to replace them.

Tags: maintenance tips, tire pressure gauges

August 13 2009 - Feature

Pre- and Post-Trip Inspection Forms Help Reveal Problems

Documenting leads to good diagnostics.

By Linda Moore

The pre-trip inspection reports are placed on the windshields of every vehicle and must be removed by the chauffeur before taking the vehicle out on a run. There is no way for them to be avoided or forgotten.

Operator and auto hobbyist Philip Jagiela uses a low-cost, low-hassle maintenance program that can make a vehicle run 500,000 miles on the original drive train and save operators up to 50% on repair costs.

August 13 2009 - Feature

10 Things I Learned From Doing My Own Maintenance

Veteran Philadelphia operator shares insights from a career of maintenance troubleshooting on limousines and chauffeured vehicles. A recession can be a good time for do-it-yourself approaches.

By Philip Jagiela

Veteran Philadelphia operator shares insights from a career of maintenance troubleshooting on limousines and chauffeured vehicles. A recession can be a good time for do-it-yourself approaches.

Tags: maintenance tips

February 1 2009 - Feature

On-Board Diagnostics Help Fine-Tune a Fleet

By Jon LeSage

Affiliated Transportation has reduced maintenance, repair and fuel costs by tracking data from OBD-II, a vehicle's on-board diagnostic system. The operator installed Networkfleet’s wireless fleet management system, which allows dispatchers to monitor real-time diagnostic information from each vehicle’s engine via a wireless transmission.

Tags: diagnostic tools, fleet tracking, GPS Navigation, Networkfleet, reducing fleet idle time, vehicle diagnostic technology, vehicle maintenance