Diesel Fuel Prices Going Higher As Crude Goes North

Light, sweet crude for January delivery recently traded 50 cents, or 0.6%, higher at $88.50 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, nearing fresh two-year highs. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange recently traded 55 cents higher at $91.24 a barrel, after hitting its highest price since October 2008. It’s going to be hard to find fuel saving

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Winter’s Coming – Time To Telecommute

With winter approaching faster than we may like it is time for business owners to think about the impact winter may have on their fleet operations. We at Sokolis help our fleet companies get ready for the winter months by assisting them in ordering fuel additive to keep their diesel fuel from gelling and their fleet drivers safe on the

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More Fleet Management for Fleet Managers

The federal government announced the first national emissions and fuel economy standards for heavy vehicles on October 25th to increase energy efficiency and reduce atmospheric pollution. The mileage proposal, which is scheduled to become final next year after a period of public comment, will apply to tractor-trailers, buses, delivery vans, heavy pickup trucks, cement mixers and many other classes of

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Fleet Management is More than Managing Assets, Its is Also Managing People

When people think of fleet management, they typically associate it with asset management. However, a critical component to fleet management is people management. The reality is the majority of a fleet manager’s time often is spent dealing with personnel and interdepartmental issues. How you deal with these issues influences shop morale, user department relationships, and management’s opinion of your effectiveness

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