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This seminar provides valuable information from an expert panel.

* Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Panel
* Straight Talk from Fleet Leasing Executives

You can also take the CAFM exam and receive next-day results!

Due to the volume of visitors during Jazz Fest, make sure to reserve a hotel room.

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Joe Hemberger, a national consultant for Automotive Training Institute (ATI), was the keynote speaker.

On-Board Communications, Inc.

Headline News
Moves in Direct Response to Rapidly Deteriorating Market Conditions.

More than a dozen states have adopted similar standards as California, which the auto industry has fought to prevent from taking effect.

The program would help Hawaii meet its goal of slashing fossil fuel use 70 percent by 2030.

General Motors - down 41%
Ford Motor Co. - down 30%
Chrysler LLC - down 47%
(Percentages compared to a year ago)

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported November sales of 130,307 vehicles, a decrease of 33.9 percent from last November, on a daily selling rate basis.

Maintenance Records on Carfax Vehicle History Reports Boost Dealer Profits.

GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services was the first in the fleet industry to put together a program that recognizes those customers who are taking the initiative now to green their company vehicles.

ARI, Automotive Resources

SPOTLIGHT ON LEGISLATION
DOT Issues HOS Rule, and other news...

New Standards for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles to be Developed in Ontario.

GPS Insight

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
The first retail biodiesel pump in New Jersey will be operated by Woolley Fuel Company with biodiesel supplied by Sprague Energy Corp.

At its Electric Vehicle Technical Center, through partnerships with EPRI, Ford, and other groups interested in the technology, SCE is evaluating the nation's first plug-in hybrid Ford sport utility vehicle.

Site Features Energy Saving Vehicle Technology that can be Retrofit.

Electric trucks fill a growing niche for fleets that demand more flexibility and economy in their vehicle mix.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Statewide Truck and Bus rule will require truck owners to install diesel exhaust filters on their rigs, with nearly all vehicles upgraded by 2014.

This is the first to be retrofitted as a test for incorporating into state fleet.

Naylor, LLC

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Career Corner
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GPS North America

Adesa Atlanta

E.J. Ward, Inc.

Insurance Auto Auctions

Naylor, LLC

Chapter Highlights
2008 Industry Calendar - See What's Happening in Your Area.

Membership Benefits You
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