Within the next year, Mercury will conduct seminars on NAFA's behalf in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

NAFA's I&E is the best place to network, build your resources, receive cutting-edge training and education and be exposed to a powerhouse of fleet knowledge and expertise.

Don't wait too much longer! All of our past seminars have sold out!

The former member of NAFA's board of governors, vice president of the NAFA Foundation and affiliate trustee, has retired, after 38 years and many outstanding contributions to the fleet management industry.

If you attend only one event this year, make it NAFA's I&E! The Institute & Expo is just around the corner. Register now and make this a necessary investment well worth it!

Hotel cut-off date for the NAFA group rate has been extended until Friday, April 17.

Don't miss the big Roadeo event!

For CAFM or CAFS candidates who want instructor-led training, the best investment is NAFA's annual Institute & Expo, held in New Orleans, April 25-28.

The Ride-and-Drive is open to all registered Institute & Expo fleet managers showing a valid driver's license.

NAFA's I&E is the one event companies that do business with fleet managers cannot afford to miss. Fleet managers from all across the United States and Canada will be in attendance.

How can you help? Plan to arrive a day early and join with other NAFA community volunteers to assist in a New Orleans Habitat for Humanity community project.

Chrysler's loan agreement requires authorization of the first lien bank group, prior to the company contributing capital into a new company.

The bill requires car manufacturers to provide ready access to repair information.

H.R. 1799 provides an option for individual states to increase allowable truck weights on a single-trailer truck, up to 97,000 pounds on federal interstate highways in each state.

The $1.7 million in stimulus funds will help retrofit approximately 100 California school buses with verified retrofit devices, to reduce pollution by 0.3 tons of particulate matter per year.

The new 3.6-liter V-6 engine, named Pentastar, is part of the company's overall $3 billion powertrain offensive and will be offered first in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

* B.C. Government Introduces Vehicle Action Plan

* Justice Department Issues Final VIN Reporting Rules
* Climate Change Bill Introduced

GSA will also dedicate $15 million to pilot advanced technology vehicles in the GSA Fleet. Each vehicle purchased under the GSA's accelerated strategy must have a higher miles-per-gallon rating than the vehicle it replaces.

Stations will be open to the public and provide power for fuel-cell vehicles in the Los Angeles and San Fransico areas.

The funding can be used to support clean diesel projects and loan programs, to address the nation's existing fleet of over 11 million diesel engines.

The new partnership will allow Collins to offer Azure's proprietary Balance Hybrid Electric drivetrain as an option on school buses built on Ford's E-450 chassis.

The Kenworth hybrid truck will allow the Duggan company to increase fuel economy by up to 30 percent during pickup and delivery operations, and will be used primarily for deliveries between New York and Boston.

As part of the agreement, the Restoration Institute and the laboratory will: research crop development and harvesting; study emerging energy alternatives; and research crop-processing techniques, to yield viable energy and chemical products.

Save up to 25 percent on NAFA's Personal Use for Fleets CD-ROM.

One place to gather Job Postings, Jobs Wanted, and Resume Bank!

As a service to NAFA Members, Patrick O'Connor and Huw Williams, NAFA's U.S. and Canadian legislative counsels, respectively, supply monthly updates on current legislative issues impacting the fleet industry.

Three online, searchable networking databases will put you in easy touch with all your NAFA colleagues.

Designed to help you quickly find references and educational resources.

These virtual neighborhoods allow members to easily e-mail others within that community with specific fleet questions.

Have you been promoted? Is your company moving? Did you get a new job? Are you retiring? Let us know!

NAFA cares about your privacy.