Equipment

ATLANTA - Gwinnett County Commission recently passed a measure authorizing $3.1 million for new vehicles in emergency departments.

Tags: Gwinnett County, replacement cycle

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

Tags: AEMP, Telematics

AKRON, OHIO - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been selected as the exclusive developer of fuel-efficient military tires for the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator (FED) program.

Tags: Goodyear, military, Tire

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL - Driver's Alert has been awarded under contract number 052109 to participate in the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), through an addendum agreement with Federal Contracts Corp. (FCC), an awarded vendor to NJPA.

Tags: Driver's Alert, Federal Contracts Corp., NJPA

LANDOVER, MD - Central Truck Center Inc. has been awarded a GSA medium- and heavy-duty contract. The company provides new and used heavy- and medium-duty box, dump, and tractor trailers.

Tags: Central Truck Center, GSA

ROCKFORD, IL - Thanks to three federal grants, the City of Rockford will be able to "retire" a portion of their aging fleet of vehicles and replace them with new squad cars.

Tags: Aging Fleet, City of Rockford

FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it will increase prices on its light and medium commercial truck tires by up to 7 percent, effective March 1.

Tags: price increases, Tire, Yokohama

BOSTON - The City of Lowell's proposal to install GPS devices in police vehicles has been rejected by the police union.

Tags: City of Lowell, GPS, police union

QUINCY, IL - Titan Tire Corporation will implement a price increase on Titan-branded OTR (off-the-road) construction tires, and Titan-manufactured, Goodyear-branded farm tires effective March 1.

Tags: price increases, Tire, Titan

CHICAGO - The City of Chicago sent a notice of its intent to prohibit Central Auto Body Shop, the shop Fleet Commissioner Mike Picardi was recently suspended for doing business with, from doing any more city work.

Tags: Central Auto Body Shop, City of Chicago

FRANKFORT, KY - The state fleet was one of the items addressed by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's new efficiency initiative, Beshear's "Smart Government" policy.

Tags: efficiency, Kentucky, state fleet

HOUSTON - With the new additions, the City of Houston's fleet of Ferrara vehicles will number approximately 70.

Tags: City of Houston, Ferrara, fire trucks, Houston Fire Department

NEW YORK - The cities of Clovis, N.M.; Flagler Beach, Fla.; and Cocoa Beach, Fla., are the latest cities to join the growing roster of local governments utilizing Sparta Municipal Lease Program.

Tags: City of Clovis, City of Cocoa Beach, City of Flagler Beach, municipal lease program, Sparta

NEWARK, NJ - The Newark Police Department recently added 40 new Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors and the department's first Segway to its fleet.

Tags: Ford Crown Victoria, Newark Police, police cruisers, Segway

INDIANOLA, IN - A $1.1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant will help the Warren County Engineer Department buy new vehicles for its fleet.

Tags: FEMA, grant, Warren County

CHARLESTON, WV - A series of audits revealing the state spends $60 to $70 million a year on its fleet are contributing factors to Gov. Joe Manchin's proposed legislation to consolidate and centralize the state's vehicle fleet.

Tags: audit, fleet management, legislation, West Virginia

AUSTIN, TX - The City of Austin has awarded a 10-year contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build, and maintain a new public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station located adjacent to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Tags: City of Austin, Clean Energy, CNG

ALBANY, NY - The New York State Office of General Services has established a state contract for vehicle lifts and related shop equipment, valid through Sept. 30, 2014.

Tags: bid, New York, state contract, state fleet

WASHINGTON - An updated version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model - MOVES2010 - is now available for use to estimate air pollution from cars, trucks, and other on-road mobile sources.

Tags: emission tracking, emissions, EPA

MINEOLA, NY - An audit of Nassau County's fleet of vehicles and motorized equipment has discovered that 192 are missing, including several recent-model super-duty pickup trucks, SUVs, cars, and vans.

Tags: audit, fleet management, Nassau County , recordkeeping

TULSA, OK - The sale of 197 cars, vans, pickups, SUVs, large trucks, and heavy-equipment items brought in more than $473,000 from 760 registered bidders at the City of Tulsa's recent surplus vehicle auction.

Tags: City of Tulsa, downsizing, surplus auction

HOLDEN, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has been awarded a three-year contract by the City of New York to manufacture FDNY's new 100' rear mount aerials.

Tags: aerials, City of New York, Ferrara Fire Apparatus

BOSTON - Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley announced Dec. 10 that training and maintenance were two of the "multiple, overlapping factors" in the fatal crash that killed Boston Fire Lieutenant Kevin Kelley in January.

Tags: Aging Fleet, Boston Fire Department, maintenance, safety training, Suffolk County

SACRAMENTO, CA - The City expects to save an estimated $2 million dollars over the five-year contract term with Genuine Parts Company / National Auto Parts Association (NAPA) by reducing the cost of inventory procurement, shrinkage, obsolescence, management, and accounts payable.

Tags: City of Sacramento, contract, NAPA AUTO PARTS, partnership