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TORRANCE, CA - For those that missed out on the first-ever Government Fleet Expo & Conference have the opportunity to view the highlights online.

Tags: Government Fleet Expo, speaker presentations

CHAMPAIGN, IL – With the price of fuel nearing $4 a gallon, Champaign, Ill., Sheriff Dan Walsh told patrol deputies this spring to choose a location, put the vehicle in park, turn off the engine, and sit there for at least an hour a shift, if possible, to reduce the amount of gas deputies were consuming.

Tags: City of Champaign , fuel management, police vehicles

TOLEDO, OHIO – The City of Toledo is looking for ways to save fuel costs and possibly economize the way garbage trucks are sent through the city.

Tags: City of Toledo, fuel management, The Toledo Police Department, Toledo City Council

WHEELING, WV – West Virginia state employees are being asked to think about saving money on gasoline when they travel on official business.

Tags: gas, rental cars , West Virginia state employees

NAPERVILLE, IL– The City of Naperville has reduced gas usage by 6 percent since 2004 by launching a fuel conservation program three years ago.

Tags: City of Naperville , gas usage

WASHINGTON – Some cash-strapped U.S. municipalities are resorting to slapping fuel surcharges onto tickets issued to speeding drivers in order to fill dwindling city coffers hit hard by skyrocketing gas prices.

LYNN, MA – With fuel prices soaring, City of Lynn's Department of Public Works commissioner Jay Fink asked all departments in January to monitor their costs, which he said has solely been absorbed by the DPW budget in the past.

Tags: fuel prices , City of Lynn

SEVIERVILLE, TN – Sevier County is setting its budget for the coming fiscal year, and some are wondering if the county needs all the vehicles it operates.

Tags: budget, Sevier County

BOSTON – Burlington’s town meeting recently approved the first year of a five-year plan to replace the town’s non-emergency fleet with new, more fuel-efficient vehicles, phasing out the use of former cruisers.

Tags: City of Burlington , Energy-Efficient Fleet

WASHINGTON – The nation’s fleet of new cars and trucks will be required to achieve 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015.

Tags: Department of Transportation, EPA, U.S. government

SOUTH BEND, NJ – St. Joseph County commissioners will vote on a proposal that would reduce the number of County employees that take their cars home.

Tags: restriction, St. Joseph County , take-home vehicles

LINDSAY, CA – In 2006, the City of Lindsay began buying 22 Toyota Highlander hybrids, 17 of which were converted to fire department and police patrol vehicles.

Tags: hybrids, SUVs, The City of Lindsay, Toyota Highlander hybrids

RESTON, VA - MAXIMUS, a provider of fleet enterprise asset management software and automated fueling management solutions, recently announced that it has signed a statewide fuel system contract with the State of Maine, Department of Transportation (DOT).

Tags: Maine DOT, MAXIMUS, MAXIMUS FuelFocus, State of Maine

MANASSAS, VA – Prince William County and the City of Manassas are both feeling the effects of the upsurge in gas prices and are doing more than just budgeting more money to combat the issue.

Tags: gas prices , budget, City of Manassas , Prince William County

FRESNO, CA – Filling more garbage trucks with super cooled liquid natural gas is paying off in a big way for the City of Fresno. With the price of diesel fuel skyrocketing, so far this year the City has been forced to pay out $400,000 dollars more to fuel its fleet than budgeted.

Tags: City of Fresno, garbage trucks , Natural Gas

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – With an increased interest in emissions and reducing the use of petroleum distillate based fuels, some governments and regulating bodies are encouraging the use of biofuels.

Tags: biofuels , Komatsu America Corp, Komatsu Engines

NASHVILLE, TN – Fleet One, LLC, a provider of fuel cards and fleet-related payment solutions to businesses and government agencies with vehicles, was selected by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to a four-year contract for government entities to be able to use the Fleet One Local fuel card at more than 1,000 retail locations throughout Kentucky.

Tags: contract, Fleet One, fuel cards

CAMPBELL, CA – The creators of FleetCommander fleet and motor pool management software, and Fleet One, provider of fuel cards and fleet-related payment solutions, have deployed the software solution integrating the companies’ two products.

Tags: Agile Access Control, Inc., Fleet One, FleetCommander

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - From energy-efficient light bulbs to houses using solar power; more companies are “going green” these days. Garbage companies are not about to be left behind.

Tags: University Place Refuse, biodiesel

HODGKINS, IL – OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled its next onsite product-training seminar for Mar. 25-28 in Chicago.

Tags: fuel management, K800, OPW

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO – A recent survey by commercial auto insurer Progressive found out how truckers are addressing rising fuel costs.

Tags: fuel, Progressive, Survey

OAKLAND, CA - With the soaring cost of fuel and transportation’s dramatic impact on the environment, companies have no choice but to look at logistics as a place to go green.

Tags: greenhouse gases, SC Johnson

DETROIT --- This year's Detroit auto show, which opened yesterday, Jan. 13, features a plug-in hybrid vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD.

Tags: BYD, Chinese automaker, F6DM, Hybrid

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Last week, retail gasoline prices hit a record high for a January, shooting up 5.6 cents from the previous week to reach an average of $3.109 per gallon, as of Jan. 7.

Tags: gas price, gasoline

WASHINGTON – Purchasers of certain large trucks, buses, or other heavy vehicles running on alternative fuel can claim a credit of up $32,000, and purchasers of certain large hybrid trucks and other heavy hybrid vehicles can claim a credit of up to $12,000 if they qualify for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.

Tags: alternative fuel, Hybrid, tax credit