July 2, 2008
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
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After two years of preparation, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County will be consolidating their fleet maintenance operations under the City’s management on July 1.
Tags: fleet maintenance , City of Charlotte , consolidating, Mecklenburg County
June 18, 2008
BALTIMORE, MD – Harford County will no longer hang on to a 10-year-old car with high mileage and higher maintenance bills.
Tags: Harford County , maintenance
June 11, 2008
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
ELGIN, IL – Naperville’s City Council voted to spend $222,000 for 10 replacement vehicles with about 52,000 miles on them.
Tags: Naperville’s City Council , replacement vehicles
May 28, 2008
SKOKIE, IL - The new Oil Eater 45-gallon water-based parts washer reduces the need and cost of disposal service and its industrial-grade HDPE resin tank provides for long and trouble-free operation.
Tags: Oil Eater , work station
May 21, 2008
PACIFIC GROVE, CA – The Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) will be an exhibitor at the Government Fleet Expo and Conference 2008, Jun. 8-10 at the Town & Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.
DANBURY, CT – Honeywell International Inc., the maker of FRAM products, has partnered with Polaris Labs, Inc. to offer its fleet customers a process for evaluating the condition of their vehicles fluids and to possibly help prevent costly engine failures.
Tags: FRAM products, Honeywell International Inc, maintenance, Polaris Labs
SAN ANTONIO - E.J. Ward, Inc. and Advantage PressurePro, LLC, have partnered to provide another integral feature: tire pressure management.
Tags: Advantage PressurePro, LLC, E.J. Ward, Inc., The Ward Fleet Asset Management System , tire pressure management, Ward Pressure Track
April 23, 2008
STANTON, MI – Montcalm County voters likely will be asked in August to pay higher taxes in exchange for better ambulance service.
Tags: ambulances, Montcalm County , taxes
April 16, 2008
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD – Overworked police cruisers, out-of-commission dump trucks, and nearly 20-year-old trash haulers are some of the 95 vehicles being replaced in the City of Frederick’s fiscal 2009 proposed budget.
Tags: budget, City of Frederick, Mayor Jeff Holtzinger, vehicle replacement program
April 9, 2008
GILLETTE, WY – Following in the footsteps of the City of Gillette and the Campbell County Fire Department, the Campbell County Commission has started a fleet management policy to replace old vehicles.
April 2, 2008
KINGSTON, PA – Luzerne County officials have discovered another purchase that should be bid out — routine maintenance of the county transportation department vans.
Tags: bids, Luzerne County, maintenance, Pompey Dodge, proposals
March 26, 2008
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
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - A new maintenance facility for Council Bluff’s fleet is needed in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Tags: Council Bluffs, maintenance facility
CHANDLER, AZ –When Chandler Police Department began replacing its old Kawasaki motorcycles with new Hondas in 2006 it caused a bit of a problem for the city’s Fleet Services Department.
Tags: Chandler Police Department , Honda, training
CENTERVILLE, GA - Citizens of Houston County’s smallest city should be seeing new police cars patrolling soon. The Centerville City Council has approved a lease agreement that will give the city five new patrol cars and five new command cars.
Tags: Centerville City Council , flex-fuel vehicles, police cars
March 12, 2008
CLEVELAND – The Lubrizol Corporation has unveiled its GF-5 Web site, www.GF-5.com. The site provides automotive OEMs, oil marketers, the additive industry, government regulators, oil-related retailers, independent lubricant manufacturers, and consumers with a go-to resource for complete information.
Tags: GF-5 Web site, Lubrizol Corporation
March 5, 2008
CAMPBELL, CA – California Water Service Company is one of the latest fleets to start using Agile FleetCommander fleet and motor pool management software.
Tags: Agile FleetCommander , California Water Service Company
February 13, 2008
CAMPBELL, CA – Agile Access Control, Inc. has released a fleet case study revealing a 1300-percent return on investment (ROI) from the FleetCommander application.
Tags: Agile Access Control, FleetCommander, GSA Central Motor Pool, Ventura County
JACKSON, MS - A lot of smashed and overworked Jackson police cars have found new value. Recently, the Police Department began a repair program that uses inmate labor from the county jail to fix banged up, but still functioning cars.
Tags: Inmates, Jacksonville Police Department
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Nobreakdowns.com was engaged by New Jersey City University (NJCU) to perform an assessment of the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) utilized by the various internal departments of NJCU.
Tags: CollectiveData, New Jersey City University, NJCU, Nobreakdowns.com
February 8, 2008
CYPRESS, CA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase its consumer and commercial tire prices up to 6 percent on March 1.
Tags: tires, Toyo
February 6, 2008
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans City workers have been test driving a new tow truck that Public Works Director Robert Mendoza said will help streamline the removal of illegally parked vehicles.
Tags: New Orleans , public works, tow truck
February 1, 2008
HORSHAM, PA - Anthony A. Martino, founder, chairman and CEO of Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting, passed away on Sunday.
Tags: Aamco, Maaco