Vehicle Maintenance

SPOKANE, WA - City of Spokane officials recently announced that the city's 1,400 vehicles will now be running on re-refined motor oil, a product made from waste oil, according to The Spokesman-Review.

Tags: City of Spokane, oil

MEMPHIS, TN - Five current and former high-ranking members of the City of Memphis' General Services Division have violated city policy because they are related to employees in their department.

Tags: fleet maintenance

TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine, Clean Cities, MEMA, and The 100 Best Fleets in North America are co-hosting a seminar March 18 for fleet managers and their team members called, "Implementing Best Business Practices: What Smart Leaders Do in Difficult Times." The seminar, which features guest speakers and panel discussions, will be held in Inglewood, Calif.

Tags: fleet seminar

MEMPHIS, TN - Excessive vehicle repair invoices submitted by Around Town Tire & Trucking for city vehicles pose questions about alleged oversight of the repair company, reports The Commercial Appeal.

Tags: maintenance, Memphis City, Oversight

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - At the request of the city council, the Albuquerque Police Department is looking at everything from mileage to officer commutes, to how long the vehicles in its 1,100-unit take-home fleet last.

Tags: Albuquerque, Take-Home Vehicle

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

SACRAMENTO - The IRS is conducting an 18-month audit regarding tax reporting associated with personal use of California's state-owned or -leased vehicles in 2008.

Tags: audit, California, IRS, state vehicle

LOUISVILLE, KY - Ford Commercial Vehicle Operations will conduct two onsite fleet training programs at the Metropolitan Sewer District of Louisville and Jefferson County facility.

Tags: Ford, Jefferson County, Louisville, Metropolitan Sewer District, training

LOUISVILLE, KY - The Metro Council recently introduced a resolution addressing the controversial issue of take-home fees imposed on police officers.

Tags: Louisville, take-home fee, Take-Home Vehicle

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

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

KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach says the county is spending more than it should to reimburse employees for the use of their personal vehicles on the job.

Tags: personal vehicles, reimbursement, Ulster County

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

NEW YORK CITY - With a $4 billion budget deficit looming, Mayor Bloomberg revealed his proposals for saving the City of New York money.

Tags: cost-cutting, NYC

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

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin's cost-saving proposals during his "State of the State" address this week included increasing fleet management oversight.

Tags: audit, fleet management, West Virginia

PITTSBURGH - Sharing fleet services with Allegheny County is one possible cost-saving alternative for the City of Pittsburgh, which is looking to cut down expenses by performing vehicle repairs in-house.

Tags: Allegheny County, maintenance, Pittsburgh, shared services

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

GRAND RIDGE, FL - City of Grand Ridge Mayor and volunteer firefighter Chris Wright struck a pine tree last week while driving the town's newest fire truck on a non-dispatched call.

Tags: accidents, City of Grand Ridge , fire trucks

CORYDON, IN - County commissioners requested the sheriff's department "turn over" 13 vehicles to save money.

Tags: downsizing, fleet cuts, Harrison 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

LAYTON, UT - Several collisions in the past month have cut down on the number of patrol vehicles available to Utah Highway Patrol.

Tags: Patrol Cars, Utah Highway Patrol