Vehicle Maintenance

METHUEN, MA - Effective Jan. 1, employees must park all city vehicles used in a city lot at the end of their shifts or risk possible termination.

Tags: City of Methuen, take-home cars, take-home cuts, take-home policy

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - San Bernardino County district attorney investigators argue that eliminating their 58 take-home vehicles would reduce productivity and cost the county more money.

Tags: fuel savings, San Bernardino County, take-home cuts, take-home policy

SALINAS, CA - Under the newly approved rule, only those whose work necessitates the use of a car will have access to county-owned vehicles.

Tags: Monterey County, reimbursement, take-home policy

LOCKPORT, NY -Under the policy proposed by County Manager Gregory Lewis, he would have final approval over department heads' motor vehicle use.

Tags: fleet policy, Niagara County, personal use, take-home policy

MONTGOMERY, AL - Effective this week, only two out of 22 city departments will be assigned take-home vehicles, which will only be allowed when an employee is on call for the evening.

Tags: City of Montgomery, cost-cutting, take-home cuts, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

KNOXVILLE, TN - County commissioners recently approved a proposal that could lead to key county take-home vehicles having GPS systems installed to cut down on employees' personal driving.

Tags: GPS, Knox County, personal use, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

HOUSTON - Replacing 186 aging city vehicles, the City of Houston is reviewing all vehicle spending items, including the police department's current take-home policy.

Tags: City of Houston, Houston Police Department, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – San Luis Obispo County supervisors recently grilled department heads on excessive use of take-home vehicles after a grand jury report found take-home use amounts to an estimated $1 million annually, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Tags: grand jury report, San Luis Obispo County, SLO County, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

MONMOUTH, NJ – Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini has proposed legislation to restrict use of the 15,000 government vehicles issued to New Jersey state employees.

Tags: county vehicles, Delaware, legislation, New Jersey, state vehicles, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

TORRANCE, CA – With local governments across the country working hard to cut costs under tight budgets, county and city take-home vehicle policies have become a more closely examined issue in recent months.

Tags: city vehicles, county vehicles, take-home policy, take-home vehicles, taxpayer money