Government Fleet News

EASTMAN, GA - In addition to boosting efficiency and cutting costs, the new fuel program also serves as a public relations tool since employees can now fill up at major gas stations and speak with local residents while fueling up.

Tags: Dodge County, efficiency, fuel, fuel program

JERSEY CITY, NJ - While Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy plans to reduce the number of employees who have municipal vehicles by 20 percent, Councilman Steven Fulop wants to eliminate the perk completely.

Tags: Jersey City, Take-Home Vehicle

TORRANCE, CA - Sponsored by NJPA and INVERS, winners will be announced at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX) June 21-23 in Austin and published in Government Fleet magazine.

Tags: 100 Best Fleets, nominations

LAWRENCE, MA - Reducing take-home use is saving the City an estimated $50,000 in gasoline and insurance.

Tags: City of Lawrence, cost-cutting, Take-Home Vehicle

TULSA, OK - Officers have agreed to give up take-home vehicles going outside the city and to give more notice to use compensation time. The provisions extend through the current fiscal year, which ends June 30.

Tags: Take-Home Vehicle, Tulsa Police

ANN ARBOR, MI - With a goal of reducing its fleet's petroleum reduction by 10 percent by 2012, the City's Green Fleets program has more than exceeded its original goal and has set a new goal to achieve a 30 percent reduction goal by the end of 2010.

Tags: City of Ann Arbor, Clean Cities, MotorWeek, petroleum

SAN ANTONIO - In an effort to cut costs, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus initiated a three-phase plan to take 74 patrol cars off the streets and save more than $1.05 million.

Tags: cost-cutting, San Antonio Police

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

WASHINGTON - The agency's newly deployed mobile resource management system is designed to manage remote fleets in real time, reduce operating costs, and enhance the safety and security of assets.

Tags: Department of Homeland Security, FMS, mobile resource management

MIDWEST CITY, OK - Any employees who violate the policy will be "subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination."

Tags: cell phone policy, City of Midwest City, texting ban

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

FERNANDINA BEACH, FL - A veteran Nassau County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested Jan. 19 and charged with allegedly taking nearly eight years' worth of kickbacks as manager of the agency's fleet maintenance department.

Tags: fleet maintenance, kickback scheme, Nassau County , vendor commission

RALEIGH, NC - Some North Carolina agencies have changed their procedures to reduce how much they're spending on state-owned cars each month.

Tags: cost-cutting, North Carolina, state vehicle

WEST SENECA, NY - West Seneca Police Chief Edward Gehen's personal use of a town-owned vehicle has prompted discussion on creating a detailed policy for take-home vehicles.

Tags: Take-Home Vehicle, West Seneca

ST. PAUL, MN - According to the American Lung Association of Minnesota, the SmartFleet Committee estimates the 2,500 flexible fuel vehicles used 816,568 gallons of E-85 in 2009, up from 650,036 gallons used in 2008.

Tags: American Lung Association, E-85, Minnesota

WASHINGTON - Smith's all-electric, fuel- and emissions-free commercial trucks are now available for purchase by U.S. government agencies and military forces.

Tags: electric car, GSA, procurement, Smith Electric Vehicles, Smith Newton

TAMPA, FL - Nearly 4,700 fuel storage tanks operated by gas stations, governments, and businesses in Florida must be upgraded by the end of March or face shutdown.

Tags: compliance, Florida, fuel tanks, gas stations

SACRAMENTO, CA - As of Feb. 12, approximately $11 million is left in the California Hybrid Voucher Incentive Program. All fleets with trucks operating in California are eligible for up to 100 vouchers each, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tags: California, California Hybrid Voucher Incentive Program, funding, truck fleet

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

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

DENVER - Colorado Springs Rep. Kent Lambert introduced a bill that would reduce the number of state employees who use government cars for commuting.

Tags: Colorado, Colorado Springs, Take-Home Vehicle

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