Government Fleet News

CLAYTON, MO - St. Louis County department heads will lose their take-home vehicles at the end of 2010 as part of a plan to cut 1 percent from the county's budget next year.

Tags: Budget, cost-cutting, policy, savings, St. Louis County, take-home vehicle

BISBEE, AZ - Cochise County Fleet Management Director Ruben Miranda has come up with ways to save the fleet money by maximizing fuel economy and holding on to vehicles for a longer period of time.

Tags: Cochise County, cost-cutting, fuel efficiency, savings

SAN FRANCISCO - David Ebarle, a manager at San Francisco's 911 center who also oversees the Department of Emergency Management's vehicle fleet, was recently honored for coming up with a more-cost effective way to wash city vehicles.

Tags: car wash, cost-cutting, San Francisco

PENDERGRASS, GA - Converting the remaining 50 vehicles in its fleet to run on propane is expected to save the sheriff's office $250,000 in fuel costs this fiscal year alone.

Tags: cost-cutting, fuel, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Propane

BISMARCK, ND - The department's six new vehicles are black with gold, silver, and white writing, stripes, and stars.

Tags: Burleigh County, cost-cutting, sheriff

MOBILE, AL - Cutting take-home vehicles is one cost-saving measure the City of Mobile is considering as a way to deal with the fiscal year's budget shortfall.

Tags: City of Mobile, cost-cutting, take-home vehicle

PALO ALTO, CA - Palo Alto officials have halted the city's vehicle-replacement program after an audit found more than a third of the vehicles in the city's fleet were underused in fiscal year 2009.

Tags: audit, cost-cutting, Maintenance, Palo Alto, replacement cycle, underutilization

SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose firefighters facing layoffs and demands for pay cuts attribute the City's $116 million budget deficit to spending on "unnecessary" items such as new hybrid cars.

Tags: budget deficit, cost-cutting, hybrid, Prius, San Jose

CHEYENNE, WY - The City of Cheyenne has reduced its workforce to help make up for a projected $3.3 million state funding shortfall.

Tags: budget deficit, City of Cheyenne, cost-cutting, layoff

SAN FRANCISCO - In 2009, the City and County of San Francisco Fleet Management Department began a search for a comprehensive citywide, fleet-specific management information system to help improve efficiencies and reduce costs.

Tags: AssetWorks, cost-cutting, San Francisco

PLACENTIA, CA - Revoking the take-home car privileges of nine officers is an action the city estimates will save $25,000.

Tags: City of Placentia, cost-cutting, take-home vehicle

VICTORVILLE, CA - The move is expected to save $250,00 a year, for a total savings of $750,000 over the next three years.

Tags: City of Victorville, cost-cutting

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

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

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

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

RICHMOND, VA - Privatizing fleet management is just one of several cost-cutting measures the City of Richmond may be forced to take as it faces a $30 million budget shortfall.

Tags: budget deficit, City of Richmond, cost-cutting, privatization

CHILLICOTHE, OH - More than $250,000 was able to be saved through a careful scrutiny of every bill coming into the office and through some procedural changes made to operations.

Tags: cost-cutting, Ross County, savings

GREENSBURG, PA - Although no set policy exists for government vehicles taken home by seven employees, the city's administrator said workers know the vehicles are for business use only.

Tags: City of Greensburg, cost-cutting, take-home policy

SIOUX CITY, IA - With total estimated vehicle costs for its 3,000-plus fleet totaling more than $30 million, the state is exploring ways to save money.

Tags: cost-cutting, Iowa, leasing, personal use, Reimbursement, Vehicle Replacement

PATASKALA, OH - Cost-cutting measures include staff cuts, suspending the take-home program, refinancing vehicles, and selling surplus.

Tags: City of Pataskala, cost-cutting, downsizing, layoffs, surplus vehicles

GAYLORD, MI - Montmorency County Sheriff Don Edwards said the recent failure of two millage proposals could result in the layoff of one or two deputies and fewer patrol cars on the roads.

Tags: cost-cutting, Montmorency County, take-home cars, take-home cuts

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

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ - Burlington County announced it will cut another 36 vehicles from fleet and park approximately 44 cars and trucks designated as take-home vehicles.

Tags: Burlington County, cost-cutting, take-home cuts, Take-Home Vehicles