Government Fleet News

FITCHBURG, MA - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Vehicle Management chose Chevin's web-based fleet management information system, FleetWave to manage the acquisition and management of its diverse fleet of more than 11,000 vehicles.

Tags: Chevin Fleet Solutions, Massachusetts

DAVIDSON, NC - Ingersoll Rand has received the 2009 Frost & Sullivan U.S. Automotive Technician's Choice Award for overall best brand of air compressors for the second consecutive year.

MT. LAUREL, NJ - Automotive Resources International (ARI) has announced its Gold Level membership with the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Coalition.

Tags: ARI, Clean Cities

WARREN, MI - SweepEx offers the ValuSweep line of economy push brooms intended for use with most forklifts. The two models weigh 40 and 50 pounds and offer 48- and 60-inch cleaning widths.

Tags: Push Brooms, SweepEx

SAN DIEGO - Networkfleet announced the availability of new fleet utilization reports for users of its wireless fleet management system. The new reports provide detailed information on each vehicle's usage, including miles traveled, engine hours, days utilized, number of trips, and more.

Tags: County of San Bernadino, Networkfleet

AssetWorks, a provider of fleet management software and automated fuel management systems announced Feb. 23 that the City of Norwalk, Conn., has signed a contract to deploy FleetFocus and FuelFocus.

Tags: fleet management software, fuel management

BLOOMINGTON, MN - Scientists from the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California - Irvine recently published a paper in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that adds significantly to the body of knowledge documenting the carbon benefits of turfgrass.

Tags: carbon, study, UCI

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL - Driver's Alert has been awarded under contract number 052109 to participate in the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), through an addendum agreement with Federal Contracts Corp. (FCC), an awarded vendor to NJPA.

Tags: Driver's Alert, Federal Contracts Corp., NJPA

CORTLAND, NY - For this new edition, the 2010 model year vehicles were added, some older images were revised, and additional cautionary notes were provided.

Tags: Automotive Lift Institute, Lifting Point Guide

SANTA ROSA, CA - As an Alliance AutoGas partner, Blue Star will work with West Coast public and private vehicle fleets to convert vehicles from conventional gasoline to propane AutoGas.

Tags: Alliance AutoGas, Blue Star Gas, propane conversion

BLOOMINGTON, MN - In response to the earthquake that devastated Haiti, The Toro Company announced it would donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to aid in the relief efforts.

Tags: American Red Cross, disaster relief, Haiti, The Toro Company

SAN DIEGO - Networkfleet announced that the cities of Richmond and Oakland, as well as San Diego County and the Alameda County Water District, have selected Networkfleet to reduce fuel consumption and lower vehicle emissions.

Tags: California, Networkfleet

HOLDEN, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has been awarded a three-year contract by the City of New York to manufacture FDNY's new 100' rear mount aerials.

Tags: aerials, City of New York, Ferrara Fire Apparatus

KANSAS CITY, MO - The purpose of the APWA Public Infrastructure Inspector Certification is to promote quality infrastructure throughout the community by advancing the knowledge and practice of construction inspection to benefit the community and public agencies.

Tags: APWA, public works

KANSAS CITY, MO - The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced that 99 public works infrastructure professionals from the U.S. and Canada have earned credentials as Certified Public Infrastructure Inspectors (CPII).

Tags: APWA, certification, public works

ATLANTA - NAPA AUTO PARTS and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) have named Bill Steele the 2010 NAPA/ASE Parts Specialist of the Year.

Tags: ASE, award, NAPA AUTO PARTS

ATLANTA - NAPA AUTO PARTS and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) have named Paul Marquardt the 2010 NAPA/ASE Technician of the Year.

Tags: ASE, award, NAPA AUTO PARTS

BLOOMINGTON, MN - TY-CROP products will be marketed under the Toro brand and sold through Toro's distribution channel in the United States and international markets.

Tags: Acquisition, The Toro Company, TY-CROP Manufacturing

BURLINGTON, NJ - Arsenault Associates announced its consulting services business increased by 36 percent through the 3rd quarter (YTD) of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago.

Tags: Arsenault Associates, business update

KANSAS CITY, MO - President-Elect George Crombie was a driving force behind the creation of the APWA Center of Sustainability, a newly created initiative to promote principles of sustainability within the public works profession.

Tags: APWA, green initiative, working group

ONTARIO, CA - Energy Xtreme will display its Independence Package, a comprehensive, solid-state power-management system that consists of dry recyclable power cells that provide energy to operate a police car system's full electrical load with the engine turned off.

Tags: COPS West Expo 2009, Energy Xtreme, trade show

BOSTON - Built with proven Harris technology, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's STARNet system allowed federal agencies and state and local police to work together using a single communications tool.

Tags: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, G-20 Summit, Harris Corporation

WASHINGTON and CARLSBAD, CA - Driving Change, the world's first vehicular GHG management and reduction solution, was successfully piloted by the City and County of Denver in 2008.

Tags: City and County of Denver, Enviance, greenhouse gas reduction, PTI, Public Technology Institute