Maintenance

WASHINGTON - Nearly one third of District of Columbia support ambulances are out of service for repairs due to fleet age.

Tags: emergency response vehicles, Replacement cycle, District of Columbia

OLEAN, NY - City of Olean officials recently discussed several proposals to allocate funds and establish protocols to replace many city vehicles.

Tags: Leasing, Replacement cycle

WAILUKU, HI - About 350 of the county's small vehicles are more than 10 years old, according to a review by the Cost of Government Commission.

Tags: Replacement cycle, aging fleet

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: Maintenance, audit, Replacement cycle, cost-cutting, underutilization

LAKE CITY, FL - The City of Lake City is considering leasing fleet vehicles to reduce operating costs.

Tags: Leasing, Maintenance, Replacement cycle

ATLANTA - Gwinnett County Commission recently passed a measure authorizing $3.1 million for new vehicles in emergency departments.

Tags: Replacement cycle

AIKEN, SC – Aiken County's $1.5 million budget cut for next fiscal year would mean having to keep its vehicles longer, according to the Aiken Standard.

Tags: vehicle maintenance, Replacement cycle, budget cuts

HARTFORD, CT – City of Hartford Police officers will have to stick with their older, higher-mileage cars when cash-strapped communities stop buying new ones.

Tags: Police vehicles, Replacement cycle, budget deficit