The City of Loveland, Colo., has added six hydraulic hybrid garbage trucks to its fleet. The city expects the hybrid drive system to pay for itself in fuel and maintenance savings in 6.2 years.
The City of Springfield, Ohio, will spend $1.1 million in 2015 to upgrade its aging fleet of vehicles by adding police cruisers, investigation bureau vehicles, snow plows, and possibly a fire engine.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has added six new tow plows to its statewide winter arsenal. A tow plow allows one plow truck and driver to clear two lanes at once.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has put into service the first Odyne Systems plug-in system equipped bucket truck in California.
The City of Scottsdale, Ariz., has placed four Pierce Impel pumpers on duty and purchased two more that will be delivered in April 2015.
The Madison, Ala., Police Department has used a $320,000 grant from a local foundation to purchase eight new fully equipped police vehicles.
Rowan County in North Carolina has issued a request for proposal for a $1.1 million financing contract to purchase 31 vehicles.
The Oklahoma City Police Department has added two Airbus AStar helicopters into service as part of fleet upgrade plan to expand the agency's airborne law enforcement capabilities.
Cascade County, Montana, has been able to save money by consolidating purchasing under the Public Works department and plans to implement a vehicle replacement plan that would take a fleet vehicle out of service at 10 years or 100,000 miles.
The National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), National IPA, and The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) announced the formation of a group promising to uphold ethics in procurement and respect among cooperatives and user groups.
The City of El Paso, Texas, has added 29 new Dodge Charger Pursuit patrol cars and three Dodge sport utility vehicles with a new color scheme to replace aging Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors.
The District of Columbia took delivery of six new pumper engines this month as part of $34 million investment to improve its emergency response fleet. Four additional pumpers are expected be delivered this year.
The City of Wichita, Kan., is having problems getting contractors to help city staff with snow plowing because the businesses are already too busy. The city now plans to build up the fleet and change the way it plows.
Next year, the City of Houston will begin purchasing light-duty trucks with a gaseous prep package in order to have a supply of vehicles that can be converted to propane autogas.
A municipal union president is criticizing City of Mansfield, Ohio, officials for purchasing three Nissan NV200 vans instead of buying its usual General Motors vehicles, the Mansfield News Journal reported.
Data from Government Fleet's survey shows fewer fleets reporting size increases compared to last year, and a slight rise in those reporting operating budget increases.
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