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Thi Dao

Former Executive Editor

Thi Dao is the former executive editor of Government Fleet magazine. 

News•by Thi Dao•July 13, 2016

Audit: New Orleans Fleet Management Needs Overhaul

The City of New Orleans does not know how many vehicles it has, how often they are used, or what types of repairs are performed on them, an audit from the city’s Office of Inspector General found.

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News•by Thi Dao•July 1, 2016

Audit: New Orleans Must Improve Fuel Controls

The City of New Orleans needs to improve oversight of its fuel dispensing program, an audit from the city’s Office of Inspector General found. The audit found the city could not reliably track fuel use or determine who was using fuel, in what quantities, and for which vehicles.

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News•by Thi Dao•June 29, 2016

Columbus to Add 200 EVs After Winning Smart City Challenge

The City of Columbus, Ohio, was selected as the winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, earning up to $50 million. Columbus’ proposal includes the addition of 200 electric vehicles to the fleet.

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News•by Thi Dao•June 28, 2016

San Diego County Opens $22M Fleet Facility

San Diego County, Calif., opened its $22 million fleet facility building in May. The structure consists of a 45,000-square-foot ground floor fleet service operation and four levels of parking for fleet vehicles and county employees.

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Articles•by Thi Dao•June 14, 2016

Unique Fleet Vehicles

You won’t find these vehicles at many fleets! We asked fleets about the unusual vehicles their agencies own and operate. Here are a few of their unique fleet units.

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FleetSpeak•by Thi Dao•June 7, 2016

Technician vs. Mechanic

While you may think it doesn’t matter what technicians are called if they get the same pay, moving toward the technician title adds professionalism to the industry and better reflects what modern technicians actually do.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Thi Dao•June 1, 2016

Should Fleets Worry About Vehicle Hacking?

Is vehicle hacking a real threat? Here’s a look at what the industry is doing to protect vehicles from hackers.

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Articles•by Thi Dao•May 27, 2016

Q&A with the Fleet Manager of the Year Finalists

This year’s Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year finalists discuss the most challenging aspects of their jobs, their biggest accomplishments, and what they’re most excited about this year.

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Articles•by Thi Dao•May 26, 2016

Calif. Fleets Add Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Sedans

Think fuel cell vehicles are too expensive for government fleets? That’s not the case for some California agencies.

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News•by Thi Dao•May 23, 2016

Calif. County’s Parts Outsourcing Saved $2.1M

Sonoma County, Calif., has saved nearly $2.1 million after five years of outsourcing parts management and has authorized a two-year extension of the contract.

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