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News•March 22, 2013

Alabama's Governor Signs Order Creating State Office of Fleet Management

Alabama’s Governor Robert J. Bentley signed an executive order in March that establishes an Office of Fleet Management, and a fleet manager position, within the Alabama Department of Transportation.

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News•March 22, 2013

Utah Division of Air Quality Awards CNG Vehicle Funds to Area Government Organizations

Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded grant and loan funds for the purchase of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled vehicles to Salt Lake City and the Utah Transit Authority.

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News•March 20, 2013

Trussville, Ala., Opens New CNG Fueling Station

The City of Trussville, Ala., has opened a new pubblicly accessible CNG fueling station. The 40 CNG-fueled vehicles operated by the City will refuel at this location.

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News•March 18, 2013

San Luis Obispo County Approves New Fleet Purchasing Policy

The San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors approved a new vehicle purchasing policy that incorporates fuel efficiency and emissions reductions into vehicle purchasing decisions. This replaces a low-bid purchasing policy.

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News•March 11, 2013

U.S. Postal Service Saves Nearly $12 Million With Fuel-Saving Initiatives

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) saved $11.7 million in fuel costs through a mix of route optimization, alternative-fuel use, purchasing fuel in bulk, and by encouraging employees to adopt more fuel-efficient driving practices.

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News•March 7, 2013

Phoenix Unveils CNG Refuse Trucks and Fueling Station

The City of Phoenix, Ariz.’s Mayor Greg Stanton, Vice Mayor Bill Gates, and other community leaders unveiled Phoenix’s new compressed natural gas (CNG) solid waste trucks and its newly enhanced slow-fill fueling station in mid-February.

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News•March 6, 2013

State of Oklahoma Takes Delivery of First of 242 Ram CNG Trucks

Chrysler Group LLC has begun the delivery of 242 new 2013 Ram 2500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup trucks to the State of Oklahoma. ODOT will use the Ram CNG bi-fuel pickups primarily as service trucks on the state’s roads and highways.

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News•February 28, 2013

Kanawha County, W. Va., Working to Convert Vehicles to CNG

Kanawha County, W. Va., is planning to convert a number of its fleet vehicles to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG) and is making progress toward this goal.

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News•February 27, 2013

NASPO Forms National Cooperative Purchasing Organization

The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) has formed a subsidiary entity, the WSCA/NASPO Cooperative Purchasing Organization with the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) to manage its national cooperative purchasing program.

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News•February 25, 2013

Oakwood, Ga. Implements New Anti-Idling Policy

The City of Oakwood, Ga., has implemented a new anti-idling policy for its fleet vehicles and equipment. The policy prohibits idling for gasoline-, diesel-, and natural-gas-fueled vehicles.

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