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News•July 2, 2010

City of Warren Eliminates Take-Home Cars & Cell Phones

WARREN, MI - City of Warren Mayor Jim Fouts has eliminated take-home vehicles and city-paid cell phones to cut costs.

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News•July 1, 2010

Electric Utility Fleets Preview International Trucks

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Attendees of the 57th annual Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) recently had a chance to view the all-new International TerraStar Class 4/5 medium-duty truck, the Class 2-3c all-electric eStar truck, and an International DuraStar medium-duty truck equipped with a natural gas conversion powertrain.

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News•July 1, 2010

City of Baltimore Launches Car Sharing Program

BALTIMORE - The City of Baltimore has partnered with Zipcar Inc. to launch a car-sharing program with 22 new Zipcars parked in locations across the city.

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News•July 1, 2010

San Francisco Plans Savings by Tracking Fleet Closer

SAN FRANCISCO - The City of San Francisco will keep closer track of employees' use of city vehicles to crack down on abuse and better manage the fleet to save money.

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Articles•June 30, 2010

Bright Ideas: Fuel Management

Applying basic best practices such as right-sizing and idling reduction are effective approaches to trimming fuel costs. Using a web-based data management system, purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles, and relocating a key fueling station are other ways to reduce fuel consumption and man-hours.

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News•June 27, 2010

Audit of Montana Fleet Finds Potential Fuel Card Misuse

HELENA, MT - A recent audit uncovered potential for abuse of Montana state fuel cards and is prompting further investigation by state officials.

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News•June 27, 2010

Gwinnett County Cuts Down on Fuel Consumption

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Gwinnett County has managed to meet a 3-percent reduction in fuel expenditures by monitoring fuel inventory levels to ensure only authorized users fuel up at county fuel sites.

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News•June 27, 2010

Hawaii County Cuts More than Half of Take-Home Vehicles

HILO, HI - Hawaii County's take-home vehicle assignments have dropped by 54 percent since December 2008.

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News•June 17, 2010

NYC Parks Dept. Deploys Hybrid Trucks

NEW YORK CITY - The New York City (NYC) Parks Department is working to green its fleet as part of a citywide goal to curb carbon dioxide by 30 percent by the year 2017.

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News•June 17, 2010

Denver Adds Four Hybrid Trucks to Fleet

DENVER - The four new Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid aerial bucket trucks will be used for forestry, traffic signal, and traffic sign repair.

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