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Work Orders Are More Than Records. They're a Roadmap to Fleet Availability

What if your work orders could predict failures, uncover hidden costs, and boost fleet availability? Here's how leading fleets are using the data.

How Public Fleets Earn Public Trust and Operate Under Scrutiny

White cargo van driving on a paved road with trees and greenery in the background.

Drive More Profit with Greater Fleet Uptime

Cover of a whitepaper titled “The Hidden Costs of Departmentally Assigned Vehicles on Your Fleet” featuring a black fleet vehicle driving on a road at sunset. Subheadline reads: “Discover how your fleet can reduce costs and minimize risk by implementing vehicle sharing.” The document focuses on fleet optimization, vehicle sharing, cost reduction, utilization tracking, and risk management for fleet operations.

The Fleet Efficiency Gap: Where Budgets, Utilization & Risk Collide

News•December 7, 2012

Ohio DOT Adds New Lights to Snowplows and Brine on Bridges to Prep for Winter

DELAWARE and NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is updating its snowplow trucks with green strobe lights to help prevent accidents. ODOT is also prepping its bridges using salt brine as area weather stations predict winter road conditions and frost.

News•December 6, 2012

Melvin Named Technician of the Month for November

TORRANCE, CA – Government Fleet has named Matt Melvin, Equipment Mechanic II for the City of San Bernadino, Calif., as its Technician of the Month for November 2012.

News•December 6, 2012

GF Webinar Discusses How 'Green' Chemical Products Can Benefit the Bottom Line

TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet hosted a webinar on the benefits that “green” vehicle lubricants, degreasers, and cleaners can offer fleet operations.

News•December 6, 2012

Natural Gas Vehicle Institute Recognized as ASE-Certified CASE Training Provider

LAS VEGAS, NV - NGVi is the first and only ASE-certified CASE provider that specializes in training for the natural gas vehicle industry.

Products•December 5, 2012

CP7782 Series Impact Wrenches

Chicago Pneumatic, a provider of performance air tools, has announced the new CP7782 series of 1 inch impact wrenches for truck and heavy vehicle tire shop mechanics.

Products•December 3, 2012

Portable LED Automotive Work Light

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight brand offers its MUL-15-4V portable LED automotive work light with included magnetic base and cigarette lighter plug. A user can operate the LED light with a wide range of voltages ranging from 9 to 48V DC, meaning a user doesn’t need any special converters or transformers to transfer this unit from one vehicle to the next.

News•November 30, 2012

Santa Ana’s Facilities-Fleet Maintenance-Central Stores Department Receives ASE Blue Seal Honor

SANTA ANA, CA - To receive the honor, 75% of the technicians who perform diagnosis and repair with a maintenance operation must be ASE-certified.

News•November 29, 2012

A Closer Look at the Anaheim Fleet

ANAHEIM, CA – City of Anaheim, Calif., Fleet Superintendent Ron Lindsey provided Government Fleet staff with a facility tour, as well as an update on fleet operations.

News•November 27, 2012

Stertil-Koni Launches Major Initiative to Spur Certified Lift Inspector Program Participation

STEVENSVILLE, MD – Heavy-duty lift provider Stertil-Koni initiated a new program among its distributor network to boost enrollment and participation in the recently launched Lift Inspector Certification Program, designed and run by the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI).

Products•November 26, 2012

Nova Electronics Stick-A-LED

The Stick-A-LED warning lights are compact, high-intensity auxiliary LEDs designed to provide a powerful warning signal with fast and easy installation.

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