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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•October 28, 2010

Automotive Training Authority Offers Free Green Technology Courses

VISTA, CA - The Automotive Training Authority (ATA) is offering free "green" aftermarket training courses on servicing and diagnosing hybrid vehicles, understanding biodiesel/clean diesel technology, and cylinder safety inspection for CNG vehicles.

News•October 28, 2010

Westchester County Reduces Take-Home Cars

WHITE PLAINS, NY - As part of cost-cutting measures, Westchester County is cutting take-home cars for some of its 109 government workers with the privilege.

News•October 25, 2010

City of Dallas Fleet Services Getting an Overhaul

DALLAS - City of Dallas officials are working to overhaul management of the City's Fleet Services Division, which operates a 5,100-unit fleet. Points identified for improvement include reduction of vehicle downtime, better adherence to preventive maintenance schedule, and faster make ready processing of vehicles.

News•October 25, 2010

Audit Calls for San Jose to Eliminate 93 Take-Home Vehicles

SAN JOSE, CA - An audit of the City of San Jose fleet found the City could save $630K annually by eliminating 93 take-home vehicles.

News•October 21, 2010

Students Gain Fleet Maintenance Experience

WAUSAU, WI - One of the apprenticeships offered to high school students across Northcentral Wisconsin is with the Wausau Department of Public Works automotive maintenance team, where students can learn about repairing vehicles.

News•October 18, 2010

Houston Approves Fleet Consolidation Plan to Save $21.8M

HOUSTON - On Oct. 13, Houston City Council approved a fleet consolidation plan to achieve $21.8 million in fleet savings. The plan includes the creation of a Fleet Management Department.

News•October 18, 2010

Portland Metro Selects New Fleet Management Software

PORTLAND, OR - Metro, an elected regional government in Portland, Ore., that manages a fleet of approximately 100 vehicles, has signed a contract to deploy AssetWorks fleet management software FleetFocus.

News•October 14, 2010

NYC Employees Test Car Sharing

NEW YORK - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and others announced Oct. 12 the start of New York City's first-ever car share program for city employees, which allows employees at the Department of Transportation to share use of dedicated Zipcar vehicles for daily official business.

News•October 14, 2010

City of Odessa Selects New Fleet Management Software

ODESSA, TEXAS - The City of Odessa signed a contract to deploy AssetWorks' FleetFocus comprehensive maintenance management software.

News•October 11, 2010

Zuniga Named Oklahoma Fleet Manager

OKLAHOMA CITY - Terry Zuniga was appointed to the position of fleet manager with the state of Oklahoma Department of Central Services (DCS) Fleet Management Division, effective Sept. 26, 2010.

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