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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•June 30, 2014

GM Recalls Pickup Trucks, SUVs, Police Sedans

General Motors is recalling nearly 400,000 full-size pickup trucks and SUVs used in government fleets as well as nearly 5,000 Chevrolet Caprice PPV sedans.

News•June 27, 2014

N.Y. Municipality May Short-Cycle Vehicles

The City of Rome, N.Y., is considering short-cycling its vehicles in an effort to update its aging fleet. Motivated by neighboring cities and towns already using this strategy, officials are working with an auction company to see if the plan is possible.

News•June 25, 2014

GFX Video Provides Show Recap

Government Fleet has released a video of the 2014 Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX), giving the industry a peek at some of the events and activities at the show.

Videos•by Staff Writer•June 25, 2014

GFX 2014 Recap

Here's a brief recap of the 2014 Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX), which took place June 2-4 in San Diego, Calif.

News•June 25, 2014

Ga. Sheriff Denied Fuel Funding

After the Barrow County commission denied the sheriff's request for an additional $547,000 for fuel, fleet maintenance, and overtime, the sheriff said he wouldn’t have money to fuel patrol vehicles.

News•June 20, 2014

Report: USPS Can't Afford to Replace Aging Fleet

During fiscal year 2012, the USPS spent more than $906 million on maintenance for its fleet of nearly 212,000 vehicles that is one of the largest in the country.

News•June 20, 2014

Santa Ana Changes Parts Vendor

The Santa Ana City Council has approved a contract with Warren Distributing to supply parts to the city's vehicle fleet, replacing a former parts vendor that became embroiled in a corruption probe.

News•by Thi Dao•June 16, 2014

Utah County Fleet Manager to Retire, Successor Named

John Webster, fleet management director for Salt Lake County, Utah, will retire on July 15. Greg Nuzman, currently associate director, will replace Webster.

News•June 16, 2014

Mich. City's Parts Budget Soars

Facing a ballooning parts budget for its aging fleet of 205 vehicles, Bay City in Michigan is seeking to nearly double its vehicle replacement fund to $1.8 million.

Products•June 13, 2014

Toolgate

The Toolgate is a tool storage solution that bolts on to the lift gate of a light-duty pickup truck. The Toolgate comes with a lift assist and divider system to help open the lid and organize tool storage.

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