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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

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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

Videos•by Staff Writer•January 14, 2014

Leading Fleets Award Introduction

The Leading Fleets awards recognizes operations that are performing at a high level in fleet innovation and leadership. For more information and to apply, click here.

News•January 13, 2014

Louisville Fleet Rolled Into Budget Department

Louisville Metro, Ky., is moving its fleet and facilities divisions from the Department Public Works to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday. The agency has also hired Cathy Duncan as its new director of Facilities and Fleet.

News•January 13, 2014

Applications Open for Leading Fleets Award

Applications for the Leading Fleets award are now open. Government fleets are encouraged to submit an application for the new award recognizing operations that are performing at a high level in fleet innovation and leadership.

News•by Thi Dao•January 10, 2014

Audit: Okla. Should Trim Underused Vehicles to Save $1.3M

The State of Oklahoma can save $1.3 million a year by reducing the number of underutilized non-pursuit light-duty vehicles by 30%, a fleet consultant has recommended.

News•January 9, 2014

Ariz. City Hiring Fleet Analyst

The City of Tempe in Arizona currently has an open recruitment for a full-time fleet analyst.

News•January 8, 2014

Diesel Fuel Gelling Stalls Trucks as Temps Drop

Fleet managers overseeing snowplows and diesel trucks in several states reported fuel gelling as a result of frigid temperatures in the Midwest and eastern U.S.

Products•January 6, 2014

FirstDock for Dell ATG "E" Laptops

First Mobile's FirstDock for the Dell ATG "E" Series laptop includes two custom features: a USB port in the front of the dock and a second serial connector for added convenience.

News•January 6, 2014

Calif. City's Consolidated Garage to Save $500K Annually

The City of Modesto, Calif., is expanding a bus maintenance facility so it can handle the city's entire vehicle fleet in a consolidation expected to save the city $500,000 a year.

News•December 27, 2013

Orlando Rolls Out Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Trucks

Nine new refuse trucks using Parker Hannifin's RunWise hybrid drive system headed out on Thursday to help handle the city's most demanding waste-collection shift after Christmas Day.

News•December 23, 2013

Ill. City's Consolidated Garage Helps Save $1.3M

The City of Springfield, Ill., opted to consolidate four separate maintenance garages following a study by CST Fleet Services that recommended the move among $1.3 million in cost saving initiatives.

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