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Freeing Technicians for Higher-Priority Repairs
Could paid interns help public fleets free up experienced technicians for more complex repairs?
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Read More →Camden County, N.J. Police Department Fleet Manager Richard Dayton allegedly used a police badge and radio to pose as a police officer and rob a pedestrian. Dayton retired from active duty police work in 2005 and later joined the County's Police Department as its fleet manager.
Read More →The Washington County, Minn., Public Works Department wants to shift its fleet from a “bust-n-fix” operation to a preventive maintenance (PM) operation in 2014.
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GearWrench offers its new 84-Tooth Long Handle Ratchets. The handle on the new ratchets is more than 25-percent longer than standard ratchets, thereby offering increased reach and greater leverage, the company stated.
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Bully Dog offers its gauge tuner for Detroit, Cummins, Caterpillar, Paccar, and Mercedes heavy-duty engines. The gauge tuner changes the electronic tuning characteristics of the engine management system in order to optimize performance and reduce fuel use.
Read More →The City of Spokane, Wash., is constructing a fleet facility that will consolidate the maintenance and repair of the City’s vehicles. This is currently performed at three separate locations. Conversion of Solid Waste vehicles to run on CNG will help pay for the $12 million project.
Read More →According to Michelin, the company has donated more than 1,400 tires to the park’s fleet of 800 vehicles, including tires for patrol cars, refuse trucks, rotary snow plows, and tractor-trailers.
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The District of Columbia fire and emergency fleet, which has in recent months been under investigation for its emergency vehicle availability and the state of its aging fleet, had two ambulances catch on fire on August 13.
Read More →The 16 Ocean County, N.J., fleet employees who won the Powerball drawing this month, named “Ocean’s 16,” have verified their winning ticket. The net prize after federal and state taxes is $61,959,135. Each fleet employee will receive a check for $3,872,445.94.
Read More →Sixteen Ocean County, N.J., fleet employees share a winning lottery ticket, one of three winning tickets for the $448 million Powerball jackpot, according to the Press of Atlantic City. If taken in a lump sum, each ticket is worth $86 million before taxes.
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Clore Automotive introduced a digital battery and system tester with integrated printer, Model No. BA327, from SOLAR. This model is a testing solution for 6- and 12-volt batteries and 12- and 24-volt charging systems.
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