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News•October 5, 2015

Report: Digger Derrick Operating Costs Grow by 81% Over 10-Year Cycle

Utilimarc’s newly released digger derrick report collected data from more than 50 of its utility and municipal fleet benchmarking clients and their active digger derricks.

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Articles•by Thi Dao•October 5, 2015

What's New in Motor Pool Technology?

Mobile apps, more integration, better reporting, and heavy equipment sharing are some of the new and upcoming features of fleet car sharing solutions.

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News•October 2, 2015

Audit: Utah Board of Ed Employees Misused Vehicles

An internal audit of the Utah State Board’s Office of Education (USBOE) found multiple occasions where government employees misused state fleet vehicles.

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Products•September 30, 2015

Quick Tread Flush Mount

Hunter Engineering Company’s Quick Tread drive-over tread depth unit with flush mount configuration automatically measures the tread depth of each tire in seconds.

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News•September 30, 2015

Aging New Orleans Fire Fleet Stranding Firefighters

The aging New Orleans Fire Department fleet has come under increased scrutiny, following several vehicle breakdowns that stranded firefighters heading to calls.

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News•September 29, 2015

Officials Allegedly Pressured Analyst to Boost Reimbursements

Elected officials pressured a Snohomish County (Wash.) analyst into fraudulently inflating the amount they received for vehicle reimbursements, according to a March complaint.

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News•September 29, 2015

N.Y. County's Take-Home Vehicles Politicized

Candidates running for Monroe County's (N.Y.) executive role have been debating the county's $1 million in annual spending for take-home vehicles with the challenger calling the expenditure excessive.

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News•September 29, 2015

Town Council Opts for Refurbished Fire Truck

The Monteverde (Fla.) Town Council is expected to purchase a reconditioned fire engine rather than a ladder truck that drew opposition from residents because the town charges property owners usage fees for its fleet vehicles.

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News•September 28, 2015

Heavy-Duty Bucket Truck Operating Costs Increasing

This utility fleet benchmarking study from Utilimarc looks at heavy-duty bucket truck trends including average purchase price by year, operating costs, average miles driven, MPG, maintenance, and average age.

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News•September 28, 2015

City Partially Outsources Fleet Management

The City of Lake Oswego (Ore.) has hired Enterprise Fleet Management to maintain and service part of the city's vehicle fleet and plans to sell off its 24 fleet vehicles and replace them with leased units.

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