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News•February 13, 2013

Little Rock to Refurbish Fire Truck

The City of Little Rock, Ark., Fleet Services and Fire departments have decided to refurbish a reserve aerial fire apparatus. The cost of refurbishing the unit is $250,000; a new unit would cost between $850,000 and $1 million.

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News•February 7, 2013

Collective Data Sees 21% Growth for 2012

Collective Data, Inc., a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, provider of fleet management software systems, announced today a year-over-year growth of 21% for 2012. The company attributes its continued success to the ability to offer unique solutions tailored to the needs of its clients.

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News•February 6, 2013

Web Poll Results: Vehicle Replacements Not Yet Back to Normal

Government Fleet's online poll shows that 12% of respondents are not replacing vehicles this fiscal year; 49% will be able to replace some vehicles, but they're are are not back on track with replacements.

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News•January 31, 2013

California's DGS Updates State Agency Fleet Acquisition and Management Policies

The State of California's Department of General Services' Office of Fleet Management issued a memo that updates the procedures California State departments must follow to acquire new fleet assets.

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News•January 28, 2013

Pittsburgh to Allow Advertising on City Vehicles and Other Assets

The City of Pittsburgh, Pa.’s city council passed a resolution that would allow advertising and sponsorship on specific City-owned assets in order to bring in revenue to help enhance municipal services and facilities.

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News•January 28, 2013

Cedar Rapids Reconsidering Patrol Car Choice

The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is re-evaluating its decision to go with the Chevrolet Caprice PPV as its primary patrol car and is looking at other available vehicles.

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News•January 25, 2013

Scotland County Gets Patrol Cars It Didn’t Order

The Scotland County, N.C., Sheriff’s received eight brand new, decaled patrol vehicles from a local Ford dealership earlier this month—but officials are saying they never purchased the vehicles, according to The Laurinburg Exchange.

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News•January 24, 2013

Los Angeles County Agency Restructures Procurement Process Following Auditor Review

A review of the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission’s (CDC) competitive solicitation process for the lease of 60 fleet vehicles found inadequate outreach to potential vendors. In response, the CDC has implemented changes to its procurement procedures.

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News•January 24, 2013

Charleston, S.C. Receives New Fire Engines

The two engines are Pierce Arrow XT models, and they replace a model from 1989 and 1991. The City moved the older models to the reserve fire apparatus fleet.

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News•January 16, 2013

Pew Study Finds 61 Cities' Retirement Systems Face $217 Billion Gap

Pew Charitable trusts found 61 key cities across America had a gap of more than $217 billion between what they had promised their workers in pensions and retiree health care and what they had saved to pay that bill.

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