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News•July 15, 2010

MEMA Meeting Features Ford & Chrysler

WHITTIER, CA - The Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) held its Annual Picnic and Vendor Fair on Thursday, July 14, at Parnell Park in Whittier, Calif. The meeting had a record number of 105 attendees ranging from Southern California municipal fleet employees and managers to product vendors.

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News•July 15, 2010

Audit Targets Oklahoma County Travel Pay and County Vehicle Use

McALESTER, OK - The Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector’s Office (OSAI) performed a special audit to “review officials’ salary increase for travel allowance and determine if it was proper.”

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News•July 15, 2010

Toyota 8-Series Lift Truck Modified to Perform Unmanned Robotic Pallet Manipulation

IRVINE, CA - Over two days in June, the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency hosted demonstrations of an MIT-developed prototype unmanned robotic Toyota lift truck capable of locating, lifting, moving, and placing palletized supplies within an existing outdoor supply depot.

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News•July 12, 2010

Switch to Online Auctions Helps Galveston Draw More Money

GALVESTON, TEXAS - The City of Galveston has nearly doubled its earning from auction items since making the switch to an online auction site in 2008.

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News•July 11, 2010

Report Recommends Reimbursement for San Mateo County

SAN MATEO, CA - Reimbursing employees for driving their own cars rather than assigning them county-owned vehicles could save San Mateo County up to $1.7 million per year, according to a recent grand jury report.

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News•July 8, 2010

Gov’t Fleet Managers Work Together to Find Solutions

AUSTIN, TX - Public sector fleet managers had the opportunity to get feedback from peers on how to handle some of the biggest challenges they face today during a roundtable discussion at the Government Fleet & Expo.

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News•July 8, 2010

Take-Home Cars Eliminated for St. Louis County Dept. Heads

CLAYTON, MO - St. Louis County department heads will lose their take-home vehicles at the end of 2010 as part of a plan to cut 1 percent from the county's budget next year.

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News•July 8, 2010

New Hampshire Joins WSCA Contract

CONCORD, NH - New Hampshire is the latest state to join the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) contract.

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News•July 2, 2010

GFX Speaker Presentations Available Online

TORRANCE, CA - Several presentations from the 2010 Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX) in Austin are now available online.

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News•July 2, 2010

City of Warren Eliminates Take-Home Cars & Cell Phones

WARREN, MI - City of Warren Mayor Jim Fouts has eliminated take-home vehicles and city-paid cell phones to cut costs.

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