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NewsJuly 27, 2009

Fleet Employee Wins Award for <i>GF</i> Cover Image

TAMPA, FL - Community Relations Coordinator Carol Michel won an award of Meritorious for her photograph of a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Ladder Truck, featured on a 2008 cover of Government Fleet magazine.

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NewsJuly 27, 2009

City Deciding What to do with Leased 2009 Lexus

COLTON, CA - The City of Colton must decide what to do with the leased 2009 Lexus sedan former City Manager Daryl Parrish left behind when he resigned in May.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Chicago Gets $1M to Reduce Diesel Emissions

CHICAGO - The EPA recovery act funds will be used to purchase and install 35 diesel oxidation catalysts and 163 diesel-fired heaters on municipal vehicles, and partially fund two new hybrid diesel-electric aerial trucks to replace older vehicles.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Knox County Criticized for Free Employee Parking

KNOXVILLE, TN - A reported 814 public employees park for free in downtown garages, while 1,760 others pay monthly fees of $15-$30 for the same privilege.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Sioux Falls Makes $275K in Online Auctions

SIOUX FALLS, SD - By switching from its traditional auction, the city has significantly increased revenue at least 50 percent from the sale of used specialized equipment.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Riverside County Audit Prompts Stricter Take-Home Policy

RIVERSIDE, CA - The audit advises that the county could save an estimated $2.3 million by reducing the numbers of cars employees take home each night, better tracking county car use, and limiting the size of the fleet.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Fleet Consolidation a Possibility for Delaware

WILMINGTON, DE - With an $800 million budget shortfall, consolidation of government departments, including fleet, has been put on the table as a way to become more cost-effective.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

Richmond Police Tighten Take-Home Policy

RICHMOND, VA - Though there are exceptions, Richmond Police Department now gives priority of take-home vehicles to officers who live in the city.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

More States Awarded $147M for ‘Green’ Programs

WASHINGTON - Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania are the latest states to receive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy.

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NewsJuly 22, 2009

Wake County Fleet Gets Seized Corvette

RALEIGH, NC - Wake County Sheriff's Office has added a new corvette to its fleet, recently confiscated from a drug dealer.

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