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NewsJuly 16, 2009

FleetPride Acquires Fleet Supply of Tallahassee Inc.

THE WOODLANDS, TX - FleetPride Inc., announced that it had completed the acquisition of Fleet Supply of Tallahassee Inc. The acquisition includes a 11,300 square foot warehouse and machine shop located at 720 Blountstown Highway. With this acquisition, FleetPride now has nine locations throughout Florida.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Caterpillar's New In-frame Overhaul Kits Give Customers More Options

PEORIA, IL - Caterpillar (Cat) is proud to announce the introduction of Precious Metals In-frame Overhaul Kits for on-highway engines -- for cost-effective, simple-to-order pre-packaged engine overhaul options that are backed with Cat warranties, no matter who does the work.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Macon City Wants Fleet Cut 10%

MACON, GA - Macon city administration has been given 90 days to come up with a plan for cutting the vehicle fleet by 10 percent, according to the Macon Telegraph.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Faison Announced as Consultant and Spokesperson for Raybestos Brand Police System

MCHENRY, IL - Former Equipment Superintendent Ronnie Faison managed a 2,000-vehicle fleet for the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Boston’s Fleet Maintenance Criticized in Harvard Study

BOSTON - Underutilization of vehicles and an aging fleet are a few of the issues pointed out by Harvard students in a study of the city's non-public safety vehicle fleet, reported WCVB.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Baltimore Take-Home Accidents Kept Confidential

BALTIMORE - Accident reports submitted by city drivers to the law department's Central Bureau of Investigation are not tracked or filed and are kept confidential as "attorney client information," reported Investigative Voice.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

City of Albany Worker Violates Take-Home Policy

ALBANY, GA - A city engineer employee was recently reprimanded after a civil suit revealed a 2002 take-home policy violation, WALB News reported.

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2009

Bright Ideas: Fleet Management Policies

Written procedures are critical for liability purposes, providing support to the governmental agency in lawsuit-related issues. Fleets identify best practices and steps in creating fleet policy.

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2009

Bright Ideas: Leadership/Management

Leadership and management strategies include maintaining open communication with staff and staying up-to-date in the industry.

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2009

Bright Ideas: Budgeting, Procurement, and Financing

Collaborating with other departments or fleets and conducting reverse auctions are some strategies that may be helpful during budgeting, procurement, and financing.

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