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NewsApril 16, 2008

Daytona Chief Said Officer’s Use of City Car Violated Policy

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A Daytona Beach police captain who drove his city vehicle to a job interview in another part of Florida will have to dole out $3,000 of his own money for damages sustained to the Chevrolet after he crashed into a deer on the way back to the city.

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NewsApril 16, 2008

Elgin Sweeper Announces New Chassis Configuration for Sweepers

ELGIN, IL – Elgin Sweeper is making its sweepers available on the Nissan Diesel UD3300 chassis with 2007 emission engines. New regulations for on-highway diesel powered vehicles require the use of new “clean diesel” engines that reduce particulate emissions by 90 percent and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and hydrocarbon emissions by more than 50 percent.

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NewsApril 16, 2008

Hiniker Releases Salt and Sand Spreaders

MANKATO, MN – Hiniker Company’s snow and ice control product line includes two salt and sand spreaders. The 6.5-ft. model 625 is available in stainless steel and the 8-foot spreader is available in both stainless steel and carbon steel.

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NewsApril 16, 2008

Rescue Truck Added to Quincy Fire Department’s Recovering Fleet

QUINCY, MA – Quincy firefighters have a new rescue truck. The MWRA donated to the department one of its tunnel rescue vehicles that was used several years ago.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

City of Livonia to Scale Back Take-Home Vehicles

DETROIT – As gasoline prices climb and budgets get tighter, city officials are looking to scale back on the use of city-owned vehicles.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Public Agencies’ Fuel Budgets Near Empty

REDDING, CA – Many public agencies in Redding, Calif., are about to bust their fuel budgets. Redding's police department had used up 93 percent of its fuel budget for fiscal 2008 through March, figures from the city’s finance office show.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Collective Data Posts Record Sales for First Quarter

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA – Collective Data, Inc., a provider of fleet information and maintenance management software systems, announced record first quarter sales for the period ending Mar. 31, 2008. Sales posted for the first quarter in 2008 eclipsed by more than eight percent the old record for the same time period set in 2007.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Jay Leno Adds Vectrix Scooters to Garage

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Vectrix two- and three-wheel ZEVs have entered one of the world’s rarest car collections, Jay Leno’s Garage (www.Jaylenosgarage.com). Leno’s interest in alternative-fuel vehicles prompted him to test drive Vectrix — an all-electric scooter that has the horsepower to ride on the freeway.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Putnam County Take-Home Vehicle Policy Analyzed by Local Paper

PALATKA, FL – Policies vary on the personal use of government vehicles in Putnam County, including the employee’s job and for which agency or department the employee works, according to results of research by the Daily News.

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Pittsburgh Mayor Vetoes Council's Plan for City Vehicles

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl vetoed the City Council’s plan to slash city take-home vehicles and swapped it with his own plan.

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