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NewsJanuary 16, 2008

Seven City Workers Arrested and Accused of Altering Vehicle Inspection

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Seven employees working at the Fleet Services Center in East Austin, Texas, have been arrested and accused of altering inspection vehicle stickers.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Atlantic City Tightens Control Over City-Owned Vehicles

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Looking to tighten spending on its publicly-owned fleet, resort officials recently announced a recall of all vehicles belonging to employees who live outside city limits.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Metro Area Snowclearing Fleets Report Smooth Sailing, Though Higher Fuel Costs

ST. JOHN'S, CANADA – Paul Mackey, director of public works for the City of St. John's, said its fleet of snowclearing equipment has been able to handle the stress caused by the early winter storms.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Idaho Gov. Otter Mandates Added Measures to Improve Fleet Fuel Efficiency

BOISE, IDAHO – Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed an executive order aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of Idaho's fleet of vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

New York City Cuts Employee Parking Privileges

NEW YORK CITY – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that the city will reduce the number of parking placards issued to city workers by “at least 20 percent” as of Mar. 1.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Restaurant Waste Oil Will Now Fuel FreshDirect's Trucks

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Tri-State Biodiesel, Brooklyn's first major producer of biodiesel fuel, has reached an agreement with mobile grocer FreshDirect to provide its entire fleet of trucks with a clean-burning biodiesel fuel blend.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Onondaga County to Tune Up its Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)recently signed an agreement with Onondaga County's Departments of Transportation and Water Environment Protection, that will thoroughly review environmental practices at vehicle maintenance facilities at East Molloy Road, Warners, Jamesville, and Marcellus, as well as its wastewater treatment plant in Syracuse, and take action to correct any deficiencies it finds.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

Jeffersonville Looks for Smaller, More Efficient Vehicles

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN – Former City Council candidate Mike Hutt and Councilman Keith Fetz have asked the Jeffersonville City Council to consider purchasing vehicles that are smaller, cheaper, and more fuel-efficient than traditional full-sized municipal cars.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2008

City of Colorado Springs Needs $32M for Fleet

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The City of Colorado Springs needs to pump $32 million into new cars and trucks. A recent study concluded that 1,026 of the city's 1,939 vehicles — more than one for each of the city's 1,770 general fund employees — need replacing, city staff said in a memo to City Council.

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NewsJanuary 2, 2008

San Francisco Residents Turn Holiday Meal Grease Into Biofuel for City's Fleet

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco residents can contribute holiday meal waste grease from meals to help run the city's biofuel fleet of vehicles, through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's(SFPUC)SFGreasecycle program.

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