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News•January 23, 2008

State of West Virginia May Add Hino Trucks to Fleet

CHARLESTON, WV - Hino Motors may receive some added business with the help of the state of West Virginia.

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News•January 23, 2008

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

BOISE, IDAHO - Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Dec. 20 signed an executive order aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of the state's fleet of vehicles.

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News•January 23, 2008

New York City Cuts Employee Parking Privileges

NEW YORK CITY- Following months of embarrassing reports on the blogopshere and in the news about city employees abusing their parking privileges, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the city would reduce the number of parking placards issued to city workers by “at least 20 percent” as of March 1.

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News•January 23, 2008

Hybrids for Federal Fleet EPACT Compliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 1585) includes an amendment to the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to allow the federal fleet to acquire hybrids to meet the vehicle acquisition requirements of EPAct.

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News•January 23, 2008

APWA Urges Immediate Action on Transportation Commission Recommendations

WASHINGTON – The American Public Works Association (APWA) has commended the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission after they recently released recommendations to Congress on the future of transportation funding.

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News•January 23, 2008

Allegheny County Obtains APWA Accreditation

PITTSBURGH – After undergoing a review that lasted longer than six years, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Public Works Director Tom Donatelli have received the American Public Works Association (APWA) accreditation from APWA Region II Director Edward Gottko.

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News•January 16, 2008

100 Hybrid Sedans Help Verizon's Fleet Get Greener in the New Year

NEW YORK - In metropolitan areas across the country, Verizon is adding "green" to the company's traditional red and black colors. One hundred hybrid sedans are replacing gasoline-powered vehicles in Verizon's fleet, for an estimated annual reduction in carbon emissions of 2.63 metric tons per vehicle.

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News•January 16, 2008

City to start `Waste to Fuel'

GADSDEN, AL -Gadsden's Fleet Management Department plans to kick off next month its "Waste to Fuel" used cooking oil recycling program, where cooking oil from residents and restaurants will be converted to fuel that will be used to power some of the department's vehicles.

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News•January 16, 2008

Parking Limits OK'd on Alondra

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA - Vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds will no longer be able to park on a portion of the northern side of Alondra Boulevard, officials said.

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News•January 16, 2008

Rising Fuel Prices Impacts Local Departments

LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — With the average price of gas rising and threatening to jump to $4 per gallon, municipal departments such as the department of public works and the police and fire departments in the community have to deal with the changes.

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