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Rethinking Fleet Decisions From the Budget Office to the Shop
This October we looked back at how public fleets are reconsidering familiar processes and using what they learn to make better decisions.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHThis October we looked back at how public fleets are reconsidering familiar processes and using what they learn to make better decisions.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent study by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) found if a select 10 percent of the commercial fleet vehicle population switched to propane, the country could displace nearly 1 billion gallons of gasoline annually by 2017.
Read More →HILTON HEAD, SC – The fleet of aging water-pumping trucks Hilton Head Island in South Carolina uses to fight fires could be on its way out next year, replaced with brand new vehicles that might include cutting-edge foam-spraying technology.
Read More →CHICAGO, IL – In 2006, Chicago spent $7 million to settle lawsuits for police car accidents. According to records from the Department of Law, settlements for two police pursuit accidents in 2001 and 2003 accounted for $6 million of that money.
Read More →IRVING, TX – A police squad car had been inspected and allegedly fitted with used tires a few weeks before the vehicle slid out of control in severe weather, killing an Irving, Tex., police officer.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) may switch many of its diesel-powered trucks to biodiesel fuel following a $100,000 six-month pilot project that is wrapping up.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has teamed with Utah State University (USU) and Ph.D. student Dallas Hanks on a project to grow biodiesel feedstocks along state highways.
Read More →TUCSON, AZ – Forty-two county vans operated by Pima County in Arizona are being inspected after a series of flats in May raised concerns there might be issues with their tires.
Read More →WEST JORDAN, UT – The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) is soliciting qualified nominees for its two annual awards: the “Honda Environmental Leadership Award” and “NCSFA Distinguished Member Award.”
Read More →KANSAS CITY, MO – The American Public Works Association (APWA) recently designated 22 candidates as Certified Public Fleet Professionals (CPFP).
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ABSECON, NJ – Superior Signals, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of vehicle safety lighting and traffic control products, now offers SRWW and SRTA Series low-profile light bars featuring three or four light heads with multiple flash patterns to provide the ultimate protection in workplace safety.
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