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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

California Switches to New Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel

SACRAMENTO, CA – The state of California has made the switch to new Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel in preparation for new, cleaner-operating, heavy-duty trucks equipped with advanced emission control systems that debut next January.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

University of Florida Implements Green Fleet Initiatives

TALAHASSEE, FL – A recent University of Florida (UF) event demonstrated the school's first ethanol fuel station.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Heil Environmental Sells its Truck Equipment Business

CHATTANOOGA, TN – Heil Environmental sold its truck equipment business, consisting of the Heil Truck Equipment Group and Heil South distributorship, to Truck Bodies and Equipment International, Inc., a portfolio company of Kirtland Capital Partners.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Police Car Squabble Has Judge Seeing Red

PATERSON, NJ –Police cars in Paterson, N.J. will continue to be painted in the colors of red, white, and blue, according to a recent state court settlement brought on by a political feud.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Hybrids May Replace SUVs in County Fleet

EAGLE, CO – The Eagle County, Colo., commissioners have asked for bids to buy as many as 20 gas/electric hybrid cars — possibly Toyota Priuses and a handful of Toyota Camrys — to replace the same number of vehicles in the county's current fleet.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Police Car Tech Woes for Gilroy Police Department

GILROY, CA – State-of-the-art computers installed over the past two years in 28 Police Department police cruisers for the City of Gilroy have gone haywire, costing the city more than $50,000 in repairs and replacement parts.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Des Moines Police to Test 8 Honda Accord Hybrids in Pilot Program

DES MOINES, IA – Des Moines taxpayers will pay more than $220,000 for eight new hybrid police cars — a move officials said could save thousands of dollars as gasoline prices remain high.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Zipcar Expands Partnership With City of Somerville

SOMERVILLE, MA – The City of Somerville has expanded its partnership with Zipcar, North America's largest car sharing company, to provide more area residents and businesses with a cost-effective and greener alternative to car ownership.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2006

Record Use of Biofuels by Illinois State Fleet

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Building on efforts to help support Illinois' farmers and to expand the use of clean and renewable energy, Governor Rod Blagojevich announced a record use of biofuels and a dramatic increase of flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) in the State's motor vehicle fleet.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 1, 2006

Public Forum - Tires are Getting Bigger & More Expensive

Replacement tires are a fleet’s third-largest operating expense. And this expense is growing.

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