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News•September 19, 2006

Man Files Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Against Suffolk, Va., in Garbage Truck Crash

SUFFOLK, VA – The city of Suffolk, Va., faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that accuses municipal officials and employees of putting motorists at risk when the city allowed its garbage trucks to park on its roads and highways to pick up trash.

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News•September 19, 2006

Urbana to Consider Permit for Fleet Maintenance Facility

URBANA, IL – The Urbana, Ill., City Council will consider whether to issue a special use permit to allow Champaign County government to build a new highway fleet maintenance building at the southeast corner of East Main Street and Lierman Avenue.

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News•September 19, 2006

Segway Recalls Entire Fleet of Personal Transporters

NEW YORK – On Sept. 14, Segway — famous for its Segway Personal Transporter scooters — announced a recall of all 23,500 machines it has sold to date.

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News•September 12, 2006

Pittsburgh Fleet Outsource Agreement Over-Budget

PITTSBURGH, PA – An Ohio company hired last year to streamline maintenance of the City of Pittsburgh's 1,000-vehicle fleet and cut costs is projected to exceed its three-year spending limit.

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News•September 12, 2006

Charlotte City Council OKs Purchase of Video Cameras for Police Fleet

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Charlotte City Council voted 6-4 to spend $4.5 million over five years for digital video cameras in police vehicles.

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News•September 12, 2006

Winston-Salem Names City Manager to Oversee Fleet Services Department

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The City of Winston-Salem has hired Martha Wheelock to be the city manager.

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News•September 12, 2006

Former President Clinton to Get Custom Hybrid SUV

NEW YORK – Former President Bill Clinton will take delivery of a specially outfitted ‘Presidential Edition' Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV later this month.

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News•September 12, 2006

NAFA President Gibbens Speaks at Virginia DOT Award Ceremony

ISELIN, NJ – Charles Gibbens, Jr., president of the National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA), addressed the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Annual Equipment Repair Supervisors/Managers Workshop on Aug. 23-24, 2006.

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News•September 12, 2006

Flagstaff to Implement Program to Limit Greenhouse Gasses

FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Officials in Flagstaff, Ariz., agreed to undergo a major push to inventory pollution sources and limit their future output in a continuing effort to ‘go green.'

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News•September 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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