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News•June 28, 2006

Merced County Changes Vehicle Policy

MERCED, CA – Merced County is tightening up its policies for top employees after the State Office of Emergency Services concluded that District Attorney Gordon Spencer violated terms of a state grant.

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News•June 28, 2006

City of Montgomery Decides Not to Outsource Car Washes

MONTGOMERY, AL – Terry Gaddis, director of the fleet management department, wants the City of Montgomery to purchase a $126,000 car wash to replace a 1997 touchless automatic unit that washes 5,000 cars and trucks monthly.

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News•June 28, 2006

New Jersey to Auction Off 809 State Cars

TRENTON, NJ – Calling it a way to get a small, quick bit of cash and save $1 million a year, Gov. Jon Corzine announced June 21 that the state is ready to begin auctioning off 809 state cars.

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News•June 14, 2006

Federal Fleet Initiative Moves to FEMP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Fleet (FF) initiative is moving from the U.S. Department of Energy's FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).

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News•June 14, 2006

Pentagon Plans Major Alternative Fuel Buys

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) is asking companies to submit proposals for supplying 200 million gallons of alternative or synthetic fuel in anticipation of major field tests of vehicles and vessels by the Air Force and Navy in 2008 and 2009.

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News•June 14, 2006

Stewart Hired by Goodwill Industries to Set Up Mechanic Training Program

MACON, GA – Retired Fleet Maintenance Director Tim Stewart has been hired by Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia to set up a mechanic training program and to run its car donation program in Macon and Augusta, Ga.

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News•June 14, 2006

City of Asheville Adds Five New Alternative Fuel Trucks

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Five new compressed natural gas (CNG) pickups have been put into service by the City of Asheville as part of the city's alternative-fuel vehicles initiative.

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News•June 14, 2006

Salt Lake City to Amend Ordinance Allowing Certain Employees to Take Home City-Owned Vehicles

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City is proposing a change to its current ordinance that allows certain employees to take home city-owned cars if they live no farther than 35 miles from the corporate city limits of Salt Lake City. Also, police officers are allowed, by ordinance, to use their cars on an unrestricted basis inside Salt Lake County. And, some employees have been assessed fees based on the distance they live from the city.

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News•June 6, 2006

Ohio State Cars Soon to Use More Ethanol and Biodiesel

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Under an upcoming Ohio bill, which Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is expected to sign into law, state vehicles must buy more of a cleaner-burning mix of gasoline and ethanol.

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News•June 6, 2006

2006 NCSFA Annual Conference to be Held in Savannah, Ga.

WEST JORDAN, UTAH – The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) will hold its annual conference Sept. 10-15, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Waterfront Hotel in Savannah, Ga., located 15 miles from the airport.

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