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What Government Fleets Are Missing About Their True Costs
What are fleet budgets missing, and how can agencies use the data they already collect to make a stronger case for change?
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Read More →DALLAS – BAF Technologies, a provider of natural gas and propane vehicle upfits, has appointed Dave Loper as regional sales manager for BAF. Loper joins BAF from Hybrid Fuel Systems, where he served as senior account manager.
Read More →APPLETON, WI – Labrie Equipment Ltd., of Quebec, has finalized its purchase of the Leach refuse truck product lines from Federal Signal Corp., according to Waste News. Labrie will gain control of the assets Aug. 1. The agreement also includes Leach's parts business, which Labrie will acquire Jan. 1, 2007.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – Portland, Ore., is the big city doing the best job of making its resources sustainable for future generations to enjoy without passing on a major cost burden, a new study says.
Read More →WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has opened a new public use compressed natural gas (CNG) facility at the T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick.
Read More →CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Metro is now fueling all of its buses with a 50-percent blend of biodiesel and regular diesel fuel. According to a Metro release, the agency intends to use the 50-percent blend in April through October, when the average temperature is over 40 degrees, and then switch back to the normal 20-percent blend in colder months.
Read More →CINCINATTI – Drive Train Systems, a division of parent company Drive Train Industries, has released its video-based air brake training solutions. These training systems have been developed to train operators on how to safely drive air brake-equipped fire apparatus. Since the number two cause of death of firefighters is auto accidents.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently signed an Executive Directive to accelerate the pace of biodiesel use in city fleets. The city has been a long-term user of a B-20 biodiesel blend (80-percent petroleum diesel, 20-percent biodiesel) with the San Francisco Airport, Department of Public Works, MUNI buses, San Francisco Zoo, and ferries using the fuel successfully.
Read More →OSHKOSH, WI – Oshkosh Truck received a contract estimated to be worth $740.2 million to supply the Marine Corps with new logistics-vehicle system replacement trucks.
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SEATTLE – At a public ceremony over the weekend in Port Orchard, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), and Subaru unveiled their latest effort in working together to enhance traffic safety.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal auditors have found that several Department of Energy (DOE) operations have more vehicles than they use.
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