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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 →SALT LAKE CITY – In the wake of two fatal accidents in Utah during the past nine months that have involved large 15-passenger vans, the Salt Lake County Council has voted to immediately ban minors from riding in the vehicles.
Read More →UKIAH, CA – With the significant rise in fuel costs, Mendocino County, Calif., fleet costs are skyrocketing. The County provides fuel and maintenance for 275 county vehicles, including those driven by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, County Public Health, Social Services, building inspectors, among others.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has donated five clean-burning, fuel-efficient Tribute Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The vehicles are prototypes of Mazda's Tribute compact SUV and are part of 30 total Tribute Hybrid SUVs that Mazda will loan to fire agencies across Southern California.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) has proposed an amendment that would install an E-85 pump near the Capitol Complex for official vehicles to use. The amendment was included in the Manager's Amendment to the FY07 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill.
Read More →ISELIN, NJ – The National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA) has announced the winners of its Larry Goill Awards for Quality Fleet Management Ideas. This year's winners are Gregg Hodgdon, CAFM, director of fleet operations with E.A. Sween Company in Eden Prairie, Minn., and Erle Potter, state equipment manager with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in Richmond, Va.
Read More →CALUMET CITY, IL – Calumet City officials say they are confident that an old garbage truck converted into a graffiti-removal vehicle will dramatically help to keep the city clean.
Read More →PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – Higher gasoline prices, more vehicles on the road, and a generous take-home car policy are driving the Palm Beach County sheriff's annual fuel costs over the $7 million mark.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – The Government Fleet article on “How to Select Fleet Management Software,” along with tables, is now available on Fleet-Central.com.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – City-owned vehicles in San Francisco, including fire engines, buses, and even a mobile zoo, will use biodiesel fuel now that an executive directive has been issued by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Read More →BURNABY, B.C. – Following on the heels of a successful oversubscribed financing of $10 million, the City of Chicago has ordered an additional 550 WebTech WT5000 Locators and associated fleet services for use in the City's Street and Sanitation Department for use in refuse trucks and SUVs. This new order brings the number of WebTech-enabled City vehicles to over 1,700.
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