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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 →The city’s Utilities Fleet Management Department formed a diesel technology co-op and internship program with Ozarks Technical Community College in 2004 to train mechanics. To date, five students have completed the program.
Read More →The Department of Public Works implemented a three-phase process through Fleet Counselor Services’ Utilization Management Program to cut or redeploy unnecessary vehicles.
Read More →As vehicles and equipment grow increasingly high-tech, the skilled technician shortage in public sector fleets promises to worsen. Operational changes can help recruitment and retention.
Read More →The use of sport/utility vehicles in the public sector often sparks concern over issues of initial price, fuel and maintenance costs, and environmental impact. A carefully developed policy helps match function to the appropriate vehicle.
Read More →BALTIMORE – A customized mobile command post built by LDV, Inc., has been delivered for use by the State of Maryland Transportation Authority. It will be the centerpiece of LDV's booth at this year's Government Security Expo and Conference scheduled to take place at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center Apr. 26-27. The command center will be utilized for disaster event coordination and communications, as well as planned crowd control situations.
Read More →BOSTON – The City of New Britain, Conn., will pay $50,000 to resolve violations of the federal Clean Water Act as the result of improper discharges of vehicle maintenance wastewaters at the City's Dept. of Public Works and other facilities where municipal vehicles were washed and maintained.
Read More →BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has traded a sedan for an SUV, according to the Web site www.kxma.com. Hoeven's official car is now a black 2006 GMC Yukon. For the past three years, he's driven a Buick Park Avenue. Both vehicles are leased.
Read More →THOUSAND OAKS, CA – J.D. Power and Associates has ranked the Caterpillar C-15 highest in customer satisfaction with vocational heavy-duty truck diesel engines, according to a recently released study on Heavy-Duty Truck Engine/Transmissions. A Caterpillar engine has ranked highest in the vocational segment five consecutive times.
Read More →ROCKVILLE, MD - ICOP Digital, Inc., a provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, announced that the Rockville City Police Department has ordered 40 ICOP Model 20/20 units for fleet-wide deployment.
Read More →FAIRFAX, VA – ExxonMobil has added a new product to its Mobil Delvac lubricants and greases lineup — Mobil Delvac Extended Life Coolant/Antifreeze.
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