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News•November 30, 2005

Rotary Offers Free Facility Planning Assistance For Fleets

MADISON, IN — Rotary, a vehicle lift manufacturer, offers free professional facility planning assistance through its assistPRO program, available to fleets, dealers, and independent repair facilities that service any type of vehicle, as well as their architects. Rotary has recently expanded the assist-PRO program to include training courses and a Web portal.

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News•November 30, 2005

CALSTART 2020 Conference Set for Dec. 1 at L.A. Convention Center

PASADENA, CA — CALSTART's second annual 2005 California's Transportation Energy Future Conference, also known as the “2020” conference, is set for December 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The conference will chart a course toward the year 2020 and a path to a better, more secure transportation energy future in California.

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News•November 30, 2005

North Carolina and New Mexico to Transition State Fleets to Biodiesel

RALEIGH, NC and ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico and North Carolina are set to increase the use of alternative fuels. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson signed an executive order in late-September that requires cabinet-level state agencies, public schools, and institutions of higher education to meet 15 percent of their transportation fuel needs with ethanol or biodiesel by 2010.

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News•November 30, 2005

Bobit to Publish Vincentric Lifecycle Cost Data

TORRANCE, CA – Bobit Business Media and Vincentric, an automotive data compilation and analysis firm, have formed a strategic alliance to provide access to lifecycle cost data to the fleet industry.

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News•November 30, 2005

U.S. Military Using B-20 Biodiesel to Power Large Transport Vehicles

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — At Camp Pendleton, the semis that haul the Marines' 70-ton M-1 tanks have been running on B-20, a mix of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel, for more than two years.

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News•November 30, 2005

Collins Named Fleet Manager for City of Forest Park, Ga.

FOREST PARK, GA – William Collins has assumed the role of fleet manager for the city of Forest Park, Ga. He replaces Steve Riley.

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News•November 30, 2005

Wisconsin State Patrol Going Electronic With Tickets

MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin State Patrol is adding printers to its squad cars that will produce tickets with the push of a button.

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News•November 22, 2005

County of Los Angeles to Replace Old Vehicles With Hybrids

LOS ANGELES — On Nov. 15, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on a motion by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to adopt the policy of making hybrid vehicles the primary choice when replacing or acquiring sedans and light-duty trucks within the county's fleet of approximately 15,000 vehicles.

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News•November 22, 2005

Eight Out of 10 Vehicles in State of South Dakota Fleet are E-85 Vehicles

CHANCELLOR, SD — Eight of 10 new vehicles in the state of South Dakota's motor pool this year will be flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs). The vehicles are capable of running on a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

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News•November 22, 2005

Georgia Tech Offers Federal Logistics Certificate Program

ATLANTA — The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech now offers a Federal Logistics Certificate Program for federal employees. Any federal government or military employee with a valid “.gov” or “.mil” e-mail address is eligible for the courses.

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