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News•November 9, 2005

Putting Newark's Teens to Work at UMDNJ Fleet Operations

LONDON — Company drivers in the United Kingdom are twice as likely as other motorists to become victims of smash-and-grab attacks while sitting in a jam or at traffic lights, according to the 12th annual Autoglass car crime report.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 9, 2005

Fleet Industry Symposium to Be Held at Manheim's DRIVE Center Nov. 17-19

STOCKBRIDGE, GA – The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Atlanta Chapter's Fleet Industry Symposium 2005 will be held Nov. 17-19 at Manheim's DRIVE Center in Stockbridge, just outside of Atlanta.

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News•November 9, 2005

City of Cape Coral Fleet Management Department Completes Fleet Certification Testing Program

CAPE CORAL, FL – Cape Coral's Fleet Management Department has successfully completed Fleet Counselor Services, Inc. (FCS) fleet certification-testing program and has qualified as an Industry Competitive Fleet Management Operation.

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News•November 9, 2005

Hunt Named Fleet Manager for City of Portland

PORTLAND, OR — On Nov. 30, John Hunt will take over as fleet manager for the City of Portland, when current fleet manager Bruce Cross will retire. Hunt was the fleet manager for the city of Fresno, Calif.

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Articles•by Paul Dexler•November 1, 2005

Doing More for Less: Increasing Fleet Efficiency

Midwest City, Oklahoma, shares a problem with many government fleet operations. Management wants fleet to do more, but provides fewer resources. Fleet Services Manager Craig Davis has accomplished both goals.

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Articles•November 1, 2005

King County Works with Fleets to Remove Mercury Danger

Washington state’s King County has created a reclamation program to remove mercury switches from out-of-service fleet vehicles. Removal is fairly easy to accomplish and takes between 30 seconds and five minutes to complete.

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Articles•November 1, 2005

Gainesville Fleet Manager ‘Out-Tasks’ Accident Management

Running your department like a business means always looking for efficiencies. To operate more efficiently, Milton Reid, director of fleet management for the city of Gainesville, Fla., outsourced accident management.

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Articles•November 1, 2005

Palm Beach County Uses Co-Op Purchase Agreement to Reduce Fuel Costs

Fuel-pricing contracts and site services offer creative ways to conserve resources and cash for the Florida county’s Fleet Management Division and its customers. A fuel co-op purchase agreement with weekly pricing offers substantial savings.

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Articles•November 1, 2005

How to Prevent Total Fleet Privatization

An in-house fleet management presence is required to run an efficient, cost-effective fleet that also meets the needs of drivers and customers. It is invaluable to have someone on the inside who “really knows the business.”

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Articles•November 1, 2005

Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Tire Service

Fleet managers often face difficult choices in their efforts to provide quality customer services cost-effectively. Paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this choice often takes the form of “To outsource or not to outsource, that is the question.”

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