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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, this look back explores how government fleets evolved from horse-drawn wagons to specialized vehicles that keep communities running today.
Read More →GAITHERSBURG, MD — Mercury Associates, Inc., the fleet, travel, and relocation management consulting firm based in Gaithersburg, appointed Stephen W. Burnett as associate vice president in the firm's fleet management consulting practice.
Read More →LADSON, SC — Freightliner LLC intends to divest its American LaFrance (ALF) fire and emergency services manufacturing business unit. Based in Ladson, ALF was acquired by the Freightliner organization in 1995 as part of a corporate expansion.
Read More →INDIANAPOLIS — Many small-town governments are looking hard at their fleet expenditures to ease strained budgets due to pump pains. One way to cut costs is to limit city employees from taking home fleet vehicles, according to news reports.
Read More →SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT — A new report outlining fleet overhaul says the majority of Salt Lake County's fleet will slow to a seven-year replacement cycle, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Sheriff's and sanitation vehicles will not go to the seven-year cycle. The change is expected to reap $2.7 million in savings the first year and $27 million over the next decade.
Read More →MONTGOMERY, AL — Local counties have enacted emergency plans to deal with a shortage of gas and keep sheriff's deputies on the road, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. Elmore County declared a state of emergency Thursday to comply with the state bid law and allow county vehicles to begin filling up at gas stations.
Read More →GAITHERSBURG, MD — Mercury Associates, Inc., an automotive fleet management consulting services firm, has announced that Janis Christensen, CAFM, has joined the company as senior manager and director of Corporate Fleet Management Consulting Services. Christensen is responsible for directing the activities, consultants, and associates in Mercury's new Corporate Fleet Management Services Division and will continue as a consultant and managing editor to Automotive Digest.
Read More →MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — The 25 cars Monmouth County officials have vowed to remove from the county's “take-home” fleet of 269 represent the first step in a broader effort to review and possibly reduce the inventory of county-owned vehicles.
Read More →FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO — Franklin County Commissioners have approved legislation that will add a number of vehicles to its clean-fuel fleet, according to www.thisweeknews.com. Grant funding will add four vans that use natural gas and 10 to 12 flexible-fuel vehicles that use a blend of ethanol and gasoline.
Read More →Vehicle technologies have advanced considerably since the 1960s, and the mechanic’s job has grown more difficult in keeping up with ever-developing technology.
Read More →To counter the high frequency of technician workers’ comp claims and sick-leave time due to back injuries while on the job, University of California, Davis, Fleet Services, implemented an optional incentive-based exercise and stretching program.
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