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?
Read More →What are fleet budgets missing, and how can agencies use the data they already collect to make a stronger case for change?
Read More →SALEM, OR – The city of Portland aims to save money and the environment by giving up its motor pool of 16 sedans for a vehicle-sharing plan with Flexcar, according to the Web site www.oregonlive.com.
Read More →JACKSON, MS – Jackson police are investigating city workers for the theft of gas, according to WLBT TV. They're not driving off from the pumps, but using taxpayer money to fill gas tanks in their personal vehicles.
Read More →SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT – Scrapping some of Salt Lake County's Rapid Rotation Program in the fleet division may not save taxpayers money after all, according to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune.
Read More →CHATTANOOGA, TN – The Heil Environmental Ready Truck program has launched a new Web site, www.heilreadytrucks.com, to serve as a resource for haulers looking for new or used refuse collection vehicles.
Read More →POLK COUNTY, N.C. – Polk County has agreed to enter a Regional Transportation Development Plan designed to determine whether it will be beneficial for Polk and Rutherford County's transportation authorities to combine, according to the Tryon Daily Bulletin.
Read More →JACKSON, MS – State Sen. Billy Thames (D-Miss.), chairman of the Fees and Salaries Committee in the Mississippi State Senate is seeking stricter rules for the state-owned fleet due to concerns about the number of vehicles in the fleet, employee reimbursement for personal vehicle use, and a growing number of high-priced autos, such as SUVs, the Associated Press recently reported.
Read More →FRANKFORT, KY – Acting Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert thinks consolidating the fleet of state-owned cars could save millions of dollars, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper.
Read More →UTICA, NY – The City of Utica Police Department opened its new fleet maintenance facility last month, taking approximately seven months to construct.
Read More →OVERLAND PARK, KS – CCAR-GreenLink, the National Environmental Compliance Assistance Center for Auto Repair, has partnered with Carfax to assist members of the U.S. Armed Forces returning from overseas duty with their vehicles.
Read More →BOONE, NC – A bag containing bank deposits belonging to Appalachian State University was stolen from the trunk of a University Police car July 12.
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