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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 →POLK COUNTY, FL – Polk County is joining other municipalities in the fight against pollution by receiving five hybrid Ford Escapes, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Read More →MADISON, WI – A Legislative Audit Bureau report on the state's management of its fleet of cars identified several policies that lawmakers called "questionable," according to WKOW TV.
Read More →MIDVALE, UT - Salt Lake County's fleet manager, who came under fire last year over county car abuse, has been placed on paid leave and is being investigated by the District Attorney's Office, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – A federal judge ruled that a Southern California clean-air agency could impose its anti-smog rules on state and local public fleet vehicles, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →GREENVILLE, MS - Terry Robertson, fleet manager for the City of Greenville, Miss. has been arrested by the Greenville Police Department and charged with alleged felony embezzlement, according to the Delta Democrat Times newspaper on May 5.
Read More →DALLAS – City officials missed a self-imposed deadline to update the Dallas Police Department's aging patrol car fleet, and are likely to miss a second deadline, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Read More →FLINT, MI – The city of Flint, Mich., is going to replace its entire fleet of garbage trucks, according to the Web site, www.abc12.com.
Read More →AUSTIN, TX – Outside the State Capitol of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality showcased new hybrid cars, trucks, and SUVs, according to News 8 Austin.
Read More →BETHLEHEM, PA – A city council panel in Bethlehem, Pa., has urged all city workers to use their work vehicles less to save gas, according to the Express-Times.
Read More →MILWAUKEE – Two Milwaukee alderman called for faster and deeper cuts by the Milwaukee Department of Public Works, even after DPW officials moved to cut the size of the city fleet and eliminate many take-home vehicles, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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