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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 →BURBANK, CA – The California South Coast Area Quality Management District (CSCAQMD) and the city of Burbank, Calif., are partnering to convert five Toyota Priuses to hydrogen-electric hybrids for testing and use in the Burbank city fleet, according to the Green Car Congress.
Read More →SAN DIEGO – A plan was advanced by the San Diego City Council's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee to purchase up to 65 new BMW motorcycles to replace the San Diego Police Department's obsolete fleet, according to www.10news.com.
Read More →SCHAUMBURG, IL – Fred Bulterman has joined Union Leasing as national account manager for government leasing. Bulterman will be responsible for all municipality, state, and federal leasing.
Read More →LONGMONT, CO – According to the Longmont Times, members of the Longmont City Council will consider whether to pay Clean Energy $6,000 annually to subsidize the natural gas fueling station, buy it outright for $30,000, or get rid of the city's nine dedicated CNG vehicles.
Read More →SEATTLE – King County (Wash.) has initiated two hybrid vehicle contracts, which will open purchasing power to area jurisdictions.
Read More →ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – Rockland County approved a new policy that requires 60 employees to justify why they need their county vehicle 24 hours a day, according to the Journal News.
Read More →MENDOCINO, CA – According to a report in the Ukiah Daily Journal, the Mendocino, Calif. County Board of Supervisors decided that too many county employees might be taking county cars home at night.
Read More →BOSTON – A city worker in Boston is protesting the removal of American flags and other patriotic items from company vehicles, according to the Boston Globe.
Read More →BEVERLY, MA – Beverly city councilors are looking to curb the use of city vehicles by off-duty public employees after news spread of a former public safety commissioner that will be getting bigger pension payments by including the personal-use value of the city-issued SUV he drove, according to the Beverly Citizen.
Read More →CAMBRIDGE, MA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave a grant of $83,467 to the city of Cambridge and MIT to collaborate in an effort to reduce diesel pollution from their respective vehicle fleets over the next two years, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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