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News•December 15, 2004

Department of Homeland Security Makes Vehicle Safety a Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response (DHS) in October released the Fire Service Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative report.

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News•December 15, 2004

LED Technology Comes of Age in Fire Dept. Fleets

CHICAGO — If you rejected light-emitting diode technology for vehicle lights a few years ago, look again. The cost has come down and new colors and applications make LEDs an attractive alternative to incandescent lights, according to the Web site In Service Online produced by Fire Chief magazine.

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News•December 15, 2004

NEVs Under Consideration in City of Fresno

FRESNO, CA — The City of Fresno announced that it is establishing a pilot program to promote neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), low-speed vehicles that are more than a golf cart but less than a car, reports The Fresno Bee.

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News•December 15, 2004

King County Reduces Mercury Pollution by Working with Region´s Vehicle Fleets

SEATTLE, WA — A pilot program managed by King County Solid Waste Division and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program is helping public and private vehicle fleet managers and technicians safely remove and recover mercury-containing “tilt switches” in many vehicles, the county announced on December 6.

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News•December 15, 2004

Deadline for Gasoline Excise Tax Collections Changes Causes Uncertainty

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Beginning January 1, state or local government or non-profit educational organizations will see a change in the way the excise tax is recovered on purchases of gasoline, according to the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA).

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News•December 15, 2004

Maine DMV Unveils New Service Provides Online Driving Records

AUGUSTA, ME — Maine´s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is launching a new service that provides state driving records online. Public driving records obtained through the new service include three years of driving history.

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News•December 15, 2004

GF Announces Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award

Government Fleet magazine announces that it will begin recognizing a Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year in 2005.

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News•December 1, 2004

Inmate Steals Alabama State Vehicle, Flees Prison Garage

GADSDEN, AL State prison officials and police in Alabama´s Etowah County are looking for a man who escaped from the Elmore Correctional Center Nov. 30 in a white state-owned vehicle, according to the Associated Press.

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News•December 1, 2004

Victorville Adds 13 Vehicles to Fleet

VICTORVILLE, CA - The City of Victorville is buying 12 new vehicles from local dealers and getting a sedan from the state to replace 23 vehicles from the 1970s and ´80s, reported the Victorville Desert Dispatch.

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News•December 1, 2004

Class-Action Suit Against Ford Could Prevent Vehicle Replacement

BATON ROUGE, LA - The Louisiana State Police is considering whether to drop its lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. which claims its police vehicles are unacceptably dangerous. The discussion arose one week after lawyers won the right to bring any state police department that owns a Crown Victoria police car into the suit, reported the Associated Press.

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