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Fleet decisions rarely stay inside the garage. From funding pressure to emissions planning, Tim Coxwell explains what it takes to keep a sheriff’s office fleet moving while planning for what comes next.
Read More →JACKSON, MS — Missing since August 5, a stolen City of Jackson SUV has been linked to at least one attempted burglary, according to WLBT TV on August 15.
Read More →TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Energy Office was awarded nearly $390,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a report in SolarAccess.com on August 12.
Read More →FT. WAYNE, IN — According to a recent survey, as many as 20 of the 245 take-home vehicles owned by Allen County government are driven less than 6,000 miles per year — proof there's a need to trim the fleet, officials told the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel on August 16.
Read More →GILBERT, AZ — With Ford and General Motors stopping production of compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane-fueled vehicles at year's end, many valley municipalities have been left wondering how to keep their alternative-fuel programs alive, according to the Arizona Republic newspaper on August 19.
Read More →DETROIT — General Motors’ Chevrolet and GMC gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks — which double as mobile power generators — got their first real-world test helping hurricane victims in Florida, according to Automotive News on August 16.
Read More →RICHMOND, CA — Last year, residents complained that city street sweepers often failed to follow their routes.
Read More →PHOENIX — Ford and General Motors, two major suppliers of vehicles that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane, are discontinuing production of some models after the 2004-model year to focus on gas/electric hybrid vehicles and hydrogen-fuel research.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a report on August 6, by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Chairman, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, the federal government spends more than a billion dollars each year to maintain a fleet of vehicles, some of which it doesn’t need.
Read More →MADISON, WI — In identifying another 504 vehicles for elimination, Wis. Gov. Jim Doyle on Aug. 4 wrapped up his seven-month effort to trim the fleet to its 1994 level while increasing accountability by state employees who use taxpayer-funded cars, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper.
Read More →LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — In cooperation with Kelly Walker Associates, the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) has established a three-tier certified fleet manager program designed to meet the needs of fleet professionals at all levels of the public fleet operation.
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