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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 →NARBERTH, PA — Waves of muddy water cresting at heights from four to seven feet swept parked cars from their driveways into Mill Creek — and took out the entire Narberth cruiser fleet while they were at it.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) released a report on July 12 which has identified numerous instances where certain federal agencies were "retaining vehicles they did not need, with potential savings ranging from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars if these vehicles were eliminated."
Read More →DALLAS — The city of Richardson is at least $80,000, or 16 percent, over budget for fuel this year for its 672-vehicle fleet that is driven more than 6 million miles a year, said the city's finance director, Rosie Vela in an article in the Dallas Morning News on July 10.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For several weeks, customers filling their tanks at the diesel pump at the Apple Valley Marathon station have been getting a little soy-based fuel in the mix.
Read More →NORFOLK, VA — After three years in operation, many Hampton Roads business owners still seem undecided on the merits of eVA, the state’s e-procurement system, according to the Virginia Pilot newspaper.
Read More →ARLINGTON, TX — A police officer was hospitalized with second-degree burns on July 23 after his patrol car caught fire when it was hit by a sport/utility vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver, according to an Associated Press report on July 24.
Read More →HIGHLAND PARK, IL -- The Highland Park City Council in Illinois approved a plan to convert its fleet of non-emergency vehicles to Toyota Priuses, which are fueled by a combination of gas and electricity, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper on July 16.
Read More →BERKELEY, CA — A plan to add a handful of City CarShare communal hybrid cars to the city of Berkeley, Calif., fleet for part-time use is gaining traction, according to the Tri-Valley Newspaper on July 16.
Read More →TAMPA, FL — Two Hillsborough County employees sued the county in federal court this week, claiming they have been allegedly wrongly denied overtime pay for time spent commuting in a county vehicle, according to the Tampa Tribune newspaper on July 17.
Read More →KANSAS CITY, KS — A new era in ambulance service in Wyandotte County began in July, according to the Kansas City Star newspaper.
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