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News•June 29, 2004

Audit Finds Flaws in Jacksonville Fleet Management Division

JACKSONVILLE, FL — The city of Jacksonville will spend more than $8 million on gas alone this year, according to a report on WJXX TV First Coast News.

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News•June 29, 2004

Eight Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Stations Now Open to Public in New York

NEW YORK — Governor George E. Pataki announced a new public-private partnership between the state and Clean Energy — the largest provider of vehicular natural gas in North America — that will create a "clean fuel corridor" in New York by opening eight compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations across the state to the public for the first time.

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News•June 16, 2004

Contra Costa County to Consider New Fleet Policy Regarding SUVs

MARTINEZ, CA -- Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier of Concord wants the county to stop purchasing sport utility vehicles, according to the Oakland Tribune newspaper.

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News•June 16, 2004

Half of Iowa State Patrol Vehicles Should be Off the Road Per Fleet Policy

DES MOINES, IOWA –- Only about half of Iowa State Patrol cars should still be on the roads, according to WHOTV in Des Moines.

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News•June 16, 2004

Arizona City Sells Surplus Equipment on Online Government Auction Site

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ -- The City of Bullhead City is now selling its surplus city equipment through a government auction site similar to eBay, according to the Mojave Valley News newspaper.

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News•June 16, 2004

Teen Steals Los Angeles City Diesel Tanker and Crashes It After Police Chase

LOS ANGELES -- A 17-year-old boy recently stole a municipal diesel tanker from a Los Angeles City lot and led police on a chase that included at least eight collisions and ended with the tanker crashing into concrete pillars, according to KNBC TV News.

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News•June 16, 2004

Pennsylvania Police Dress in Camouflage to Catch Speeders

PITTSBURGH -- Police at the Rockview Barracks near State College are using so-called "camo cops" to catch speeding motorists, according to The Associated Press.

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News•June 16, 2004

12 Cook County Municipalities Team Up to Auction Surplus Vehicles

ELMWOOD PARK, IL -- Twelve communities in west suburban Cook County were represented at a Surplus Vehicle and Equipment Auction, hosted by the West Central Municipal Conference, according to the newspaper Elm Leaves.

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News•June 16, 2004

King County Purchases 235 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s advanced hybrid technology will be used on transit buses in the Seattle area beginning in June, eventually creating the nation's largest fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses, according to The Associated Press.

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News•June 16, 2004

Lake County, Ind. Considers Reducing Size of Fleet to Cut Costs

CROWN POINT, IN -- Lake County commissioners are considering reducing the size of the county’s fleet to cut government expenses, according to Northwest Indiana newspaper The Times.

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