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Articlesby Paul ClintonNovember 6, 2013

How to Use Police Vehicle Tests

The agencies that test new model-year, pursuit-rated vehicles offer complementary evaluations and differing methodologies that give them equal weight among vehicle purchasers.

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Articlesby Paul ClintonNovember 5, 2013

AWD Police Vehicles Gain Traction

Traditionally, police vehicles have arrived for duty with rear-wheel or front-wheel drive. Starting with the 2015 model year, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors will offer at least one police vehicle in an all-wheel or four-wheel-drive configuration.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2013

MEMA 2013 Vehicle & Equipment Showcase

The Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) held its annual vehicle and equipment showcase in Culver City, Calif., on July 18.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJune 21, 2013

2013 Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX)

The following gallery shows a number of photos from the 2013 Government Fleet Expo & Conference, held June 10 -12, in San Antonio, Texas.

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Articlesby Thi DaoJune 11, 2013

Police Vehicles: A Look Back

As police fleets search for their next patrol car, Government Fleet provides a brief review of popular police vehicles from the past, as well as current offerings from automakers.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJune 10, 2013

Police Vehicles: A Look Back

As police fleets search for their next patrol car, Government Fleet provides a brief review of popular police vehicles from the past.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2012

2012 LA Auto Show Design Challenge - Police

The 2012 LA Auto Show's Design Challenge, now in its 9th year, was themed Law Enforcement in 2025. Six design studios designed highway patrol vehicles to meet "the challenges of a specific region’s transportation and societal conditions in 2025.” Entries were judged by Tom Matano, School of Industrial Design at San Francisco's Academy of Art University; Imre Molnar, Detroit College of Creative Studies; Stewart Reed, Pasadena Art Center College of Design; and Bruce Meyer, California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation. Subaru's SHARC won the challenge. For more information, visit The Police Car of the Future is a Subaru.

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ArticlesSeptember 28, 2012

Get the Facts: Vehicle and Equipment Inventory

This section delves into average fleet age and replacement cycles, as well as total units for various agencies.

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Articlesby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2011

2012 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Motorcycles

Michigan State Police tested new cruisers from Victory Motorcycles -- the Commander I and Vision -- among the six police motorcycles to be offered in the 2012 model year.

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Articlesby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2011

2012 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Patrol Cars

Fleet managers are attending evaluation runs and crunching the numbers to see which of three outstanding new patrol vehicles best suit their needs.

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