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These Were Government Fleet’s Most Popular Feature Stories in 2019
Once again, police vehicle stories took the top two spots this year. But other trending topics in feature stories this year include snowplows, electric vehicles, and data.
December 31, 2019
Popular features in 2019 include police vehicles, snowplows, and shop management.
Photos courtesy of (clockwise from top left) Ford, Jim Park, NYPD, and Sarasota County Communications Dept.
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In 2019, we covered a wide variety of topics relating to government fleet management, from fuel management and facility renovation to cybersecurity, and car sharing.
We took a look at creative solutions to the technician shortage, including internships, apprenticeships,outsourcing, and inmate labor.
Police stories continued to be popular among Government Fleet readers. Five of the top 10 features this year were related to police vehicles. Readers were also interested in managing a maintenance shop, purchasing electric vehicles, and data management.
These were 10 of the most popular features on government-fleet.com in 2019:
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