FRANKLIN, NJ - Misuse of a firetruck in New Jersey´s Franklin Park neighborhood resulted in the suspension of four firefighters, reported The Star-Ledger newspaper.
Read More →Users of biodiesel may soon pay less for the environmentally friendly fuel due to the U.S. Senate’s approval of a biodiesel tax incentive.
Read More →GAITHERSBURG, MD – Mercury Associates, Inc. has added several senior fleet management professionals to the consulting firm. Rod Lohof joined the firm as a senior consultant on Sept. 1. Lohof brings more than 30 years of experience in the fleet industry, including fleet manager for the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Read More →BOSTON – Wireless computers on the Boston Fire Department’s fleet are giving firefighters access to floor plans and other information about buildings throughout the city. A $1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security made it possible to install the technology, reported The Boston Globe newspaper.
Read More →DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE – Fleet vehicles in Douglas County may soon be equipped with global positioning system technology to track employees’ movements while at work, reported the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.
Read More →BELLEVILLE, IL – Ford’s Crown Victoria police cruisers were ruled safe by a jury deciding the first class-action lawsuit against the automaker, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →WEST PALM BEACH, FL – County governments in South Florida are expecting a delay in their 2005 shipments of hybrid vehicles due to increased demand through the summer, reported the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper.
Read More →TROY, MI – A car camera mounted to the seat about the driver’s right shoulder has been introduced to the law enforcement market as an alternative to windshield-mounted cameras, according to the Detroit News newspaper.
Read More →NASSAU COUNTY, NY – After eight months, Nassau County legislators eliminated the Office of Fleet Management Services, saying County Executive Thomas Suozzi did not have authority to create the agency, according to Newsday.
Read More →DALLAS, TX – The Dallas City Council’s decision to postpone the replacement of police patrol cars has increased maintenance times and forced officers to wait in line for available vehicles, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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