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SEARCHMENUSEARCHDES MOINES, IA – Allowing agencies that once used the state vehicle fleet to now choose between state services, private garages, or rental companies has improved services provided by the government fleet, according to the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.
Read More →CENTENNIAL, CO – A $50,000 grant from CompassCom, Sierra Wireless, and AT&T Wireless is being offered to any state, regional, or local government agency that plans to develop the most innovative Mobile Asset Tracking project.
Read More →HOLLYWOOD, FL – Although garbage trucks can carry all manner of trash, the advertisements on the sides must be in good taste, according to Hollywood City commissioners, reported the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Read More →ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced a plan to reduce state gas consumption in the government vehicle fleet by 50 percent, according to news sources. The plan also calls for a doubling of ethanol levels in gasoline to 20 percent in the state.
Read More →PHOENIX — The Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association (RMFMA) is sponsoring a Master’s Certification Seminar in Advanced Public Sector Equipment, Fleet, and Shop Management.
Read More →SAN JOSE, CA – A partnership between 400 government agencies, environmental organizations, and private business groups has been formed to reduce diesel pollution on the West Coast, announced the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the San Jose Mercury News newspaper.
Read More →YONKERS, NY – City Council President Richard Martinelli has proposed that the city reduce its take-home fleet of vehicles from more than 200 to 28 and eliminate city employees’ use of luxury sport utility vehicles, according to The Journal News.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR – Freightliner LLC has named John Stevenson president of American LaFrance. Stevenson, who most recently managed Freightliner’s largest manufacturing facility, will now lead the company's American LaFrance fire and emergency apparatus subsidiary.
Read More →SHALIMAR, FL – Florida law enforcement agencies involved in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. cannot force the automaker to sell police cars to them, a judge ruled, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →DIAMOND BAR, CA — City officials and fleet managers in Southern California had the opportunity to learn about environmentally friendly vehicle technology during the California Fuel Cell Partnership’s (CaFCP) annual road rally on Sept.17.
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