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SEARCHMENUSEARCHKANSAS CITY, MO — Gerald W. Calk has been appointed fleet administrator for the City of Kansas City, Mo. His experience in the fleet maintenance field made him the ideal candidate for the position, said City Manager Wayne A. Cauthen.
Read More →MILWAUKEE — A city audit found that too many cars and trucks in the city’s fleet are underutilized, increasing operating costs to more than twice the guidelines used by the IRS, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sept. 3.
Read More →CINCINNATI — Faced with an unexpected $6.1 million deficit this year due to flat income tax collections, Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken announced a series of immediate budget cuts and a hiring freeze at City Hall, according to the Cincinnati Post newspaper on August 19.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Utah County's 23 cities have no uniform policy for vehicle use or vehicle allowances, and only a handful of cities share a common record-keeping system that is based on reports generated by a fuel-only credit card company, according to the Provo Daily Herald newspaper on August 15.
Read More →BERKELEY, CA — The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory added a 4,000-gallon ethanol fuel tank last month, according to the Daily Californian newspaper on August 12.
Read More →SCRANTON, PA — Garbage trucks are going high-tech for safety. Cameras are being installed on some of Scranton's fleet in hopes of avoiding another deadly accident, according to WNEP News.
Read More →JACKSON, MS — Missing since August 5, a stolen City of Jackson SUV has been linked to at least one attempted burglary, according to WLBT TV on August 15.
Read More →TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Energy Office was awarded nearly $390,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a report in SolarAccess.com on August 12.
Read More →FT. WAYNE, IN — According to a recent survey, as many as 20 of the 245 take-home vehicles owned by Allen County government are driven less than 6,000 miles per year — proof there's a need to trim the fleet, officials told the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel on August 16.
Read More →GILBERT, AZ — With Ford and General Motors stopping production of compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane-fueled vehicles at year's end, many valley municipalities have been left wondering how to keep their alternative-fuel programs alive, according to the Arizona Republic newspaper on August 19.
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