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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Boulder City, Nev., Getting $566,000 Federal Grant for Command Vehicle

BOULDER CITY, NV – The Boulder City Fire Department is getting more than a half-million dollars in federal homeland security funds to buy a command post-hazardous materials vehicle, according to KESQ TV on August 4.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Amtrak & Arizona Dept. of Public Safety Install New Fleet Management Software

FITCHBURG, MA — Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) selected RoadBASE, by Chevin Fleet Solutions, to automate and streamline its maintenance control center process.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Sacramento’s High-Tech Tools Target Illegal Parking

SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento city parking division recently equipped two vehicles with infrared cameras that read license plates, a computer with a database of vehicles with unpaid parking tickets, and a global positioning system to help nab people who try to avoid tickets by moving their cars a few spots every few hours, according to the Sacramento Bee newspaper on August 1.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Miami-Dade County Selects Datastream 7i To Automate Management of Facilities, Fleets, and Infrastructure

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Miami-Dade County is deploying the Datastream 7i Asset Performance Management solution to automate the management of facilities, fleets, and infrastructure across Southern Florida.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Corpus Christi, Texas, to Deploy Metro-Scale Wi-Fi

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The city of Corpus Christi is deploying Tropos Network's Wi-Fi system for use by the city-owned water and gas utilities, public works departments, and public-safety agencies to increase efficiency and improve communication, according to Government Technology magazine.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

State of Georgia Awards Contract for Fuel Tax Recovery Services to CSI Enterprises, Inc., Global-Fleet

BONITA SPRINGS, FL — CSI Enterprises, Inc., Global-Fleet, a fleet fuel management/corporate fuel card provider and fleet fuel tax recovery company, announces it was awarded the state of Georgia contract on June 7 to perform fuel tax recovery services.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 11, 2004

Flood Washes Away Entire Narberth, Pa. Police Fleet

NARBERTH, PA — Waves of muddy water cresting at heights from four to seven feet swept parked cars from their driveways into Mill Creek — and took out the entire Narberth cruiser fleet while they were at it.

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Operationsby StaffJuly 28, 2004

Federal Report Urges Fleet Savings

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) released a report on July 12 which has identified numerous instances where certain federal agencies were "retaining vehicles they did not need, with potential savings ranging from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars if these vehicles were eliminated."

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Operationsby StaffJuly 28, 2004

High Price of Gasoline Pushes City at Least $80,000 Past Allotment

DALLAS — The city of Richardson is at least $80,000, or 16 percent, over budget for fuel this year for its 672-vehicle fleet that is driven more than 6 million miles a year, said the city's finance director, Rosie Vela in an article in the Dallas Morning News on July 10.

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Operationsby StaffJuly 28, 2004

Biodiesel Making A Quiet Debut In Apple Valley, MN

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — For several weeks, customers filling their tanks at the diesel pump at the Apple Valley Marathon station have been getting a little soy-based fuel in the mix.

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