NORFOLK, VA — After three years in operation, many Hampton Roads business owners still seem undecided on the merits of eVA, the state’s e-procurement system, according to the Virginia Pilot newspaper.
Read More →ARLINGTON, TX — A police officer was hospitalized with second-degree burns on July 23 after his patrol car caught fire when it was hit by a sport/utility vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver, according to an Associated Press report on July 24.
Read More →HIGHLAND PARK, IL -- The Highland Park City Council in Illinois approved a plan to convert its fleet of non-emergency vehicles to Toyota Priuses, which are fueled by a combination of gas and electricity, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper on July 16.
Read More →BERKELEY, CA — A plan to add a handful of City CarShare communal hybrid cars to the city of Berkeley, Calif., fleet for part-time use is gaining traction, according to the Tri-Valley Newspaper on July 16.
Read More →TAMPA, FL — Two Hillsborough County employees sued the county in federal court this week, claiming they have been allegedly wrongly denied overtime pay for time spent commuting in a county vehicle, according to the Tampa Tribune newspaper on July 17.
Read More →KANSAS CITY, KS — A new era in ambulance service in Wyandotte County began in July, according to the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Read More →ORLANDO, FL — FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions, Inc., based in Fern Park, Fla., announced on July 6 an expansion of its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationship with the Environmental Products Group of Federal Signal Corporation, Oak Brook, IL.
Read More →PALM SPRINGS, CA — Clean Cities Coachella Valley Region and the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute announced their partnership in presenting the 11th National Clean Cities Conference to be held in Palm Springs, California, May 1-4, 2005.
Read More →FITCHBURG, MA — Louisville Metropolitan Public Works and Lexington Fayette Urban County Government announced that they have acquired FleetWave, an Internet-based fleet management system offered by Chevin Fleet Solutions.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) conditionally approved the use of diesel hybrid-electric buses (HEBs) for use by some transit agencies in California on June 24, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
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