DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s advanced hybrid technology will be used on transit buses in the Seattle area beginning in June, eventually creating the nation's largest fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses, according to The Associated Press.
Read More →CROWN POINT, IN -- Lake County commissioners are considering reducing the size of the county’s fleet to cut government expenses, according to Northwest Indiana newspaper The Times.
Read More →FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- South Florida's cities are feeling the financial pinch of rising gas prices, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- In the wake of a vehicle-use scandal that has tarnished county government, Salt Lake City Mayor Nancy Workman announced Wednesday the creation of a "citizens panel" to review and recommend policy and procedure changes, according to the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper.
Read More →LANSING, MI -- As Lansing officials scramble to balance next year's budget, one area that has escaped serious scrutiny is the $1.4 million fleet of city administrative vehicles, according to the Lansing State Journal newspaper.
Read More →DAVIS, CA -- Jack Harris, long-time fleet manager for UC Davis, retired in mid-May.
Read More →SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Scottsdale will begin using biofuels in many of its municipal vehicles in an effort to make its fleet operation more environment-friendly and energy-efficient, according to the East Valley Tribune newspaper.
Read More →POLK COUNTY, FL –- Bob Stanton, fleet manager of Polk County, Fla., received the 2004 Excellence in Maintenance Management Award from the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations.
Read More →DENVER -- The City of Denver will begin using biodiesel, an alternative fuel, in 60 city vehicles as part of a pilot project unveiled this year on Earth Day, according to the Rocky Mountain News newspaper.
Read More →PITTSBURGH –- The proposed plan by a Pennsylvania state-appointed fiscal recovery team to solve Pittsburgh’s budget problems includes the possible privatization of the city’s vehicle fleet management, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper.
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