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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

NAFA Law Enforcement Group to Hold LEG 2004 in Las Vegas

The National Association of Fleet Administrators will hold its Law Enforcement Group Conference (LEG) Autust 14-18 in Las Vegas.

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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

Oshkosh Truck Announces Record Sales Months for Its Contender Fire Trucks

Oshkosh Truck Corporation has announced three straight record sales months for its Contender brand of fire trucks.

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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

Providence City Employee Suspended for Alleged Misuse of City Vehicle

A Providence city employee is in hot water after being accused of misusing a city vehicle.

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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

Proposal to Privatize Pittsburgh City Garage

Pittsburgh Mayor Murphy wants to privatize the city garage to save the city money, a move that could result in half of the city's 26 mechanics losing their jobs.

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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

SCAQMD Officials Say Ruling Does Not Prevent Them From Imposing Standards on Publicly Owned Vehicles

Despite this week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Southern California air pollution officials say they will still attempt to require most large-vehicle fleets to buy low-polluting trucks and cars.

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Operationsby StaffMay 4, 2004

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that South Coast Air Quality Management District Went too Far with Anti-Smog Rules

The United States Supreme Court ruled on April 28 that a Southern California air quality management district may have gone too far in imposing its own anti-smog rules for city buses, airport shuttles, and other vehicles.

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Operationsby StaffApril 28, 2004

Toledo Divided About Delaying Vehicle Replacements to Balance City Budget

The Toledo City Council, in an effort to balance the city budget, is considering delaying the purchase of police cars and fire engine replacements.

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Operationsby StaffApril 28, 2004

Baltimore School System to Auction Under-Utilized Fleet Vehicles to Raise Cash

The Baltimore city school system has identified up to 84 school vehicles that can be eliminated because of lack of use, according to the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

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Operationsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2004

Oil Surplus Over, Says Energy Author

Paul Roberts, an energy writer for Harper’s magazine and author of “The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World,” warns in the Los Angeles Times, as reported in the Calstart e-mail newsletter, that the days of cheap oil are gone.

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Operationsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2004

New FedEx Express Hybrid Electric Trucks Begin Service in Sacramento

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has placed into service the first of its new, low-emission, hybrid electric powered delivery vehicles in concert with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Environmental Defense and Eaton Corporation.

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