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Remarketingby StaffNovember 18, 2015

N.J.County Auction Generates $180K

A recent Monmouth County (N.J.) surplus auction generated $180,736 for the sale of 259 items, including 89 vehicles. The county has been exclusively conducting online auctions since 2008.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 17, 2015

McNeilus Recalls Refuse Trucks for Fire Risk

The recall, set to begin Nov. 30, affects more than 700 front-loader refuse trucks in the 2012-2015 model years.

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Green Fleetby Thi DaoNovember 17, 2015

Va. City to Open $1.4M Fast-Fill CNG Station

The City of Chesapeake, Va., has contracted with Clean Energy to build a public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station that will also be used by the city fleet. This will replace a slow-fill station.

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RemarketingNovember 17, 2015

Colorado to Disclose Recalls in Online Auctions

The State of Colorado will start disclosing open recalls to prospective buyers of its vehicles on eBay, where it disposes of de-fleeted vehicles, a state spokesman told Government Fleet.

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Procurementby Thi DaoNovember 16, 2015

Calif. County Pilots GPS in 200 Vehicles

Sacramento County, Calif., will evaluate the benefits of GPS telematics on 200 of its fleet vehicles over the next six months to determine if it will expand telematics use to 2,000 vehicles.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 16, 2015

Take-Home Vehicles Costing N.Y. County Too Much

Nassau County (N.Y.) needs to improve oversight of its 282 take-home vehicles to reduce unnecessary expense and liability, an audit from the county Office of the Comptroller found.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 13, 2015

Isuzu Recalls Older N-Series, GM W-Series Trucks

The recall covers 13,671 Isuzu NPR, Isuzu NPR-HD, Chevrolet W3500, Chevrolet W4500, GMC W3500 and GMC W4500 gasoline trucks in the 2006-2008 model years.

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Green FleetNovember 12, 2015

L.A. County Cuts Fleet Car Washing Frequency

The Los Angeles County government has made an effort to cut back on the amount of times fleet vehicles are washed, allowing employees to do so only once a month.

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Fundingby StaffNovember 12, 2015

N.Y. County Considers Leasing to Reduce Costs

St. Lawrence County, N.Y., is considering a contract with Enterprise Fleet Management to begin leasing its vehicles rather than owning them to save at least $500,000 over a 10-year period.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 11, 2015

Government Fleet to Recognize Top Fleet Professionals Under 40

Government Fleet is accepting nominations of fleet managers, supervisors, technicians, analysts, etc., under 40 who have contributed to their own operations or show potential as emerging fleet leaders.

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