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Procurementby StaffSeptember 29, 2015

City Adds 16-, 20-Year-Old Bucket Trucks

The City of South Beloit, Ill., is expanding its fleet with the purchase of two bucket trucks that are 16 and 20 years old to trim trees and repair large equipment at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

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Green Fleetby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

Dublin Earns Ohio Green Fleet Distinction

The City of Dublin, Ohio, tleet has been designated as an Ohio Green Fleet by Clean Fuels Ohio for the fourth year in a row and earned a higher ranking this year.

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Green Fleetby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

Calif. Airport Contracts for CNG Shuttles

The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has awarded an $11.97 million fixed-price, five-year contract to MV Transportation, Inc., to provide courtesy shuttle services using a new fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled vehicles at the Burbank Bob Hope Airport in California.

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Operationsby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

Heavy-Duty Bucket Truck Operating Costs Increasing

This utility fleet benchmarking study from Utilimarc looks at heavy-duty bucket truck trends including average purchase price by year, operating costs, average miles driven, MPG, maintenance, and average age.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

Research Yields New Ambulance Design Standard

New vehicle safety guidelines promise improved protection for first responders and patients in ambulance patient compartments.

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Operationsby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

City Partially Outsources Fleet Management

The City of Lake Oswego (Ore.) has hired Enterprise Fleet Management to maintain and service part of the city's vehicle fleet and plans to sell off its 24 fleet vehicles and replace them with leased units.

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Operationsby StaffSeptember 28, 2015

Fed Bill Would Boost Ride Sharing in U.S. Fleet

Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill that would require three federal agencies to cut 10% of their fleets and make up for that loss by using ride-sharing services under a pilot program.

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Green Fleetby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

SoCalGas Opens Public CNG Station in Calif.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has completed a public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station for the City of Monterey Park, Calif., the energy provider announced.

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Remarketingby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

Trucks See Highest Depreciation in Year

The average depreciation change last week for trucks fell 0.46 percent, the largest drop for trucks in nearly a year, indicating that the fall price declines might finally be in full gear.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 24, 2015

McNeilus Recalls Zero Radius Refuse Trucks

The safety recall affects more than 800 side-loader refuse trucks with faulty air-actuated transit arm latches.

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