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Procurementby StaffJanuary 6, 2015

Mass. City Reduces Road Salt Use by 30%

The City of Lowell, Mass., saved more than $780,000 on its snow and ice budget in the last two years by installing spreader control systems on its snowplow trucks.

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Policeby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

Ind. Police Dept. Doubles Take-Home Vehicle Fee

The Evansville (Ind.) Police Department has doubled the fee officers must pay to use take-home vehicles due to tight budgets. Officers with take-home vehicles will pay $20 per paycheck if they live in the city and $38 per paycheck if they live outside it.

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Operationsby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

Ky. City Investigates Potential Tire Theft

Officials at the City of Ashland, Ky., are investigating a potential tire theft after they found that tire purchases in 2014 had increased 203% over the prior year, and there was inconsistent paperwork for these purchases.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

Stertil-Koni to Expand Manufacturing Facility

Stertil-Koni announced that its U.S. production facility has purchased a 4.5-acre parcel adjacent to its current manufacturing plant in Streator, Ill. The acquisition will enable Stertil ALM to further expand production of heavy-duty vehicle lifts.

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Procurementby Thi DaoJanuary 5, 2015

Colo. City’s Hybrid Garbage Trucks Will Halve Fuel Costs

The City of Loveland, Colo., has added six hydraulic hybrid garbage trucks to its fleet. The city expects the hybrid drive system to pay for itself in fuel and maintenance savings in 6.2 years.

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Policeby StaffDecember 31, 2014

LAPD Begins Tracking Officer Driving

The Los Angeles Police Department will roll out its telematics system to begin tracking the driving behavior of 50 officers starting in January as part of a trial program to determine if telematics can help reduce crashes.

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Policeby StaffDecember 31, 2014

Top 10 Articles of 2014 on Government-Fleet.com

For 2014, seized vehicles and calculating direct and indirect labor top the most-read list, while other popular topics ranged from vehicle and technology information to building fleet infrastructure.

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OperationsDecember 30, 2014

GFX 2015 Educational Schedule Released

Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX) has released the complete educational lineup for the 2015 conference. The 2015 GFX takes place June 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

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Equipmentby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Hyster and Yale to Offer Fuel Cell Lift Trucks

With the acquisition of a hydrogen fuel cell company, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., parent company of Hyster and Yale Materials Handling, is set to begin producing OEM-integrated fuel cell technology into lift trucks.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Unintended Acceleration Risk Prompts Fire Truck Recall

Pierce Manufacturing is recalling 185 2008-2011 model-year Quantum fire trucks because of faulty accelerator pedal springs.

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