
Chevin Fleet Solutions added a new motor pool and key control module to its fleet management information system, FleetWave. The module allows drivers to book a vehicle or piece of equipment through an online portal.
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Autocar Industries introduced a natural gas version of its Class 7 cabover Xpert refuse truck at a alternative-fuel symposium in late November. The "baby 8" Xpert ACMD is now available with the Cummins Westport CNG/LNG engine.
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An audit of District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS) fleet recommended the FEMS hire a professional civilian fleet director to oversee assets, change the overall structure of fleet operations, and to outsource some or most fleet work.
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Government Fleet magazine is conducting a survey to determine financial trends among public-sector fleets. The 15-minute survey closes at 5 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 4.
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The 15-minute online course for drivers and fleet managers helps participants identify flex-fuel vehicles and locate alternative-fuel stations.
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The White Bluff, Tenn., Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in the state to roll out an entire fleet of Toyota Prius cars.
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Officials from the City of Somerville, Mass., are considering leasing GPS units for all city vehicles after a successful pilot program on patrol cars, but employees and unions are skeptical about the rollout.
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The City of Mesa, Ariz., will convert some of its fleet vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG) and plans to build a CNG fueling station that it will open to other local fleets.
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Terry Barton, fleet administrator for the State of Delaware, will be retiring in February 2014, ending a 44-year career in government. Barton was instrumental in centralizing vehicle ownership and changing the fleet organization into a model similar to a commercial leasing operation.
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Ford's Special Service Police Interceptor sedan is now the most fuel-efficient police car sold in the United States, following official ratings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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