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SEARCHMENUSEARCHAccording to Michelin, the company has donated more than 1,400 tires to the park’s fleet of 800 vehicles, including tires for patrol cars, refuse trucks, rotary snow plows, and tractor-trailers.
Read More →The City’s Mayor Steven Fulop said the City is installing the devices to improve accountability, reduce fuel use, and eliminate personal use of City-owned vehicles by employees.
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The District of Columbia fire and emergency fleet, which has in recent months been under investigation for its emergency vehicle availability and the state of its aging fleet, had two ambulances catch on fire on August 13.
Read More →The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report in July that found that select federal agencies are only partially using fleet management best practices.
Read More →The 16 Ocean County, N.J., fleet employees who won the Powerball drawing this month, named “Ocean’s 16,” have verified their winning ticket. The net prize after federal and state taxes is $61,959,135. Each fleet employee will receive a check for $3,872,445.94.
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The City of Dearborn, Mich., participated in the national Adopt-A-Watt program, which resulted in the installation of an electric vehicle charging station and 25 high-efficiency lights at the Henry Ford Centennial Library parking lot.
Read More →The City of Eugene, Ore.’s police department is switching to the Ford Police Interceptor Utility and is planning to purchase 23 new SUVs. After replacing the vehicles, the City’s PD expects to save more than $150,000 in fuel costs each year.
Read More →State and local government entities in New York can apply for vouchers of up to $60,000 for the purchase of Class 3-8 battery-electric trucks. These vouchers are offered in 30 counties that did not meet federal clean air standards.
Read More →Sixteen Ocean County, N.J., fleet employees share a winning lottery ticket, one of three winning tickets for the $448 million Powerball jackpot, according to the Press of Atlantic City. If taken in a lump sum, each ticket is worth $86 million before taxes.
Read More →Alameda County, Calif., has installed idle-reduction systems on eight of its patrol vehicles, including five Dodge Chargers, two Ford Police Interceptor sedans, and a Chevrolet Tahoe PPV, the County’s Transportation Services Manager, General Services Agency, Doug Bond told Government Fleet magazine.
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