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Policeby StaffJune 10, 2013

Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Purchases Volt for Patrol Use

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan purchased a Chevrolet Volt and plans to upfit the vehicle as a fully operational police car. Officers are driving the vehicle around in order to provide feedback before it gets upfitted.

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Green Fleetby StaffJune 7, 2013

Newark to Transition Refuse Trucks & Street Sweepers to CNG

The refuse fleet will be fueled at a new CNG fueling station built and maintained by Clean Energy, which officially opened June 5.

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Green Fleetby StaffJune 7, 2013

Murfreesboro to Install EV Chargers at City Facilities

The City of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is installing 14 Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at four City facilities for public use. The Level 2 charging systems like those being planned citywide charge EVs in four to six hours.

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Maintenanceby StaffJune 6, 2013

City of Elmhurst Selects Fleet Management System

The City of Elmhurst, Ill., selected FleetWave from Chevin Fleet Solutions as its new Web-based fleet management information system following a request for proposal process that received four qualified proposals.

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MaintenanceJune 6, 2013

Terex Advocates New Work Zone Capacity Comparison for Digger Derricks

To help utility companies and contractors select the right size of digger derrick to complete the majority of their day-to-day tasks, Terex Utilities is promoting a new comparison called Work Zone Capacity as a new industry standard.

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Operationsby StaffJune 4, 2013

Colorado Springs and Area Utility to Outsource Fleet Maintenance

The City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs Utilities have decided to outsource the City’s fleet management department in order to reduce costs. This decision will affect 70 employees.

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EquipmentJune 4, 2013

Terex Utilities Names New Regional Sales Managers

Terex Utilities has named two new regional sales managers, Gary Rice and Tony Rust, to spearhead the company’s sales efforts in the United States.

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Policeby StaffJune 3, 2013

Sebastopol Police Uses Electric Motorcycle for Patrol

Equipped with lights and sirens, an electric motorcycle designed by Sgt. Mike Nielsen is used to patrol trails, parks, and schools and respond to emergency calls for service or backup across Sebastopol, Calif.

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Green Fleetby StaffJune 3, 2013

Tennessee Golf Course Purchases All-Electric Equipment

Using funds provided by the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant program, a State of Tennessee-operated golf course replaced gasoline-powered equipment with battery-powered options including greens and approach mowers, bunker rakes, greens rollers, and utility vehicles.

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Maintenanceby StaffJune 3, 2013

Town of Jonesborough Takes Delivery of Last Refurbished Refuse Truck

With the delivery of a custom-built refurbished refuse truck in late May, the Town of Jonesborough, Tenn., now has a refuse fleet made up of entirely refurbished units.

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