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Maintenanceby StaffOctober 29, 2012

Interim Fleet Report Says Carroll County Should Keep Maintenance In-House

WESTMINSTER, MD - An interim fleet report for Carroll County, Md., Bureau of Fleet Management found the fleet was performing on par or better than neighboring areas, recommending that it keep vehicle maintenance and management in-house.

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Green Fleetby StaffOctober 29, 2012

Lincoln PD Converts Ford Fusion to CNG

LINCOLN, NE - The City plans to use the CNG Fusion for parking enforcement. The City of Lincoln worked with two local companies and Black Hills Energy, a local natural gas utility company, on the project.

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Operationsby StaffOctober 29, 2012

In Memoriam: Windell Mitchell, 1941-2012

BELLEVUE, WA – Windell Mitchell, retired director of fleet administration for King County, Wash., Department of Transportation, passed away Oct. 23, 2012. He was 71.

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SafetyOctober 29, 2012

Report Says New Orleans Needs to Improve Driver Safety to Reduce Accident Costs

NEW ORLEANS - A report from New Orleans' inspector general found that the City needs to improve its contracting practices, provide driver training for employees, and create a vehicle use policy modeled after a State of Louisiana program, among other recommendations.

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Maintenanceby StaffOctober 29, 2012

Santa Monica Awards Bid for Lubricants to Rosemead Oil Products

SANTA MONICA, CA – The City of Santa Monica has awarded a bid for the purchase and delivery of new and recycled motor oil, automatic transmission fluid, and other vehicle lubricants to Rosemead Oil Products.

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Telematicsby StaffOctober 26, 2012

Fleet Managers Eye Hurricane Sandy as She Marches up the East Coast

CHANTILLY, VA - Losing valuable fleet data or finding missing vehicles won't be one challenge fleet managers will have to struggle with during Hurricaine Sandy. Solutions such as Agile Access Control, Inc.'s FleetCommander fleet and motor pool software are hosted in a secure, fault-tolerant facility far from the wind and rain.

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Maintenanceby StaffOctober 25, 2012

Raytheon Provides LA County Sheriff's Dept. Motorcycle Fleet with Laptops

LOS ANGELES - Raytheon Company has begun equipping the motorcycle fleet of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) with computers. Approximately 100 motorcycles will carry the computers in saddle bags by this fall.

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Maintenanceby StaffOctober 25, 2012

Richmond, Va., City Council Approves Purchase of New Fleet Facility

RICHMOND, VA – Richmond City Council on Oct. 22 approved the purchase of land to house a new Department of Public Works’ Division of Fleet Management maintenance facility, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Green Fleetby StaffOctober 25, 2012

Austin-Travis County EMS Tests Anti-Idling System on Ambulance

AUSTIN, TX - An Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance is testing out an Energy Xtreme battery pack to help reduce vehicle idling, according to KXAN. The system will allow vehicle operators to keep the air conditioning, heater, refrigerator, and radios running for more than an hour without burning fuel.

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Operationsby StaffOctober 25, 2012

Hanson Moves to State of Minnesota Fleet

BISMARCK, ND – Paul Hanson, CAFM, director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) State Fleet Services, announced his retirement from his position as of Oct. 31. He will be joining the State of Minnesota Department of Administration as its Fleet and Surplus Services director.

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