SACRAMENTO – California Governor Jerry Brown issued a hiring freeze across the state government on Feb. 15. The hiring freeze is comprehensive, applying to vacant, seasonal, and full- and part-time positions.
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NEW YORK CITY - After running a pilot program since 2009, the New York Police Dept. had decided to install a new kind of siren, the “Rumbler,” on 5,000 patrol cars in the next few years.
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SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Highway Patrol's fleet commander is lobbying for more than half of an order of about 750 patrol cars for 2011 that has stalled due to the state's economic woes.
Read More →COLTON, CA - A‐Z Bus Sales, Inc. announced a new agreement with ROUSH CleanTech to purchase and install the ROUSH CleanTech liquid propane autogas fuel system on newer model-year buses and trucks.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine has extended the deadline to accept nominations for the 2011 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award through Friday, Feb. 18.
Read More →CHATTANOOGA, TN - The City of Chattanooga Council approved a resolution to allow officers who live within the City to take home patrol vehicles with no charge.
Read More →HARTFORD, CT - Connecticut’s Department of Administrative Services awarded WPCS International Inc. a contract to install 400 in-car digital video systems in Connecticut State Police vehicles over the next three years.
Read More →AUSTIN, TEXAS – The City of Austin has earned a $5 million grant to purchase alternative-fuel and/or hybrid vehicles and its Fleet Services Division Centers 1,5, and 6 achieved the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence.
Read More →FRISCO, CO – Summit County in Frisco, Colorado is outsourcing its fleet maintenance to a private company called First Vehicle Services
Read More →BLOOMFIELD, NJ - The Township of Bloomfield, N.J. has entered into its third lease agreement with Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.'s Municipal Lease Program to upgrade the town’s police motorcycle fleet.
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