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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 4, 2010

Mayor Recognizes City of Columbus Green Fleet Ranking

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Being honored by the 100 Best Green program as the seventh best green operation in the country, a jump from its place at 22nd in 2009, has helped the City of Columbus fleet gain recognition from the City mayor.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 4, 2010

City of North Myrtle Beach Fleet Maintenance Division Awarded

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The City of North Myrtle Beach Fleet Maintenance Division was recently awarded the Jan Smoak Award for Quality Fleet Management. The annual award is sponsored by the Southeast Governmental Fleet Managers Association.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 4, 2010

Scottsdale’s Fleet Parts Outsourcing May Not Add Savings

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - After two months of review, City of Scottsdale staff report that outsourcing opportunities for some services in the City may not yield cost savings. Services considered for privatization include fleet parts management.

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Fuelby StaffNovember 4, 2010

Former City Worker Racks up $4K in Unauthorized Fuel Purchases

PARSONS, TN - A former City of Parsons employee reportedly bought more than $4,000 worth of fuel at the city's expense, according to the Tennessee Comptroller's Division of Municipal Audit. He found a fuel card while cleaning a City vehicle and used it to purchase gas for his own personal use from various retail gas locations.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Networkfleet 4200 GPS Fleet Tracking Now Includes Complimentary Roadside Assistance

SAN DIEGO - Networkfleet, a provider of wireless fleet management, announced Nov. 3 that it will provide complimentary emergency roadside assistance with the purchase of the 4200 GPS fleet tracking system.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 1, 2010

Midway Specialty Vehicles Announces New Team Members

ELKHART, IN - Midway Specialty Vehicles, LLC is pleased to welcome Michael Violi and Jack Stouder to its team. Violi will join Midway's management team as Sales/Marketing Manager. Stouder will take on the role of Information Technology Manager.

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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 1, 2010

City of Richmond to Adopt Electric Vehicle Pilot

RICHMOND, VA - Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced Oct. 28 that the City of Richmond will launch an electric vehicle pilot for the its fleet. If successful, the City may replace up to 40 vehicles with all-electric vehicles.

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Telematicsby StaffNovember 1, 2010

City of Buffalo Installs GPS Units on Snowplow Fleet

BUFFALO, NY - The entire snowplow fleet at City of Buffalo is now connected with a global positioning system. The GPS units transmit key information to a new operations center being set up at the City's garage.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 1, 2010

Lee County Reduces Repair and Parts Rates

FORT MYERS, FL - Due to fleet budget reductions and the re-negotiation of vendor contracts, Lee County Fleet Management was able to reduce some costs to County departments for equipment parts and vendor repairs.

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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 1, 2010

Clean Cities Promotes Clean Vehicles at National Parks

WASHINGTON - Clean Cities is working with the Na­tional Park Service to accelerate the deployment of alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicles in national parks across the country. It is providing support to initiate projects at Grand Teton, Mammoth Cave, and Yellow­stone National Parks.

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