NORTHPORT, AL - Dozens of Northport, Ala., city employees, from firefighters and police officers to administrative staff, drive city-owned vehicles every day with no written policy in force. However, this could change if City Council approves a new vehicle policy next month.
Read More →CAMBRIDGE, MA - The University at Buffalo (UB) in New York, Boise State University in Idaho, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) all recently launched new partnerships with Zipcar Inc., providing the campuses with access to the company’s car-sharing services.
Read More →ALISO VIEJO, CA - Telogis Inc., the platform for location intelligence, was named to its fourth-consecutive ‘Inc. 5000’ list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. Inc. ranked Telogis 761st out of 5,000 companies based on its 400-percent growth from 2006 through 2009.
Read More →BOSTON - A 16-page report of Boston's Central Fleet Maintenance (CFM) outlines 13 recommendations for the Public Works Department to be implemented over 18 months.
Read More →BOSTON - On September 10, Boston Public Works Commissioner Joanne Massaro appointed Jim McGonagle director of Central Fleet Maintenance. The new director is charged with reforming and re-engineering the operations of Central Fleet Maintenance.
Read More →CHICAGO - BusCon, America's convention for buses, will take place at Chicago's Navy Pier September 28-30. Over 50 buses and a wide variety of leading-edge bus accessories and equipment will be on display in the exhibit hall.
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DEARBORN, MI - Ford marks 50 years of the E-series with production of the 2011 model, a commemorative anniversary edition.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA - Online balloting is available for Automotive Fleet's annual Fleet Car and Truck of the Year. Voting is open to all professional fleet managers.
Read More →COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The City of Colorado Springs, Colo., has upgraded to the AssetWorks browser-based version of FleetFocus, and Colorado Springs Mountain Metropolitan Transit Authority is joining the city in using the single database to manage all fleet maintenance operations.
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LOS ANGELES - Boulder Electric Vehicle was in the Los Angeles area on Sept. 8-9 to give fleet managers, utility managers, and government officials the opportunity to see and drive one of the company's all-electric commercial work trucks.
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