HARRISBURG, PA - Self-reporting of accidents when using Pennsylvania state fleet vehicles is being called into question by some legislators and other observers.
Read More →PHOENIX - City of Phoenix vehicles are involved in at least one accident a day on average, and the city paid claims for 2,339 accidents in the past five years involving police cars, fire trucks, buses and other city vehicles, costing taxpayers about $15.7 million.
Read More →ATTLEBORO, MA - Despite limited capital, Attleboro, Mass., city councilors plan to urge Mayor Kevin Dumas to start replacing an aging fleet of vehicles in the public works department.
Read More →MEMPHIS, TN - Five current and former high-ranking members of the City of Memphis' General Services Division have violated city policy because they are related to employees in their department.
Read More →KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knox County Fleet Service Center in Tennessee may reduce its operational and personnel costs to meet a proposed 4 percent budget cut per department.
Read More →SOLON, Ohio - Government workers are some of the most dangerous drivers, according to insurance.com's "Top 10 Most Dangerous Drivers by Profession" list. Government workers were ranked No. 3, while attorneys/judges and financial professionals took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.
Read More →LOS ANGELES - Toyota's continuing problems with sticking gas pedals, even after supposed repairs were made, prompted Los Angeles County to remove 13 Toyota vehicles from its fleet until the automaker can determine the cars are safe.
Read More →ANDERSON, SC - Under a proposed ordinance, Anderson County, S.C., employees, with the exception of the Sheriff’s Office personnel, will not be allowed to drive county cars home, according to the Anderson Independent Mail.
Read More →OAKLAND, CA - Alameda County, in Northern California, recently received an $84,760 grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (AQMD) for 40 electric vehicle charging stations which will be mainly used to recharge county and local agency vehicles, the Oakland Tribune reports.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR - In Oregon, the Portland Water Bureau has decided to delay implementation of a new Renewable Fuels Standard to meet goals for 2010, according to DJC Oregon. The standard would have changed July 1 to require all diesel sold in Portland to have a blend of at least 10 percent biodiesel.
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