FLINT, MI - The City of Flint spent $87,219 in 2007 and 2008 repairing vehicles without getting competitive bids and without following other procedures outlined in city ordinances.
Read More →WISCONSIN and DELAWARE - The States of Wisconsin and Delaware have joined the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) contract titled Vehicle Lifts & related garage equipment, a cooperative including 27 states.
Read More →DENVER - Driving Change, the world’s first Internet-based vehicular greenhouse gas (GHG) tracking system, announced significant reductions in GHG emissions by the City and County of Denver as a result of online feedback on how driving behaviors impact the environment and fuel costs.
Read More →PACIFIC GROVE, CA - With the worldwide downturn in the economy facing cities, towns, counties, states, provinces and even villages everywhere, it is more important than ever for fleet managers to pay attention to their tire costs.
Read More →UTICA, NY - The city blew it in 2007 by buying an $85,000 snow blower vehicle that has never been used, some Utica officials said. Now, the city is listing the vehicle for sale on the Web site eBay through Oneida County’s page.
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DAVIS, CA - Richard Battersby has been appointed director of Fleet Services for the University of California, Davis.
Read More →HARRISBURG, PA - Gov. Ed G. Rendell's administration is doing a poor job of tracking which of its employees are assigned state vehicles and why, and whether those vehicles are being used and maintained properly.
Read More →BALTIMORE -Baltimore County has locked in monthly gasoline prices with a fuel supplier that officials say will save about $6 million in fuel costs this year,
Read More →KNOX COUNTY, TN - After prodding by Knox County commissioners examining county fleets, Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones says he will provide the Fleet Task Force with a list of at least some of his department's take-home vehicles and their drivers.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - For about 30 years, Arlington police have been driving cars that could be described as a little "vanilla." But that will begin to change this week as the department rolls out the first of its dramatically redesigned fleet.
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