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SafetyFebruary 12, 2009

City of Flint Spends $87,219 on Vehicle Repairs Without Competitive Bids

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.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 12, 2009

Wisconsin and Delaware Join Western States Contracting Alliance

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.

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Green Fleetby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

Denver’s Driving Change Program Reduces Vehicular CO2 Emissions

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.

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Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

An Urgent Message to Public Sector Fleet Managers Everywhere from Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau

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.

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EquipmentFebruary 9, 2009

The City of Utica Sells Unused Snow Blower Vehicle

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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Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

Battersby Named Director of Fleet Services at UC Davis

DAVIS, CA - Richard Battersby has been appointed director of Fleet Services for the University of California, Davis.

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Operationsby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

State of Pennsylvania Keeps Poor Track of State Vehicles, Audit Finds

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.

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Fuelby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

Baltimore County Saves $6 million in Fuel Costs

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,

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Operationsby StaffFebruary 5, 2009

Knox County Sheriff Give Partial List of Take-Home Fleet to Task Force

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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Operationsby StaffFebruary 5, 2009

City of Arlington Police Upgrade Vehicle Fleet with "New Look"

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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