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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

113 GM Hybrid-Powered Buses to Roll into New York

ROCHESTER, NY – The number of GM hybrid-powered buses ordered by New York transit agencies has grown to 113. When the deliveries are completed next year, New York will have the second-largest statewide fleet of GM hybrid-powered buses; the state of Washington leads with 240 hybrid-powered buses.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

City of Jacksonville's Fleet Management Division is Audited

JACKSONVILLE, FL – An anonymous e-mail from a Jacksonville City employee to the Council Auditor's Office led to a recent audit of the City's Fleet Management Division.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

City of Lansing Municipal Fleet Getting Greener

LANSING, MI – The City of Lansing will begin using engine lubricants made from vegetable and other bio-based oils as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions and increase the city fleet's efficiency.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

Fleet One Fuel Cards New Option for Cenex Sites

NASHVILLE– Fleet One, a provider of fuel cards and fleet-related payment solutions to businesses and government agencies with vehicles, said that its fuel cards are now accepted at participating Cenex convenience stores and fuel sites across the country.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

Garbage Trucks in Major Cities Going Biodiesel

NEW YORK CITY –- Garbage truck fleets in a growing number of cities, including New York City and San Francisco, are switching to biodiesel, which experts say can cut soot and greenhouse gas emissions at no extra cost, according to USAgNet.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

Las Vegas City Fleet Reduces NOx by 18 Percent with Additive

LAS VEGAS– The City of Las Vegas said it has to reduced the nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions of its diesel and biodiesel-fueled equipment by 18 percent using a fuel additive, called XenTx Diesel Fuel Treatment.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Standard with E-85 Capability

DEARBORN, MI – New for the 2008-model year, the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor comes standard with E-85 capability.

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Operationsby StaffJune 27, 2007

Iowa Governor Orders 60 Percent of State Fleet Fuel Purchases to Be E-85

DES MOINES, IA – On June 21, Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed an executive order requiring more of the state's flex-fuel vehicles be powered by E-85.

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Operationsby StaffJune 20, 2007

U.S. Postal Service Wins White House Environmental Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service has won two environmental awards — one for a revenue-generating recycling program and another for an E-85 alternative-fuel project.

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Operationsby StaffJune 20, 2007

Former Public Works Employee to Stand Trial

CALAVERAS, CA – Former Public Works Lead Mechanic Lee Rhodes will now stand trial before a jury on charges of alleged embezzlement of county property.

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