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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

Fire Destroys Gary, Ind., City Vehicle Building

GARY, IN – The city of Gary fleet maintenance building was destroyed by a fire that started Dec. 21. At sunrise Dec. 22, fire crews were still at the scene of the fire.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

City of Passaic Car-Use Rules in Question

PASSAIC, NJ – The City of Passaic, N.J., business administrator Greg Hill drives back and forth more than 150 miles every day to his home in Henryville, Pa., in a city-owned car. But Hill sent out a memorandum in 2003 to several city employees that prohibited taking city vehicles out of Passaic without an exemption from Mayor Samuel Rivera.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

Wichita Rejects Fleet Outsourcing Contract

WICHITA, KS -- Wichita may someday hire a private company to manage its troubled fleet maintenance operations, but the 60 or so workers in the department will remain city employees. That was the message Wichita City Council members sent Dec. 26 when they denied CH2M Hill OMI and Kelley Fleet Services a two-year contract that would have outsourced repair of most city vehicles and equipment

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

Denver Snowplows Have Trouble Keeping Up With Snow

DENVER, CO – Last week, The Colorado Department of Transportation dispatched nearly 900 snowplows and tankers statewide, including 79 in the metro area.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

Kingsport May Soon Have an Assistant to City Manager

KINGSPORT, TN – Kingsport City Manager John Campbell has called for some restructuring of duties at City Hall, creating one new position and retooling an old position.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

New York Adds First Plug-in Hybrid to State Fleet

ALBANY, NY – New York Governor George Pataki showcased a new plug-in hybrid car that is being added to New York State's vehicle fleet.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

Decision on Outsourcing of Indiana University Motor Pool Put Off

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Indiana University (IU) administrators have postponed, until at least next month, a decision on whether to hire a private company to take care of about 600 school vehicles used on the Bloomington campus.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 27, 2006

City of Red Bank, N.J. Aims to Trim Size of Vehicle Fleet

RED BANK, NJ – Mayor-elect Pasquale “Pat” Menna and his Republican challenger in the recent election, Councilman John Curley, would like to put the borough's fleet of vehicles on a diet.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 20, 2006

Washington DC's Metro Expands Car Sharing Program With ZipCar

WASHINGTON-- After initial results showed increased ridership and decreased car ownership, Zipcar, the world's largest car sharing service, announced Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has extended its partnership with Zipcar and will bring Zipcars to additional Metro stations.

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Operationsby StaffDecember 20, 2006

OCSD Awards Contract to CCG/FASTER

NORFOLK, VA – CCG Systems, Inc. announced that the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley, Calif. awarded its RFP contract to CCG/FASTER, developer of the FASTER fleet management system used by top fleets in the nation.

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