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Operationsby StaffAugust 16, 2006

Mayor of Lexington, KY, Criticized for Political Bumper Sticker on City Car

LEXINGTON, KY – Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac has been driving around a city-owned car sporting a political bumper sticker on the rear windshield that says, ‘Firefighters support Isaac for Mayor.' The car — a 2003, two-door, red Oldsmobile Alero — is paid for and maintained by the City.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Snohomish County Receives Grant Funding From Department of Ecology to Reduce Toxic Diesel Fumes

EVERETT, WA – Snohomish County recently hosted a Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) Grant Awards Ceremony

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Arkansas Gubernatorial Candidate Calls for 75 % of State's Fleet to Use Biodiesel by 2009

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Biodiesel has become one of the latest issues in the Arkansas gubernatorial race.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Indictments Issued for Improper Municipal Vehicle Purchases

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Federal authorities say the owners of International Trucks of Central Jersey and a salesman allegedly laundered bribe money through the business.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

San Joaquin RTD Celebrates Rollout of GM Hybrid-Powered Buses

STOCKTON, CA – The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) has rolled out six hybrid buses to its mass transit fleet.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Legislators Reviewing Ulster County's Fleet Management

KINGSTON, NY – A fleet management study projects Ulster County could save up to $360,000 a year by better managing its near-500 vehicles, but some legislators say the cost of a new fleet manager is not justified.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Ford Presents Escape Hybrid Taxi Case Study to City of Austin

DEARBORN, MI – On Wed., Aug. 9, Ford Motor Company presented a case study on the successful use of Escape Hybrid taxis to Austin, Tex., Mayor Wynn and representatives from the City of Austin, Austin Energy, and local commercial fleet managers.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Dossier User Group to Hold 18th Annual Meeting

ATCO, NJ – Fleet professionals from around the nation will converge on the Hilton Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 18 and 19, 2006 for the Dossier Fleet Maintenance Software Users Group meeting.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Caltrain Transit Agency Plans '07 Rollout of WiMax Wireless Net

SAN JOSE, CA – Caltrain has successfully tested uninterrupted wireless Internet access on a train traveling up to 79 miles per hour over a 16-mile stretch from Millbrae to Palo Alto in California.

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Operationsby StaffAugust 9, 2006

Winston-Salem Tries to Make Fleet More Fuel Efficient

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the flow of gasoline to North Carolina — most of which came from a pipeline originating in the Gulf Coast — dried up, causing shortages and skyrocketing fuel costs.

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