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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

Flexcar Fleet Grows With City of Bellevue Partnership

SEATTLE – Flexcar is expanding its fleet of cars in Bellevue through a partnership with the City of Bellevue, King County Metro, Equity Office, and Unico Properties.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

Decatur Seeks Plan to Replace Vehicles Without Bond Issue

DECATUR, AL – Decatur Police Chief Joel Gilliam met with city council members last week, describing an immediate need to develop a fleet replacement program. He said 58 of the fleet's 126 police cars are nearly a decade old.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

Police Fleet Expo Set for Aug. 23-27 in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY – The Police Fleet Expo “Navigate Your Future” — designed and operated by the police fleet community to address the specific issues and needs of the police fleet industry — will be held Aug. 23-27, 2006, in Louisville.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

WestStart-CALSTART Brings Additional Fleet Expertise to Board of Directors

PASADENA, CA – WestStart-CALSTART, a transportation technology organization, has added George Survant to its board of directors. In his role as director of fleet services for Florida Power and Light (FP&L), managing the company's 3,600-vehicle fleet, Survant brings significant real-world expertise in vehicle and fleet operations, certification, testing, and maintenance.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

Merced County Changes Vehicle Policy

MERCED, CA – Merced County is tightening up its policies for top employees after the State Office of Emergency Services concluded that District Attorney Gordon Spencer violated terms of a state grant.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

City of Montgomery Decides Not to Outsource Car Washes

MONTGOMERY, AL – Terry Gaddis, director of the fleet management department, wants the City of Montgomery to purchase a $126,000 car wash to replace a 1997 touchless automatic unit that washes 5,000 cars and trucks monthly.

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Operationsby StaffJune 28, 2006

New Jersey to Auction Off 809 State Cars

TRENTON, NJ – Calling it a way to get a small, quick bit of cash and save $1 million a year, Gov. Jon Corzine announced June 21 that the state is ready to begin auctioning off 809 state cars.

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Operationsby StaffJune 14, 2006

Federal Fleet Initiative Moves to FEMP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Fleet (FF) initiative is moving from the U.S. Department of Energy's FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).

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Operationsby StaffJune 14, 2006

Pentagon Plans Major Alternative Fuel Buys

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) is asking companies to submit proposals for supplying 200 million gallons of alternative or synthetic fuel in anticipation of major field tests of vehicles and vessels by the Air Force and Navy in 2008 and 2009.

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Operationsby StaffJune 14, 2006

Stewart Hired by Goodwill Industries to Set Up Mechanic Training Program

MACON, GA – Retired Fleet Maintenance Director Tim Stewart has been hired by Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia to set up a mechanic training program and to run its car donation program in Macon and Augusta, Ga.

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