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SEARCHMENUSEARCHASHEVILLE, N.C. – Five new compressed natural gas (CNG) pickups have been put into service by the City of Asheville as part of the city's alternative-fuel vehicles initiative.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City is proposing a change to its current ordinance that allows certain employees to take home city-owned cars if they live no farther than 35 miles from the corporate city limits of Salt Lake City. Also, police officers are allowed, by ordinance, to use their cars on an unrestricted basis inside Salt Lake County. And, some employees have been assessed fees based on the distance they live from the city.
Read More →COLUMBUS, OHIO – Under an upcoming Ohio bill, which Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is expected to sign into law, state vehicles must buy more of a cleaner-burning mix of gasoline and ethanol.
Read More →WEST JORDAN, UTAH – The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) will hold its annual conference Sept. 10-15, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Waterfront Hotel in Savannah, Ga., located 15 miles from the airport.
Read More →DALLAS – BAF Technologies, a provider of natural gas and propane vehicle upfits, has appointed Dave Loper as regional sales manager for BAF. Loper joins BAF from Hybrid Fuel Systems, where he served as senior account manager.
Read More →APPLETON, WI – Labrie Equipment Ltd., of Quebec, has finalized its purchase of the Leach refuse truck product lines from Federal Signal Corp., according to Waste News. Labrie will gain control of the assets Aug. 1. The agreement also includes Leach's parts business, which Labrie will acquire Jan. 1, 2007.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – Portland, Ore., is the big city doing the best job of making its resources sustainable for future generations to enjoy without passing on a major cost burden, a new study says.
Read More →WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has opened a new public use compressed natural gas (CNG) facility at the T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick.
Read More →CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Metro is now fueling all of its buses with a 50-percent blend of biodiesel and regular diesel fuel. According to a Metro release, the agency intends to use the 50-percent blend in April through October, when the average temperature is over 40 degrees, and then switch back to the normal 20-percent blend in colder months.
Read More →CINCINATTI – Drive Train Systems, a division of parent company Drive Train Industries, has released its video-based air brake training solutions. These training systems have been developed to train operators on how to safely drive air brake-equipped fire apparatus. Since the number two cause of death of firefighters is auto accidents.
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