HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – The Hoffman Estates Public Works Fleet Services staff recently received the Blue Seal of Excellence Award from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (NIASE).
Read More →ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL – Gary Emerson, fleet manager for St. Johns County has been named “Trendsetter of the Year” for 2005 by Public Works magazine. Public Works is a national publication for all government public works departments, which include fleet maintenance.
Read More →BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Birmingham Airport Authority will begin using biodiesel fuel in all diesel-burning engines in its fleet of vehicles and equipment.
Read More →DENVER – Effective Mar. 1, Karen Bloodworth will assume the position of executive director of the Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association (RMFMA). She currently is the technical services program manager for the American Public Works Association.
Read More →BISMARCK, ND – With the recent acquisition of 180 new 2006 sedans and four pickups, North Dakota's state fleet now has a total of 282 E-85 vehicles out of a total passenger fleet of 825 vehicles.
Read More →RIVERSIDE, CA – Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, city council members, and Air Quality Management District (AQMD) officials dedicated the first municipal hydrogen fueling station in the Inland Empire at the city's Corporation Yard.
Read More →BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Approximately 200 garbage trucks in the county fleet for Miami-Dade General Services Administration have gone more than three years without an oil change. The vehicles use the puraDYN bypass oil filtration system.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY – Utah State University (USU) will replace all of its 12- and 15-passenger vans with small buses and minivans. The decision comes after losing eight students and their in-structor in a van rollover.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – By using a compressed air cannon, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) can blast a RFID tag onto a suspect's car and track it with radio-transmitted GPS from a distance.
Read More →SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois state government would be required to buy flexible-fuel vehicles that use ethanol and other alternative fuels under a bill approved by the Illinois House Feb. 1.
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