ASBURY PARK, NJ — Monmouth County will auction off 53 vehicles in late-October, according to the Asbury Park Press. Last month, 69 Monmouth County employees — including most depart-ment heads — were told they will no longer be permitted to use all-expenses-paid county vehicles to commute to work.
Read More →HINDMAN, KY — An audit of Knott County, Kentucky, has been referred to the state attorney general's office, the Kentucky State Police, the FBI and the Kentucky Department of Revenue.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI — The city of Ann Arbor will be road testing the Ford Focus by using it in its fleet for the next three years, according to the Web site www.fuelcellworks.com. Ann Arbor al-ready operates 150 alternative-fuel vehicles.
Read More →CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The University of Virginia is adding B-20 biodiesel to fuel its 30-bus fleet.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. has been awarded a multi-year exclusive contract by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to provide hazardous and regulated waste management solutions.
Read More →HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Highland Park Public Works Department has completed a six-month comparison of fuel costs for 21 Toyota Priuses they bought earlier this year.
Read More →GREENVILLE, MS — Former Greenville city department head Terry Robertson was sentenced to two years of house arrest and was ordered to pay back the city more than $18,000 after being convicted of embezzling city funds, according to the Delta Democrat Times.
Read More →LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department settled a lawsuit alleging that the county's transportation authority refused to accommodate a bus driver who requested time off to observe Jewish holidays.
Read More →ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson took possession of a new Ford Escape hybrid SUV today from Bob Turner Ford in Albuquerque.
Read More →OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - Ocean County officials announced that 15 employees will no longer be granted use of take-home vehicles. That leaves 302 county employees with take-home privileges.
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