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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

Calif. County Hires New Fleet Manager

After 30 years in fleet management in the state of Washington, Peter Bednar joined Ventura County, Calif., on July 21 as its fleet operations manager.

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ArticlesSeptember 5, 2014

2014 Vehicle and Equipment Inventory

More fleets reported an increase in their fleet sizes this year in comparison to 2013 survey results. Increases in service areas or programs have resulted in larger fleets for some, while right-sizing and selling off underutilized vehicles have resulted in fleet reduction for others.

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NewsAugust 29, 2014

S.C. County to Replace One-Third of Fire Fleet

Horry County (S.C.) Fire/Rescue is replacing one-third of its fire fleet by purchasing $7.7 million worth of pumpers, ladders trucks, and tankers.

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NewsAugust 14, 2014

Washington County Hiring Fleet Services Manager

Thurston County in Washington is looking to hire a fleet services manager for its fleet. The fleet services manager oversees 12 employees, an annual operating budget of $5 million, and an equipment replacement fund of nearly $12 million.

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NewsAugust 13, 2014

Ohio County Receives $454K Equipment Grant

The Scioto County (Ohio) Engineer’s Office has received a grant for more than $454,000 to replace its aging equipment. The funds will be used to purchase a semi tractor, three dump trucks, and an excavator.

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NewsAugust 11, 2014

Neb. County Considering Verizon Telematics System

The Gage County (Neb.) Board of Supervisors has begun considering Verizon's Networkfleet telematics system as a cost-savings measure for most of the county's vehicle fleet.

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NewsAugust 4, 2014

Fire Destroys Va. County's Refuse Fleet

A weekend fire destroyed four front-loading refuse trucks owned by the Halifax County, Va., Public Works Department. An early estimate of damages to the fleet is $900,000.

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NewsJuly 28, 2014

Texas County to Install GPS Tracking on Police Vehicles

Tyler County (Texas) Commissioners have approved a new agreement with Synovia Solutions to upfit its Sheriff’s Office vehicles with communications and GPS tracking systems.

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NewsJuly 14, 2014

N.C. County to Deploy GPS on 1,100 Assets

Mecklenburg County in North Carolina will be deploying GPS tracking devices across 1,100 assets. The devices will be used to track, monitor, and manage the county’s fleet of service vehicles and non-motorized assets.

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NewsJuly 9, 2014

Pink Md. Fire Vehicles Bring Breast Cancer Awareness

Prince George's County firefighters added a pink ambulance to their fleet to raise awareness for breast cancer this month, and have asked the public to help name the vehicle via Twitter.

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