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REDFORD, MI – Vac-Con, Inc. recently accepted delivery of its 1,000th Sterling truck from Atlantic Truck Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Vac-Con, a manufacturer of truck-mounted sewer cleaning machines, has been purchasing Sterling trucks from the dealership for eight years.
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The National Parks Service can significantly reduce carbon emissions by replacing a fleet of gasoline-powered pickup trucks with electric vehicles, doubling the number of EV charging stations, and expanding its partnership with Clean Cities, according to the Center for American Progress.
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Transportation and other agencies are converting at least 227 Ford vans and trucks from gasoline to also run on propane. The State has received federal funding for the conversions and for about 115 propane filling stations statewide.
Read More →YUMA, AZ – With the recent addition of six new 2008 Toyota Camry hybrids and two new 2008 Ford Escape hybrids, the City of Yuma, Ariz., now has a total of 20 gasoline-electric hybrids, including six Toyota Priuses and six additional Escapes, to go along with 31 flex-fuel-compatible cars and trucks.
Read More →SUFFOLK, VA – The city of Suffolk, Va., faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that accuses municipal officials and employees of putting motorists at risk when the city allowed its garbage trucks to park on its roads and highways to pick up trash.
Read More →DELAWARE and NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is updating its snowplow trucks with green strobe lights to help prevent accidents. ODOT is also prepping its bridges using salt brine as area weather stations predict winter road conditions and frost.
Read More →BATON ROUGE, LA – The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has reviewed its take-home policy and has taken 36 unmarked cars and trucks from deputies and other workers who don't need them for round-the-clock duty, according to the Advocate.
Read More →HAUPPAUGE, NY – Odyne Corp., a developer of advanced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, received an order from the City of Fresno for a Mobile Power System utilizing components of its PHEV system for use in the city's fleet maintenance program.
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The Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act would require at least 75% of all non-tactical vehicles, like cars, vans, and light-duty trucks, purchased or leased by DOD, or procured or leased by the General Services Agency, to be EVs or ZEVs, beginning October 1, 2022.
Read More →CHULA VISTA, CA - Using federal stimulus funds, the City of Chula Vista installed a 12,000-gallon biodiesel tank at its Public Works Corp Yard, used to fuel the City's 125 heavy-duty fleet vehicles that include fire engines, dump trucks, and excavators.
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