WAUSAU, WI - One of the apprenticeships offered to high school students across Northcentral Wisconsin is with the Wausau Department of Public Works automotive maintenance team, where students can learn about repairing vehicles.
Read More →COVINGTON, KY - The City of Covington reports positive customer service results after switching to a new online vehicle maintenance tracking system for its fleet assets, according to Fleet Manager Warren Van Overbeke.
Read More →PHOENIX - Maricopa County, Ariz., will be upgrading 1,900 of its fleet vehicles and 11 fueling sites with the AIM2 fuel monitoring system from FuelMaster.
Read More →NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Equipment Maintenance Division is allegedly housing dozens of unrepaired police cars and city vehicles due to the budget crisis. In some cases, they’ve sat there for months.
Read More →ROWLETT, TEXAS - The City of Rowlett council during a recent special budget workshop discussed its planned fleet acquisition strategy, addressing equipment age and shop size.
Read More →MARTINEZ, CA - Budget cuts in Contra Costa County have led to reduced use of county vehicles. Vehicles traveled 2,459,597 fewer miles last year, a decrease of nearly 21 percent from the year before.
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WINTER HAVEN, FL - Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida has converted their patrol vehicles to the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filter, developed and manufactured by SOMS Technologies, LLC.
Read More →NEW YORK - A report from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations includes recommendations estimated to save $71 million in fleet costs in four years by streamlining city fleet management, centralizing operations, cutting fuel use, and decreasing fleet size, among other measures.
Read More →PITTSBURGH - City officials say a proposed five-year, $36 million deal to manage and maintain Pittsburgh's fleet of 1,000 vehicles won't save money, but opens the door for a city-county merger of such services.
Read More →LAKEWOOD, WA - Lakewood police are refurbishing some of their squad cars rather than buying new ones, a decision that could save the city $15,000 per upgraded car and help the vehicles handle better on the street.
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