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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.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA — Known for its ruggedness, durability, gritty performance, and dependability, the 2006 Ford F-150 upheld its reputation among fleet industry professionals as it brought home Fleet Truck of the Year honors. Sponsored by Automotive Fleet and Business Fleet magazines, this year's annual Fleet Truck of the Year competition featured 25 domestic and imported 2006-MY light trucks.
Read More →SEAL BEACH, CA – CleanScapes, Inc., a newly-designated City of Seattle, Wash., solid waste contractor, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a contract for up to 10 years to build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) station and provide fuel for CleanScapes’ 40 new CNG-powered refuse trucks.
Read More →BURNABY, B.C. – Following on the heels of a successful oversubscribed financing of $10 million, the City of Chicago has ordered an additional 550 WebTech WT5000 Locators and associated fleet services for use in the City's Street and Sanitation Department for use in refuse trucks and SUVs. This new order brings the number of WebTech-enabled City vehicles to over 1,700.
Read More →The City of Moundsville, W.Va., has a new facility that is large enough to accommodate the city’s four garbage trucks and two rooms for employees. It also has drains set into the floor that are hooked up to the wash station.
Read More →The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) awarded a total of $265,000 in Clean Transportation Funding to the City of Santa Ana, Calif.; $55,000 was allotted for the installation of emission control devices, while the remaining $210,000 is reserved for the purchase of seven propane autogas-powered trucks.
Read More →TxDOT work trucks will be outfitted with connected vehicle technology so that when a work truck sets up on the side of the road or blocks a lane for highway repairs, the truck automatically sends out an alert that an active work zone is ahead.
Read More →Typical applications for Monolec Tetra-Syn Engine Oil include passenger cars, vans, and light-duty trucks. The oil offers is suitable for use in most OEM gasoline engines, including Honda, Ford, GM, Toyota, Chrysler, Nissan, and Hyundai/Kia, the company stated.
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