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NewsNovember 8, 2011

Illinois' Central Management Services Responds to Fleet Audit

SPRINGFIELD, IL – In response to an audit of the State of Illinois’ fleet by the inspector general’s office, the State of Illinois’ Central Management Services (CMS) said it’s adopting a number of recommendations. CMS also announced it is implementing a new car sharing program.

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NewsNovember 4, 2011

Illinois Fleet Audit Finds State Vehicles Are Underutilized

SPRINGFIELD, IL - The audit report recommended a wide range of process improvements and better information sharing among State agencies to increase vehicle utilization and improve vehicle use reporting.

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NewsOctober 20, 2011

New Orleans Aviation Board Failed to Implement Ground Fleet Audit Recommendations

NEW ORLEANS - A follow-up audit of the New Orleans Aviation Board's fleet operations found it had failed to implement seven of the nine fleet recommendations from a 2009 audit it had pledged to follow.

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NewsJuly 14, 2011

San Diego Audit Recommends Reducing Number of Police, Fire Vehicles

SAN DIEGO - The audit recommended eliminating 76 vehicles in the fleet to reduce costs.

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NewsJune 27, 2011

Cape Coral Audit Shows Fuel Management Improvements

CAPE CORAL, FL - Despite a number of issues with software and fuel-related data, the audit showed the City improved fuel management during the last six months.

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NewsJune 1, 2011

Jacksonville Parts Audit Recommends Increased Oversight

JACKSONVILLE, FL - A City of Jacksonville fleet audit, conducted at the fleet chief's request, recommended increased oversight of procurement and inventory processes.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2011

Dallas Provides Update on Fleet Improvements, Completes Audit

DALLAS - The Dallas City Council was given a Fleet Operations update during its meeting Jan 5. The briefing addressed how Fleet Services operates and included information fleet purchase, utilization, and inventory control. In addition, it listed fleet audit findings.

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FleetSpeakby Anonymous AuthorDecember 3, 2010

Fleet Utilization Standards

While preparing to rewrite my own utilization requirements, I researched the utilization standards of several dozen public fleets. As part of my analysis I used auditor reports, and through that process, come across some interesting discoveries related to the criteria that the auditors failed to take into consideration. In most cases the auditors used very a basic and simplistic approach to their analysis by only comparing the size and population of various other public entities to determine the

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Scottsdale Audit Recommends Consistent Rates & Cost-Cutting Measures

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A City of Scottsdale audit of fleet management rates recommends ensuring consistent vehicle replacement and maintenance and operations rates; developing specific financial policies for the Fleet Management Fund; and obtaining savings through reduction of underutilized, loaner, and take-home vehicles.

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Cape Coral Can Save $1M Annually with Proper Fuel Controls

CAPE CORAL, FL - The City of Cape Coral council members ordered an internal audit of City fuel purchases on Nov. 15. This was in response to a report that found annual fleet fuel consumption has nearly doubled to 735,000 gallons in the last five years, in contrast to reductions in fleet size and budget.

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