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NewsOctober 4, 2006

GM Delivers Chevrolet Police Impalas to NYPD

DETROIT-General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations recently delivered several hundred Chevrolet Police Impalas to the New York City Police Department.

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NewsAugust 16, 2006

GM Hybrid-Powered Buses Delivered to Michigan's State Capital

LANSING, MI – The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) has added three buses powered by General Motors' diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system to its mass transit fleet.

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NewsAugust 9, 2006

San Joaquin RTD Celebrates Rollout of GM Hybrid-Powered Buses

STOCKTON, CA – The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) has rolled out six hybrid buses to its mass transit fleet.

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NewsApril 19, 2006

State of Connecticut to Add More Hybrids to State Fleet

HARTFORD, CT – The state of Connecticut is adding more fuel-efficient vehicles to its fleet, according to the Associated Press. Vehicles such as the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, Ford Escape, and GMC Sierra will be integrated into service. The vehicles are part of the 575 alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles the state has purchased.

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NewsFebruary 28, 2006

North Dakota Governor Switches From Sedan to E-85 SUV

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has traded a sedan for an SUV, according to the Web site www.kxma.com. Hoeven's official car is now a black 2006 GMC Yukon. For the past three years, he's driven a Buick Park Avenue. Both vehicles are leased.

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NewsFebruary 28, 2006

J.D. Power and Associates Ranks Cat C-15 Highest in Customer Satisfaction

THOUSAND OAKS, CA – J.D. Power and Associates has ranked the Caterpillar C-15 highest in customer satisfaction with vocational heavy-duty truck diesel engines, according to a recently released study on Heavy-Duty Truck Engine/Transmissions. A Caterpillar engine has ranked highest in the vocational segment five consecutive times.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2006

Greater Cleveland RTA Testing GM Hybrid Technology

CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is testing a transit vehicle — powered by General Motors' hybrid propulsion technology — that will be used for the city's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiative called Silver Line.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2006

GM Joins State of California in E-85 Joint Demonstration Project

LOS ANGELES – General Motors will help lead a joint demonstration project — along with the state of California, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Pacific Ethanol — to learn more about consumer awareness and acceptance of E-85 as a motor vehicle fuel by demonstrating its use in GM's flexible-fuel vehicles.

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NewsOctober 5, 2005

Washington, D.C. to Receive 50 GM Hybrid-Powered Buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first 50 GM hybrid-powered buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries will begin to roll into the Washington Metro fleet by the end of this year. Metro purchased 28 buses and has agreed to buy 22 more.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2005

Sarasota County Fights Outsourcing With Managed Competition & Wins

Outsourcing is the big ogre that hangs over many government fleet operations all around the country. As governments scramble for larger segments of a static or even declining tax dollar pie, they are increasingly looking at outsourcing, hiring an outside private operator, to handle their work.

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