
This overview provides information for nearly 200 public fleet survey respondents, including data about their customer departments, supervisors, outsourced services, and budget changes in the past year.
Read More →The City of Montgomery, Ala., closes its city body shop and will outsource all city vehicle body work. The change is expected to save the city between $75,000 and $100,000 per year.
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Global Sales Group has added a new size of its EZ Oil Drain Valve designed for John Deere and Cummins QSK engines. The new valve fits engines with a 1 1/16 inch by 12UNF drain plug and simplifies oil changes.
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The Santa Ana City Council has approved a contract with Warren Distributing to supply parts to the city's vehicle fleet, replacing a former parts vendor that became embroiled in a corruption probe.
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Doosan’s wedge lock coupler can be used with 13 crawler excavator models. The wedge lock coupler allows operators to change their excavator attachments without the need for additional hydraulics but does not decrease a machine’s breakout force.
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) should expand its support for telematics in leased vehicles and change its fuel rate structure to charge agencies for actual fuel use rather than miles traveled, according to a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Read More →The Riverside (Calif.) Police Department's officers will no longer be able to use their city-issued patrol cars to run errands or take their family to dinner following a change in the agency's take-home vehicle policy.
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Fleet managers must consider how the addition of alternative-fuel vehicles changes fleet maintenance and repair. For those deciding to keep this in-house, there are various options available for technician training.
Read More →The Town of Windham, N.H., is using grant money to purchase new trucks that regulate the application of road salt, a change from its previous method of purchasing surplus used state Department of Transportation trucks, the Eagle Tribune reported.
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The Kodiak Mobile KDCF-31 Intelligent Docking Station by Jotto Desk is a truly cross-compatible/interchangeable docking station for mixed fleets running with Panasonic laptop models CF28 through CF31.
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