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The Chicago Office of the Inspector General has received reports that nearly 10% of city police vehicles are unavailable because they are undergoing service at fleet maintenance facilities — nearly double the industry standard.
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The Chicago Police Department has deployed 40 new patrol vehicles and plans to deploy 550 through February 2018.
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The City of Chicago released a request for proposals (RFP) for a new facility for 225 employees from Fleet and Facility Management. The RFP also includes a replacement satellite shop and a replacement fuel site.
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Common risks emerge for public fleet management from politics, both internal and external, and the impact can be subtle or not so subtle. How do successful fleet managers deal with these risks?
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Three Clean Cities Coalitions kicked off its efforts to promote more sustainable efforts from local police departments by hosting a Police Alternative Fuel Summit in Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Read More →Cook County commissioners are moving to settle a years-long dispute with the City of Chicago over a bill for unpaid parking and traffic tickets issued to drivers of county fleet vehicles.
Read More →CHICAGO – Chicago’s Mayor-elect Emanuel announced that David Reynolds will lead the Department of General Services, which will incorporate the City's Department of Fleet Management.
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CHICAGO - Mayor Richard Daley suspended his fleet commissioner after learning the City awarded vehicle repair work to a man convicted nearly 30 years ago of falsifying work orders on Chicago Police Department vehicles and giving kickbacks to city workers.
Read More →CHICAGO - The EPA recovery act funds will be used to purchase and install 35 diesel oxidation catalysts and 163 diesel-fired heaters on municipal vehicles, and partially fund two new hybrid diesel-electric aerial trucks to replace older vehicles.
Read More →CHICAGO - Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Michael Picardi has returned to his old job as fleet management commissioner, replacing the recently retired Howard Henneman, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
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