
Government Fleet Magazine took a tour of several fleet maintenance facilities of the City of Long Beach, Calif. The municipality is now the sixth largest in the state with a population just under 470,000. Dan Berlenbach, fleet services manager, and his team manage eight maintenance facilities, as well as 1,910 vehicles and equipment. Photos by Paul Clinton.
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The City of Long Beach (Calif.) has reduced its fuel costs by nearly 60% annually and significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions, after updating its fleet of LNG-powered street sweepers six years ago.
Read More →City management agreed with the audit’s findings and plans to upgrade the City’s fuel management system, which the City began using in 1997.
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LONG BEACH, CA - After 30 years the City of Long Beach's Superintendent of Maintenance Vern Helbig is retiring. Helbig spent time specializing in police motorcycle repair and was an advocate for motorcycle safety.
Read More →LONG BEACH, CA – The City of Long Beach’s City Council voted against a motion to send out a request for proposal (RFP) to find private contractors to take over the City’s street sweeping services.
Read More →LONG BEACH, CA The City of Long Beach, Calif., has approved a recommendation for the city manager to review vehicle usage by City employees.
Read More →LONG BEACH, CA - The City's Budget Oversight Committee approved a recommendation for the City Council to investigate outsourcing that the Council will vote on at the March 22 meeting.
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