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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2018

Fla. County Invests $22M in Refuse Vehicles

Miami-Dade County (Fla.) has begun receiving replacement vehicles for about 50% of its automated waste collection fleet.

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NewsJuly 6, 2017

Cleveland Increases Police Fleet by 19%

The City of Cleveland, Ohio, has taken delivery of 65 new police vehicles totaling more than $2.8 million. This increases the fleet from 341 vehicles to 406 vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 25, 2016

Mo. Fire Agency Replaces Aging Pumpers, Aerial

The Central County Fire & Rescue Fire Protection District (CCFR) in Saint Peters, Mo., is adding six Pierce Dash CF custom fire and emergency vehicles costing nearly $5 million to replace its aging fleet of Pierce units.

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NewsOctober 12, 2015

County Updates Fleet with $4.5M Purchase

Fort Bend County, Texas, is updating its fleet with 72 replacement vehicles and adding 21 new ones, increasing its fleet size to more than 700 vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2015

City’s Higher Taxes Will Fund Fleet Replacement

The City of Melbourne, Fla., increased its property tax rate 10% to help fund the first year of a multi-year replacement plan for public safety vehicles.

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NewsOctober 10, 2013

Sacramento County, Calif., Replacing Light-Duty Fleet with Hybrid Sedans

The Toyota Prius, rated at 50 miles per gallon combined city and highway, is replacing the County’s older gasoline cars that are rated between 20 to 25 miles per gallon combined. The County expects to save $10,000 in fuel per vehicle over 120,000 miles.

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NewsSeptember 3, 2013

Santa Fe, N.M., Buys CNG Refuse Truck

The City of Santa Fe received $114,670 in grant funding from the New Mexico Environment Department to partially fund an early vehicle replacement in the City’s solid waste fleet, according to the Environment Department.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2013

Boynton Beach Approves $3.2M for Fleet Replacement After Extending Lifecycles

The City of Boynton Beach, Fla., commission approved the replacement of 50 vehicles for approximately $3.2 million after two years of delaying vehicle replacements.

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ArticlesNovember 14, 2012

Guest Editorial: How to Be a Top Public Sector Fleet Manager

Each year, Government Fleet magazine conducts a competition for the Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year. In reading this year's applications, As a judge, Steve Kibler found a wealth of information regarding best practices that should be shared with every fleet manager.

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NewsApril 18, 2012

Chattanooga Establishes Formal Fleet and Equipment Replacement Fund

CHATTANOOGA, TN - Government Fleet magazine spoke with Brian Kiesche, the fleet manager for Chattanooga, about how the new fund is set up and the benefits it will provide for the City.

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