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SEARCHMENUSEARCHThis is an exciting time to be a part of the fleet industry. Hallmarks of today’s vital fleet services arena include excellence and awareness of the need to change “the way we’ve always done it.”
Read More →LAUREL, MT – The Laurel, Mont., City Council has unanimously voted 8-0 to postpone a resolution authorizing Mayor Ken Olson to execute a revised contract for Perry Asher, the administrative assistant to the mayor position. The major change in the contract would be language providing a city vehicle for Asher's personal use, according to the Laurel Outlook newspaper
Read More →MERCED, CA – Merced County is tightening up its policies for top employees after the State Office of Emergency Services concluded that District Attorney Gordon Spencer violated terms of a state grant.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City is proposing a change to its current ordinance that allows certain employees to take home city-owned cars if they live no farther than 35 miles from the corporate city limits of Salt Lake City. Also, police officers are allowed, by ordinance, to use their cars on an unrestricted basis inside Salt Lake County. And, some employees have been assessed fees based on the distance they live from the city.
Read More →SIOUX FALLS, SD – Minnehaha County suggests fleet policy changes as a result of high gas prices and a taxation glitch, according to the Argus Leader newspaper. County commissioners have requested policy changes that would save money and clarify rules for using fleet vehicles.
Read More →Implementing a fleet policy can be a challenge for any fleet management operation. It requires a culture change, which may be difficult because people resist change. To avoid this pitfall, fleet policy should be written with safety as the premise.
Read More →As vehicles and equipment grow increasingly high-tech, the skilled technician shortage in public sector fleets promises to worsen. Operational changes can help recruitment and retention.
Read More →TOPEKA, KS – The State of Kansas is saving $5-$6 million a year with improved management of its vehicle fleet, and it captured $28 million in one-time savings from various policy changes.
Read More →BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Approximately 200 garbage trucks in the county fleet for Miami-Dade General Services Administration have gone more than three years without an oil change. The vehicles use the puraDYN bypass oil filtration system.
Read More →GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – A three-month review of the Gwinnett County, Ga., fleet management operations found that its cars were outdated, there were too many managers, and the county was too slow to get vehicles into the shop for oil changes, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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