SAN JOSE, CA – In the first audit since 1981, findings include vehicle idling, more than $100,000 in unpaid parking fines, personal use of county vehicles, and unused units in fleet, according to Mercury News.
Read More →GLENCOE, MN – County officials said lowering mileage reimbursement to 30 cents per mile for the rest of the year will help save an estimated $75,000, according to the McLeod County Chronicle.
Read More →KNOXVILLE, TN – To fund the proposed $649 million budget for next year, Knox County officials are looking to save on other county expenses, including fleet vehicles, according to the Arizona Republic.
Read More →PHOENIX – Facing an estimated $138.2 million shortfall next year, Maricopa County leaders are tightening up their policies on take-home vehicles, according to the Arizona Republic.
Read More →PHOENIX – The county government has 2,500 cars, vans and trucks in its fleet. Like other governments, Maricopa is facing budget shortfalls and lower tax revenue due to the economy.
Read More →KNOX COUNTY, TN - After prodding by Knox County commissioners examining county fleets, Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones says he will provide the Fleet Task Force with a list of at least some of his department's take-home vehicles and their drivers.
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Lessons learned from the past helped fleet managers in southern Texas cope with the devastating Hurricane Ike, which made landfall at Galveston. Three Texas fleets that felt the hurricane’s impact share best practices.
Read More →FREDERICK COUNTY, MD - Frederick County has entered the car rental business. Commissioners have instituted a policy allowing certain non-county government agencies to borrow from the county's fleet of vehicles, trailers and construction equipment.
Read More →NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Nassau County, N.Y. can't get enough money to buy police cars.
Read More →FITCHBURG, MA – Harris County, Texas, has recently implemented Chevin Fleet Solutions Web-based enterprise fleet management information system, FleetWave, to gain control over escalating fleet running costs.
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