PORTSMOUTH, VA - The City of Portsmouth, Va., City Council agreed on August 24 to begin replacing an aging fleet of fire trucks, police cars, and other city vehicles after a two-year pause.
Read More →NEW YORK - A fleet of new, alternative-fuel patrol cars hit New York City on August 18. The New York Police Department outfitted 30 Ford Fusion hybrids as patrol cars, raising the department’s number of alternative-fuel police vehicles to more than 400.
Read More →The City of Richlands has become the most recent local government to contract with Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.’s nationwide Municipal Lease Program as it adds to its fleet of police cruisers.
Read More →GARY, IN - The City of Gary Police Department's fleet of new flex fuel squad cars are on the road, but ethanol fuel isn't available for refueling, and no one can say for sure when the city will have it.
Read More →RALEIGH, NC - The Raleigh police department added nine 2009 BMW R1200RT-P police motorcycles to its motor fleet, expected to be out on the streets by mid-August.
Read More →CHATTANOOGA, TN - The debate over take-home cars for Chattanooga employees — especially police officers — ranges from adding take-home cars to the fleet to getting rid of the take-home cars altogether to charging employees for using them. City Council requested in early July that the mayor’s office and finance department study a recurring or mileage-based user fee for city employees who use take-home cars.
Read More →Multiple trends are converging that will ultimately reconfigure the future composition of light-duty fleet assets. A new era of police packages will commence with the 2012-MY.
Read More →NEW YORK CITY - Robert S. Martinez, former director Fleet Services Division New York City Police Department (NYPD), was promoted to executive director Support Services Bureau.
Read More →WATERVLIET, NY - The entire police fleet will now be equipped with laptops and computers to provide access to the same information while on the road or at the headquarters.
Read More →JANESVILLE, WI - The City of Janesville's police fleet is changing its color scheme to black vehicles as a way to save money, according to WCLO.com.
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