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NewsDecember 24, 2015

Auditor Questions Fla. County’s Labor, Parts Rates

The Lake County, Fla., fleet management division has been charging too much for labor costs and too little for parts costs, according to an audit from the county’s inspector general’s office that analyzed Oct. 1, 2013 to April 30.

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NewsNovember 4, 2015

Federal Fleets to Use Remanufactured Parts

A new law directs federal agencies to encourage the use of remanufactured parts to maintain fleet vehicles, which is expected to reduce the cost of federal fleet maintenance.

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NewsOctober 13, 2015

FLAGFA Conference Spotlights Education, Purchasing

Approximately 260 regular and affiliate members attended the Florida Association of Governmental Fleet Administrators (FLAGFA) conference and exposition where education, flexibility, purchasing, recognition, and success were front and center.

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ArticlesJanuary 26, 2015

Public Fleets Become Cooperative to Save on Parts

Fleets are obtaining substantial discounts on tires, filters, wiper blades, and various additional parts through cooperative purchasing.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2015

Ky. City Investigates Potential Tire Theft

Officials at the City of Ashland, Ky., are investigating a potential tire theft after they found that tire purchases in 2014 had increased 203% over the prior year, and there was inconsistent paperwork for these purchases.

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NewsDecember 24, 2014

San Diego to Improve Parts Management Security

The City of San Diego is improving its parts management security following an internal fraud risk assessment audit requested by Fleet Services.

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NewsJune 16, 2014

Mich. City's Parts Budget Soars

Facing a ballooning parts budget for its aging fleet of 205 vehicles, Bay City in Michigan is seeking to nearly double its vehicle replacement fund to $1.8 million.

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Newsby Paul ClintonJune 3, 2014

Salt Lake County's Outsourcing of the Parts Room

Outsourcing of government fleet services has lost its one-time stigma and has become more normalized, Salt Lake County's fleet director told his peers at the Government Fleet Expo and Conference in San Diego.

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Articlesby Thi DaoNovember 27, 2013

Storage Solutions for Maintenance Facilities

Whether renovating or constructing a new fleet maintenance facility, or just outgrowing space due to fleet growth, there are storage solutions available that will help with space constraints — and they come with other benefits as well.

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NewsNovember 15, 2013

NAPA Deal to Reduce Ohio City's Parts Costs

The City of Dublin, Ohio, contracted with NAPA IBS in May to operate an automotive parts store within the fleet building. Since then, parts costs and vehicle downtime have decreased.

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