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SEARCHMENUSEARCHPASADENA, CA – Automakers, technology and energy suppliers, and regulatory agencies are sponsoring “2020: California´s Transportation Energy Future” conference, which focuses on finding ways to reduce petroleum consumption and increase the use of alternative fuels by 2020.
Read More →BOSTON – Wireless computers on the Boston Fire Department’s fleet are giving firefighters access to floor plans and other information about buildings throughout the city. A $1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security made it possible to install the technology, reported The Boston Globe newspaper.
Read More →DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE – Fleet vehicles in Douglas County may soon be equipped with global positioning system technology to track employees’ movements while at work, reported the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.
Read More →DIAMOND BAR, CA — City officials and fleet managers in Southern California had the opportunity to learn about environmentally friendly vehicle technology during the California Fuel Cell Partnership’s (CaFCP) annual road rally on Sept.17.
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The Oregon State Agency for Surplus Property uses eBay online technology to widen its market base, increase surplus property sales, shorten resale time, and reduce customer complaints.
Read More →CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The city of Corpus Christi is deploying Tropos Network's Wi-Fi system for use by the city-owned water and gas utilities, public works departments, and public-safety agencies to increase efficiency and improve communication, according to Government Technology magazine.
Read More →DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s advanced hybrid technology will be used on transit buses in the Seattle area beginning in June, eventually creating the nation's largest fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses, according to The Associated Press.
Read More →POLK COUNTY, FL –- Bob Stanton, fleet manager of Polk County, Fla., received the 2004 Excellence in Maintenance Management Award from the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations.
Read More →Ford Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Bill Ford Jr. — responding to criticism from environmentalists — told company shareholders that the automaker is committed to spending 50 percent of its research budget on technology designed to boost fuel economy and reduce harmful emissions, according to the Detroit News.
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Fleets profit from training by using technology to increase productivity and efficiency, which in turn, lower costs. Training employees to use new technology effectively is as important as the investment in the technology itself.
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