A self-commissioned audit of the fleet operations of the city of Mercer Island, Wash., found that dump trucks were underutilized and police vehicles should be used for 10 years for non-patrol vehicles and four for patrol vehicles.
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The City of New Orleans needs to improve oversight of its fuel dispensing program, an audit from the city’s Office of Inspector General found. The audit found the city could not reliably track fuel use or determine who was using fuel, in what quantities, and for which vehicles.
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Santa Rosa waste hauler North Bay Corp. is under fire after a city-funded audit identified a number of problems with the company's services, including old trucks, low recycling numbers, and a failure to properly replace trash cans.
Read More →The City of Pittsburgh's unexpected fleet maintenance costs have increased and turnaround times for vehicle repairs have fallen to a substandard level, according to an audit of the outsourced contract with First Vehicle Services.
Read More →The Kansas City Police Department doesn't know the cost of its take-home vehicle program, and should implement several measures to improve its effectiveness, according to a city audit released May 18.
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An internal audit of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Ga., refuse fleet shows that 55 of the agency’s 83 refuse trucks exceed their useful life due to reduced purchases during the recession.
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The City of Houston has sued its auto parts supplier, NAPA IBS, after an internal audit found the company overcharged the city more than $1 million. NAPA claims it has saved the city money and the city is misreading the contract.
Read More →An internal audit of the City of Wilmington, N.C., take-home vehicle fleet commended the police department for the oversight and management of its take-home vehicle program.
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Five federal agencies spent may have $8.7 million leasing underutilized vehicles from the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA), according to a recent audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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An audit of the City of Boston Fire Department recommends the city spend more than $22 million to replace 29 units in the Fire Department that are more than 15 years old.
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