Fleet Managers Prepare for Fallout of Ukraine Conflict
Public fleet managers anticipate new challenges in skyrocketing fuel prices, additional vehicle and parts delivery delays, higher vehicle costs, and even increased cyberattacks.
March 2, 2022
Public fleet managers anticipate new challenges in skyrocketing fuel prices, additional vehicle and parts delivery delays, higher vehicle costs, and even increased cyberattacks.
March 2, 2022
The City of San Diego's order of 100 Ford Police Interceptor Utility hybrids is the largest PIU hybrid order in California, and it has ordered an additional 59 units.
May 14, 2020
The City of Norwich, Conn., can’t replace all its aging fire trucks, and its city manager is proposing reducing the fleet by four or five vehicles.
September 6, 2019
Henry County, Ga., will be upgrading its tractor fleet with eight new tractors and rotary cutters after citizens complained about insufficient mowing in the right of way.
August 16, 2019
Through an initiative in 2015, Governor Jay Inslee directed state agencies to make 20% of new passenger vehicle purchases electric by 2017. This year, Inslee upped the ante to 50% by 2020.
June 25, 2019
The City of Milwaukee has purchased four battery-electric parking vehicles for its fleet, estimating that it will save $2,500 per vehicle, per year in fuel savings alone.
June 5, 2019
Kansas City, Mo., will nearly double its refuse collection fleet as it plans to fully bring trash collection in house next year.
May 24, 2019
The City of Madison, Wis., has purchased 36 hybrid vehicles — 28 Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles for patrol work and eight Ford Fusion hybrids for detective work.
March 26, 2019
The Houston City Council has approved two measures to supplement its waste collection fleet and services.
January 18, 2019
When Hurricane Harvey struck in 2017, the Fulshear Simonton (Texas) Fire Department relied on other public entities and federal assistance for high-water vehicles. Now it has two of its own.
January 9, 2019
Barrow County, Ga., has created a fleet replacement policy and identified that a quarter of its vehicles need immediate replacement.
July 2, 2018
The City of Crystal Lake, Ill., expects to save $3.57 million over 15 years by moving to leasing for many of its fleet vehicles, including police cars.
May 22, 2018
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) doesn’t plan on purchasing any additional vehicles for its fleet, despite its goal to hire 2,000 employees in the next few years for transportation infrastructure repair.
April 10, 2018
There aren’t any “ghost cars” in the Lubbock, Texas, Police Department. When the motorcycle fleet retires in the evenings, clearly-marked Ford Mustangs take their place.
November 29, 2017
The Town of Addison (Texas) Police Department is considering replacing its fleet of 14 patrol cars with luxury vehicles. These include the Volvo XC90, BMW X5, and Audi Q7 in addition to the Ford Police Interceptor Utility and Chevrolet Tahoe.
February 24, 2016
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