The mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, said the comptroller has refused to pay $500,000 in invoices for critical parts, impacting nearly the entire fleet of vehicles and forcing the city to pause refuse collection.
Entering into a lease program would allow the City of Platteville, Wisconsin, to cycle out vehicles every three years, significantly reducing the average fleet age.
The City of Ogdensubrg, N.Y., will move forward with fleet leasing to renew its fleet and reduce operational costs.
The City of Lincoln, Neb., has added seven new fire engines for $3.5 million. They replace aged units that have high mileage and need frequent repair.
The City of Jonesboro, Ark., has leased three new sanitation trucks because its current fleet has had repeated breakdowns, resulting in missed or delayed services.
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.
The Baton Rouge (La.) Police Department has updated its aged and depleted fleet of patrol cars with 35 new unmarked cars and 38 marked cars.
Two weeks after latex gloves stuffed into public works vehicles’ gas tanks temporarily disabled the fleet, the City of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is again facing a vehicle shortage.
The Hawaii Police Department will soon take delivery of 10 new patrol cars, its first marked vehicles to be added in about a decade.
A 2009 Crown Victoria exploded while parked and left running outside of the Etowah County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office, highlighting the agency's need for new vehicles.
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