MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
A new charitable program, Axon Aid, assists cities following large-scale disasters at no cost to citizens. The first pilot program launched this month with Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana.
Lt. General Russel L. Honoré, who served as commander for Joint Task Force Katrina, will give a keynote address at the 2019 Government Fleet Expo & Conference in June.
Nissan created a one-of-a-kind service truck: a mobile command center and first aid unit mounted on to its 2018 Titan XD.
Fleets in Florida joined public agencies around the country in responding to calls for assistance during Hurricane Florence.
The Harris County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office will be purchasing a $1.1. million boat with a pressurized cabin to help deputies respond to chemical spills.
Hurricane Irma, already one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever develop in the Atlantic, will likely make landfall on the U.S. mainland by the end of the week. In preparation, state and federal agencies are already declaring an emergency on the ground.
With the National Weather Service calling Hurricane Harvey "unprecedented" and "beyond anything experienced," hundreds of highways are closed, trucking is already mobilizing relief, and at least one trucker was among the thousands who had to be rescued over the weekend.
The Salvation Army is using a high-roof Ford Transit 350 van as a disaster relief vehicle in southeast Michigan. Here's a closer look at the mobile kitchen, LED strobe lighting, and other custom features added by upfitter Technosports Creative. Read the full story here. Photos courtesy of Ford.