MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Police officers, fleet managers, and emergency vehicle operator course (EVOC) instructors gathered in Dublin, Calif., on May 17 to test drive the new police vehicle.
Ford expects a “good amount of transferability” of equipment between the outgoing Ford Police Interceptor Utility and the all-new 2020 PIU.
Ford is hosting a nationwide Police Interceptor Utility ride-and-drive tour. The tour begins May 9 and stops in 11 major cities.
If elected mayor of Lincoln, Neb., Gaylor Baird would convert the city's police fleet to the new hybrid Ford Police Interceptor Utility.
The Baltimore County (Md.) Police Department has begun the transition from patrol sedans to SUVs following Ford's decision to discontinue the Police Interceptor Sedan.
One new feature on the all-new Police Interceptor Utility is Police Perimeter Alert, which alerts officers to suspicious movement around the vehicle.
The Vermont State Police retired its last Ford Crown Victoria on Nov. 1, part of its move away from sedans and toward SUV patrol cars.
Ford has introduced a hybrid version of its Police Interceptor Utility midsize SUV with improved pursuit performance and standard all-wheel drive.
The City of Victorville, Calif., has purchased five command vehicles for its newly relaunched Fire Department and plans to expand its fleet even further.
The City of Austin, Texas, has begun transitioning its fleet of Ford Explorers and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles back into service. Its 439 vehicles were removed from service in July after suspected carbon monoxide exposure, and 44 are back on the road.