MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The City of Amarillo, Texas, implemented a GPS fleet tracking system for more than 400 city vehicles in November and reported it is saving $19,154.85 a month.
Propane may be a viable option for certain fleets looking for an alternative fuel source. While converting a vehicle to a propane system comes with a high initial cost, the system may come with reduced lifecycle costs over the course of that vehicle's life.
During the first six months of fiscal-year 2019, the City of Peoria, Ariz.'s diesel and unleaded fuel costs were about 12% higher than projected the year before.
The business mileage reimbursement rate for 2019 increased 3.5 cents to 58 cents on Jan. 1 after two years of minimal change, the Internal Revenue Service announced late last year.
The national average gasoline price increased 1 cent to $2.85 with Hurricane Florence approaching the East Coast with an expected landfall between South Carolina and Virginia later this week.
The City of Olathe and Johnson County, Kansas, have opened a compressed natural gas fueling station for their refuse trucks and transit buses.
The City of Hammond, Ind., is switching its fleet to propane autogas bi-fuel vehicles as part of an effort to save $26 million over the next 15 years.
The Mohave County, Ariz., fleet has requested to increase the rate to maintain county vehicles from $75 a month to $150 a month. The rate includes fuel and repairs.
Ford has revealed its Special Service Plug-In Hybrid Sedan for law enforcement agencies, capable of driving up to 21 miles on electricity. The vehicle is designed for law enforcement personnel whose jobs don’t require a pursuit-rated vehicle.
WEX Inc. will begin offering a more secure chip-based payment card to its fleet customers in 2019 and plans to test the new card in 2018, according to the company.