MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Keeping gasoline and diesel engines running smoothly and efficiently is important and additives can help.
A major point of debate in fleet management is using diesel vs. gas. Choosing to purchase gasoline engines instead of diesel ones for medium-duty trucks may be an unpopular decision, but it’s the right one.
Pitt County, N.C., commissioners approved joining the state’s fleet program to purchase gas for its 325 vehicles. It provides the county with more gas stations as well as roadside assistance.
The average gasoline consumption by Americans is at its lowest level in at least 30 years, according to a report from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute.
The City of Somerset, Ky., will soon be selling unleaded gasoline to the public in an effort to stabilize local gasoline prices. It already sells compressed natural gas (CNG) to the public.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised standards for new-vehicle emissions and required lower sulfur content for gasoline beginning in 2017 under its Tier 3 regulation, the agency announced Monday.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for comments on its plans for reducing gasoline use in federal agencies’ fleets and increasing use of alternative fuels. The proposal was published in the federal register on March 12, 2012.
FREEHOLD BOROUGH, NJ - The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has agreed to pay $95,000 to Harry Conover Jr., the former emergency management coordinator, after a three-year-long ordeal over several gallons of allegedly stolen gasoline.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The City of Albuquerque has decided to break away from alternative fuels in order to cut costs, according to KOAT.com.
SAN FRANCISCO - The gasoline and diesel fuel contract agreement between the City and Western States Oil was approved for up to $25 million.