MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Clean Fuels Ohio has expanded its annual conference, the Midwest Green Fleets Forum and Expo, to a wider range of audiences.
The Ohio Department of Transportation held a dedication ceremony for its new $8.2 million maintenance garage on June 27. The 21,600-square-foot facility is twice as large as the building it replaces.
Clean Fuels Ohio's Midwest Drives initiative has allowed 35 public and private fleets to test drive various alternative-fuel vehicles in three states and logged 2,000 miles in the first year of the program, according to the group.
The Ohio State Legislature passed legislation that allocates $5 million in grants for compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane conversions in vehicles.
The two airplanes purchased by the state of Ohio to transport Gov. John Kasich and other top state officials to events have mostly sat idle since Kasich began running for president in July.
Clean Fuels Ohio and the Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) will host the second annual Midwest Green Fleets Forum & Expo from Sept. 26-28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has taken delivery of an H125 AStar helicopter from Airbus Helicopters for patrol, aerial searches with thermal imagers, photo missions, and marijuana eradication.
The City of Columbus has been designated as an Ohio Green Fleet by Clean Fuels Ohio. The Ohio Green Fleets program recognizes fleet efficiency and environmental performance.
The City of Dublin, Ohio, tleet has been designated as an Ohio Green Fleet by Clean Fuels Ohio for the fourth year in a row and earned a higher ranking this year.
A state audit found that the Ohio Department of Transportation could save more than $1.7 million by eliminating blended biodiesel, adopting new methods for remarketing, and optimizing vehicle life cycles.