Thi Dao is the former executive editor of Government Fleet magazine.
6 Reasons Telematics is Essential for Snow Operations
Telematics can show where vehicles are, whether and when a road has been salted, and how much salt or brine has been used.
Thi Dao is the former executive editor of Government Fleet magazine.
Telematics can show where vehicles are, whether and when a road has been salted, and how much salt or brine has been used.
A recent event hosted by the Northern California chapter of the Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) brought together 110 fleet professionals from over 35 fleets.
The Township of Edison, N.J., has been able to reduce its non-public-safety fleet by about 25% by monitoring vehicle use through telematics.
Atlanta's police vehicles have an average age of seven years and roughly 72,000 miles. An audit shows that 52% of the 1,065 vehicles in the fleet were beyond their life cycle.
The City of Chicago fleet does not have accurate data to determine whether it meets the industry standard of 95% availability for its 3,000-plus police vehicles, according to a city audit.
The City of Sacramento (Calif.) Department of Utilities can save money by expanding its vehicle utilization criteria and more accurately track fuel transactions, according to a recent audit by the city auditor.
The City of Seattle has completed phase one of its isobutanol blended gasoline pilot project, reducing emissions on test vehicles with no adverse effects.
Assistant Director of Fleet Services Ben Ceca talks about improving shop safety while adjusting to a growing fleet at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Pima County, Ariz., has reduced its fleet idling from 122,000 hours in fiscal-year 2018 to 99,000 hours in fiscal-year 2019.
At the City of Chandler, Ariz., employees can hail a ride with a self-driving Waymo vehicle rather than checking out a motor pool car.
Through an initiative in 2015, Governor Jay Inslee directed state agencies to make 20% of new passenger vehicle purchases electric by 2017. This year, Inslee upped the ante to 50% by 2020.
U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar did not offer an amendment to the FY-2020 Department of Energy budget, one that would have eliminated funding for the Clean Cities program.
Phillip Kobernick, logistics services manager for the Alameda County, Calif., General Services Agency, is stepping down from his role. His last day is June 19.
The City of Milwaukee has purchased four battery-electric parking vehicles for its fleet, estimating that it will save $2,500 per vehicle, per year in fuel savings alone.
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.
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