Counties join drive to better fuel savings 

The Washington-based National Association of Counties (NACo) is one of 17 organizations and private companies that have joined the Washington-based Alliance...

A powerful combination 

Last year, when the King County, Wash., Department of Transportation fleet administrators began evaluating new utility trucks to replace an aging vehicle,...

Building a one-stop shop 

Alcoa, Tenn., is building a new service center complex to house its fleet management garage, parts warehouse and the Electric and Public Works departments....

Miles to go 

By: By Sean Kilcarr

Alan Kies always plans for truck prices to increase. It is pretty much a fact of life when you run a fleet for a living, he will tell you. But what is catching him and many other city and county fleet managers by surprise is how fast truck prices are climbing — at almost triple the typical rate....

Pumping up alternatives 

By: Lindsay Isaacs

Project: Alternative fuel expansion Jurisdiction: Colorado Springs, Colo. Agency: Fleet Management Vendors: Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford; locally based...

Yellow cabs go green to reduce emissions 

By: By Annie Gentile

In May, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that all 13,000 of the city's yellow taxicabs must be replaced with hybrid vehicles by 2012. While...

Fueling doubts 

By: By Sean Kilcarr

Ethanol and biodiesel can replace petroleum, but questions abound about their sustainability...

Fueling a cleaner fleet 

By: Deborah Mcguffie-Schyhol

Arlington County, Va., has been working for several years to expand the county's alternative fuel program. We are very proactive, environmentally speaking,...

Fueling up under pressure 

Lake Jackson, Texas, has begun replacing its light-duty and heavy-duty diesel trucks with vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The city is making the switch to alternative fuel vehicles to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and to reduce its fleet emissions....

FLEET MANAGEMENT/Biodiesel blend helps county protect its air 

Alachua County, Fla., is creating an environmentally friendly fleet. Joining the Florida cities of Jacksonville, Miami and Grove City, and Dade and Pinellas...

FLEETS/Automation helps county track fleet upkeep and costs 

Jackson County, Ore., has automated its fleet upkeep, a process that allows the county's Roads Department to track preventive maintenance, labor and fuel...

FLEET MANAGEMENT/County employee invents multi-purpose truck 

Washoe County (Nev.) Equipment Supervisor Brad Block has invented a truck transfer system that eliminates the need for the county to maintain a fleet...

FLEET MANAGEMENT/Miami-Dade system keeps oil running longer 

By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF

For most government fleets, the every-5,000-mile oil change is a fact of life. In Miami-Dade, however, the jurisdiction's school buses have not had an...