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Welcome to the GOVERNMENT FLEET E-NEWS MONDAY EDITION, your online source for fleet news, products and best practices.

Latest News

GSA Orders $210M Worth of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration's latest order of 14,105 fuel-efficient vehicles for the Federal fleet used $210 million dollars' worth of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read Full Story


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Take-Home Cars Save Money, Says Guilford County
GREENSBORO, NC – The Guilford County Sheriff's Office believes take-home vehicles for officers are actually more economical in the long run based on multiple studies and law enforcement agency findings, according to the News & Record. Read Full Story

U.S. Navy Helps Out City of Hillsboro Fleet
HILLSBORO, OR – The City of Hillsboro's facilities and fleet department director, who also serves as a commander in the Naval Reserve, is recruiting his troops to assist in department projects, according to the Hillsboro Argus. Read Full Story

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Madison Gas and Electric Plans EV Charging Network
MADISON, WI – Madison Gas and Electric purchased six Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle charging stations and plans to install the first charging unit this summer. Read Full Story

Tennessee Dept. of Safety Fires CDL Office
NASHVILLE, TN – Certificates for third-party testing issued by Volunteer Training Center are no longer accepted by the Department of Safety as proof that the holder has successfully passed a Tennessee Skills Test. Read Full Story

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Taking the Pulse of Public Sector Fleet Management
The past few months have given me the opportunity to talk "fleet" with a large number of public sector fleet managers at the GFX and NAFA conferences. These conversations have allowed me to take the pulse of public sector fleet management. Based on my conversations, here what's on the minds of government fleet managers. Read or Respond
Mike Antich
Editor & Associate Publisher
Mike.Antich@bobit.com

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Art by Henry Olivas When Hybrid Batteries Die
The batteries in hybrid vehicles today are based on nickel-metal hydride technology. They last a long time, but not forever. Here is what to do when the battery in a hybrid dies. Read Full Story
Budgeting for Today's Fuel Costs
Volatility in gas prices has made creating fuel budgets a tough job. Fleets share their ideas and best practices. Read Full Story

Research & Best Practices
Case Study: Using Fleet Systems Technology to Drive Dramatic Improvements
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Fleet Cargo Security Benchmarking Research Results
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Executive Report: How to Use GPS to Measure a Quality Stop
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Fleet Maintenance Management System Best Practices
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Residual Values and Cycling Survey
View our 2008 survey to benchmark your fleet's practices
Rent A Toll Releases Whitepaper on the Impact of Electronic Toll Collection on Fleet Managers and Leasing Companies
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Featured Stories
Managing Your Off-Road Fleet from a Desktop
Caterpillar uses telematics to put fleet managers on the jobsite without ever leaving their workstations. Read Full Story
a utilization study prompted Ft. Lauderdale’s fleet operation to reassign this underutilized truck to another department in lieu of ordering another similar unit. First Privatized Fleet Achieves World-Class Certification
The City of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., achieved Fleet Sentinel World-Class certification after 18 months of preparation. Its monthly PM completion rate now averages more than 99 percent, allowing the fleet to double its lifecycle. Read Full Story


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Prepared By:

Mike Antich, Editor
(310) 533-2467
Mike.Antich@bobit.com

Grace Lauron, Associate Editor
(310) 533-2414
Grace.Lauron@bobit.com
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