FLEET NEWS & TECHNOLOGY UPDATE...
Automotive fleet magazine recognizes
several of ncsfa's finest May 2008 - AF Recognizes Fleet
Women of Influence By Cindy Brauer - From the few pioneering figures to
today’s growing numbers, women in fleet management have contributed in
powerful ways to advancing the industry’s professionalism. Drawing upon
research from its archives, suggestions from industry leaders, and an online
survey, Automotive Fleet developed a roster of women currently in fleet who
have influenced the industry through creativity, innovations, dedication,
and common pursuit of excellence. NCSFA congratulates several of it’s own
“Women of Influence” recognized by Automotive Fleet who have also
contributed to the success of NCSFA over the years. We salute Sherry
Lewis-UCLA, Margaret Chambers-State of Utah, Josie Sharp-Shire
Pharmaceutical (Formally Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Barbara Bonansinga-State
of Illinois, Rose Wilson-State of Michigan, and Kathi Croze, NCSFA’s
Corporate Liaison (formally with Hughes Corp)…
Do 3,650 workers need them, and shouldn't they be efficient?
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
To its credit, the Rendell administration has modestly reduced the size of
the state fleet since 2003. But it is clear that more needs to be done. ...
Governor Rell directs state agencies to reduce gasoline ...
Stamford Plus Magazine - Stamford,CT,USA
“State government has more than 4000 vehicles, and while we have added
hundreds of hybrids and alternative-fuel vehicles to the fleet in recent
years, ...
AG's Top Aide Accused of Wrecking Second State Vehicle
WFMJ - Youngstown,OH,USA
The top aide to Ohio's attorney general who is accused of sexual harassment
wrecked a second state vehicle last month. That's according to a maintenance
...
Story, data: Bargain hunters drive off with state cars
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
MADISON – A recent state vehicle auction unloaded 100 state cars, trucks and
vans for a total sale price of nearly $300000. The April 19 state vehicle
...
State set to review policy in AG office
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
The request, honored by the DAS, will focus “particularly on the overall
management of our vehicle fleet, risk management procedures in the event of
an ...
Caltrans Worker Arrested on Second DUI This Year
News10.net - Sacramento,CA,USA
Despite that February arrest, Caltrans officials say she was allowed to
resume work and drive a state vehicle while the first incident was still
under ...
Rell Tells Agencies to Cut Vehicle Use
Hartford Courant - United States
Rell said the state Department of Administrative Services will meet with
agencies to review vehicle usage and reimbursement policies. ...
Esserman defends vehicle-use policy
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
In Rhode Island, the state police are the only law-enforcement agency to
have take-home vehicles for its entire contingent. The state police require
...
Fleet Management, GIS and Telework Power Green Government Efforts
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
The 119 California agencies that own at least one state vehicle will upload
fleet information into a centralized DGS database. The solution will offer
the ...
E85's chicken-and-egg scenario
MinnPost.com - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Morse says state employees fill up with E85 when it's within five miles of
their headquarters or their planned route. Last year, that fleet of state
...
Iowa retailers get help installing alternative fuel pumps
Action 3 News - Omaha,NE,USA
AP - May 12, 2008 7:34 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Governor Culver has
signed a bill to help Iowa retailers pay for alternative fuel pumps. ...
Transportation director feeling pain of high gas prices
Record-Searchlight (subscription) - Redding,CA,USA
He manages the district's fleet of buses and these days finds himself
worrying more and more about the rising price of gas. The following is an
excerpt from ...
Report: $15M a year in Pa. taxpayer money goes to vehicles
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The Rendell administration said that, since 2003, the size of the state
fleet has declined. The fleet had 16544 vehicles in 2004-05, compared with
16307 ...
State workers drive on your dime
PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
Rendell administration officials said that since 2003, the size of the state
fleet has declined. The state budget book shows that in 2004-05, the fleet
...
Several groups act to help state roll with changes
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
The officials want E85, which is 85 percent ethanol, to account for 60
percent of fuel used in the state fleet by June 30, 2009. - Gov. ...
Dann seemed either oblivious or misleading
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA
Dann said he was unaware that Gutierrez was issued or allowed to use a state
vehicle as general services director. "I have no personal knowledge of
that," ...
State Police Take Issue With Fuel Conservation Order
Hartford Courant - United States
For the state police, which has the largest fleet of vehicles, that means
troopers will no longer be allowed to fill up their cruisers with department
gas ...
Thousands Of State Workers Get Take-Home Cars, Free Gas
WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Rendell said, "It depends, and we have dramatically reduced the size of our
fleet." Despite that claim by Rendell, the state still has more than 13000
...
Deadly cocktail: Only you can prevent air pollution
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
The rapid conversion of the state fleet to hybrids. Everything should be on
the table. Moreover, county and municipal governments should stop the sprawl
...
Colorado state students take first place in human-powered vehicle ...
Colorado State University (press release) - Fort Collins,CO,USA
In the competition, the Colorado State vehicle gained speeds up to 30 mph
and placed first in the utility competition. The second-place vehicle came
in 15 ...
Sterling rolls out NG-powered truck for port, other applications
The Trucker - USA
Customers in states such as California will also benefit from tax incentives
for alternative fuel vehicles. Fuel providers take advantage of these ...
GM building a future beyond petroleum
Crain's Detroit Business - Detroit,MI,USA
... a five-passenger sedan that uses liquid hydrogen to fuel its battery
stack. In 2007, the Sequel crossover became the first fuel-cell vehicle to
go 300 ...
McCain: Boost funding for alternative-fuel vehicles
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
"We will add to current federal efforts to develop promising technologies,
such as plug-ins, hybrids, flex-fuel vehicles, and hydrogen-powered cars and
...
Bosch ramping-up hybrid, battery technology efforts
MotorTrend Magazine - USA
Automotive technology supplier Bosch is looking to dramatically increase its
presence in the hybrid vehicle market through the development of its own ...
Hybrid plug-in may energize future of power
Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA
V2G smart-vehicle technology and its integration with our electrical grid
will provide at least part of the solution to many major issues, improving
our ...
ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR ANTHONY GUTIERREZ TIED TO SECOND ...
The Plain Dealer - Cleveland.Com - Cleveland, OH, USA
Columbus -- a suspended manager at the Ohio attorney general's office turned
in a second wrecked state vehicle last month and used his authority to get
it ...
REPUBLICAN WA GOV CANDIDATE UNVEILS TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Seattle times - United States
... A push to convert the state fleet to environmentally friendly vehicles,
and more money to open up salmon-blocking stream culverts. ...
STATE TREASURER FACES MORE QUERIES ON BUDGET
The Star-Ledger - Nj.Com - Newark, NJ, USA
he's likely to be asked questions about a contract between the state and
AutoZone to provide auto parts for the state's 15000-vehicle fleet. ...
STATE EMPLOYEES ARRESTED FOR USING NC CREDIT CARD TO BUY GAS
NBC 17.Com - Raleigh, NC, USA
by nbc17 Raleigh, NC – Two Motor Fleet Management employees were arrested
Wednesday for using a state credit card to buy gas for their personal cars.
...
STATE’S OLD VEHICLES HAVE TALES TO TELL
Wrightstown Post Gazette - Appleton, WI, USA
The story of fleet no. 2515 began in 2003 when it was assigned to a new
state trooper based in Dane county. The trooper was Samborski. ...
STATE VEHICLE FLEET IRKS SENATORS
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Wednesday of the director of the department of general services after an
hour long grilling over stalled efforts to "green" the state vehicle fleet.
...
HOUSE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS BILL TO REPEAL ETHANOL MANDATE IN MISSOURI
ky3 - Springfield, MO, USA
The state fleet currently has 36 hybrid electric and 1717 e85 vehicles. For
more information regarding the Missouri renewable fuel standard or
questions...
TONY GUTIERREZ'S STATE VEHICLE
by ytownfunnies(ytownfunnies)
If he were in an accident, Gutierrez would have been required to report it
to the department of administrative services, whose risk management office
carries insurance on all state vehicles. There is no report from the
attorney...
HIGH MILEAGE CONCERN FOR REGION'S SCHOOL BUSES
Van Wert Voice - Van Wert, OH, USA
When state officials looked at bath schools’ fleet this decade to discuss
“double-routing,” or using the same bus twice each morning to pick up
elementary ...
MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR PATRICK AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS CALL FOR ...
All American patriots (press release) - Taeby, NA, Sweden
... Which will lessen our dependence on petroleum, and increase both
production and usage of cleaner, more readily available alternative fuel
sources. ...
HOW HUMMERS ARE GREEN
Aspen Times - Aspen, CO, USA
Even more astounding, am general’s product has inspired exploration into the
feasibility of mass producing a completely nonpolluting hydrogen vehicle,
...
AGENCIES TAKE LOOK AT AG OFFICE
Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH, USA
Tribune Chronicle the Ohio state highway patrol said it would investigate
reports that Gutierrez was drunk and crashed a state-owned vehicle into a
...
WOMAN CHARGED FOR MISUSING STATE CREDIT CARD
The News Journal - Wilmington, DE, USA
She looked into it and contacted the fleet services manager, who pulled
Conner’s gas usage and the locations of gas stations patronized. ...
SCRAP THE GUZZLERS
Investor's Business Daily (Subscription) - USA
They are replaced with cars that are, on average, 10 years old, one year
older than the average of the state's fleet. With fewer old cars on the road
and...
GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE PROPOSED FUEL ECONOMY RULES
The Associated Press -
Washington (AP) — The next generation of new cars and trucks will need to
meet a fleet average of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, the bush
administration...
FLEET WILL HAVE TO AVERAGE NEARLY 32 MPG BY 2015
Auto week - USA
Federal officials said the rules include language aimed at pre-empting state
efforts to regulate fuel economy. The rules do not alter the legal
definition...
CITY EYES ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO CUT FUEL COSTS
Beloit Daily News - Beloit, WI, USA
Both Arft and Luft said the city will take a serious look at its options in
2009 for hybrid vehicles to be added to the city's fleet. ...
SCHOOLS FEEL PAIN AT THE PUMP
WCTV - Tallahassee, FL, USA
Compared to Leon County schools, we've all got it easy. The fleet of busses
that brings 14 thousand students to school every day does get a special
bulk...
LINCOLN COMPOSITES BUILDS LARGEST CNG FUEL TANK
About - News &Amp; Issues - New York, NY, USA
The bus industry is taking advantage of the 21.2 inch tank by using fewer
but larger tanks, making the CNG (or hydrogen) system more cost-effective.
...
$10/GALLON GAS??
By Daren(Peter A. Stinson)
Standard of living impacts on the active duty, reserve, civilian and
auxiliary components of the coast guard: just as the coast guard is paying
more in direct fuel costs and cost embodied in goods and services so will
all of us. ...
CHRYSLER ENVI
Times Record News - Wichita Falls, TX, USA
These could include plug-in hybrids, diesel hybrids, pure electrics, and
hydrogen fuel cell models. If you want to see where this future could take
the...
NORMAL CAR BECOMES HYBRID
New Car Net - UK
A technology demonstrator has been built around a popular b-segment car to
show the potential of the technology. As a "plug-in hybrid" the vehicle
can...
ETHANOL MAY BE COSTING PEOPLE IN MONEY, MILEAGE
KXLY - Spokane, WA, USA
The mandate's purpose is to find alternative fuel sources, one of which is
ethanol, which can be found at numerous gas stations around Spokane. ...
MILES ELECTRIC VEHICLES DONATES ALL-ELECTRIC CAR TO BALL STATE ...
Business Wire (Press Release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
“Ball State is committed to sustainability. It is part of our strategic
plan, and that’s demonstrated by our fleet, the majority of which is hybrid
cars...
PA. DA's office selling off large vehicle fleet
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA Records indicate 39 of the vehicles were
bought with state funds and money seized in drug and other cases. Officials
say a dozen others were seized in drug ...
Gas expected to cost state fleet $20 million as fuel
prices soar WAND
- Decatur,IL,USA AP - March 30, 2008 11:34 AM ET The state of Illinois
expects to spend about $20 million in the next year for gasoline, diesel and
oil changes for its fleet ...
Carmakers fight fuel rules state by state
DetNews.com -
Detroit,MI,USA New fuel rules call for an industrywide fleet average of 35
mpg by 2020, a 40 percent increase over today's standards. "We get it. ...
State of Nevada feeling pinch of higher gas prices,
too
KTNV Las Vegas - Las Vegas,NV,USA NDOT officials say the state also may get
hit by contractors because some construction contracts have fuel cost
escalation clauses. ...
State Agencies "Buy Green"
KULR-TV - Billings,MT,USA The Department of Transportation is revamping the
state's motorpool fleet, purchasing vehicles that get 30 miles to the gallon
or better.
Budget revenue down $240M
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA She helped push lawmakers to
adopt the replacement cycle last year after reading about the deteriorating
condition of the state's fleet in an investigative ...
PennDOT worker fired for DUI suing for job
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA Other employees were charged
with drunken driving while in a state vehicle and/or on state time, but had
no action taken against them, either, the suit says ...
Short on cash, SC Senate faces tough time keeping
budget promises
The State - Columbia,SC,USA Leatherman's committee also nixed raises for
state workers. "I didn't care about the raise," said Kenny Boatwright, who
runs a fleet of 243 buses for ...
NAFA
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(press release) - Levittown,NY,USA Salt Lake City, UT, April 13, 2008 --(PR.com)--
Fleet managers at NAFA’s Institute & Expo at the Salt Palace Convention
Center in Salt Lake City, ...
Spending plan may help some criminals
Bowling Green
Daily News - KY, United States Locally, the Kentucky State Police post has
been asked to cut down on expenses as much as possible, primarily in fuel
use, maintenance for its fleet and ...
AU to support city's biodiesel efforts
Andalusia
Star-News - Andalusia,AL,USA The fuel will then be used to power the city's
fleet of diesel vehicles, Mayor Jerry Andrews said. Dr. Steven Taylor,
director of the AU Institute's Center ...
RI to
get $1.2M from multi-state Clean Air settlement
Providence Business News - Providence,RI,USA The settlement also requires
the company to invest nearly $5 billion to upgrade its “eastern fleet” of 16
power plants, reducing air pollution emissions by ...
Green Legislation Update - Issues with water bill,
Money for
... Charleston City Paper - Charleston,SC,USA S.368 by Senator Jim Ritchie
(R-Greenville) would require our state fleet managers to give preference to
hybrids, plug-in hybrids, biodiesel or flex fuel ...
US: Sales of alternative fuel vehicles on the rise
Automotive World
(subscription) -
London,UK By Megan Lampinen Sales of alternative fuel vehicles in the US
totalled 1.9 million units in 2007, about 250000 more than the number sold
in 2006, ...
Student-Built Prototype Vehicle Breaks Mileage Record
at 2008
... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA Fuel Cell/Hydrogen Penn
State's HFV Team from University Park, Pa., achieved 1668.3 mpg (709.1
kilometers per liter) in its Blood, Sweat and Gears vehicle. ...
Hybrid technology can drastically cut fuel costs
News 8 Austin - Austin,TX,USA "What the vehicle does is it reduces
greenhouse gas emissions in total,” Chief Technology Officer Don Bender
said. “And it uses electricity instead of ...
Revving Up for Electric: A Culver City-Based Company
Converts Gas
... Westside Today - Los Angeles,CA,USA Culver City-based Electric Motors
Corp. is bringing electric back to the road, but with a twist - they're
converting gas-powered cars to full electrics. ...
Microsoft Introduces Technology to Avoid Traffic Jams
International Business Times - New York,NY,USA Microsoft initially used the
traffic technology in Seattle but has now expanded to 72 cities in the US
and Canada. Microsoft said that the system in Seattle ...
Sasol - 100% Synthetic Fuel Wins First-Time Approval
for Use
... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA Based on the success of
the alternative fuel blend and following a several-year period of rigorous
testing and evaluation, international aviation fuel ...
Being first on 'hydrogen highway' presents challenges
Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA Statewide, 24 hydrogen fueling stations
operate and vehicle demonstration projects include more than 200
hydrogen-fuel cars and nine buses.
Regulators Vote to Lower Target for Zero-emission
Vehicles
The Sacramento Union - Sacramento,CA,USA The rules adopted last month put
the number of electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles that automakers sell
in California at 7500 by 2014—a 70 percent ...
Is In-Vehicle Wi-Fi a Boon For Commuters?
Wi-Fi Planet -
Darien,CT,USA The one disadvantage to broadband technology on public transit
vehicles is that the backhaul can be limited. "You have to send all of this
traffic at the ...
Ford plans next-generation safety belts
Trade Arabia - Manama,Bahrain Ford Motor Company is researching two advanced
next-generation safety belt technologies that could help further reduce
injury risk in vehicle crashes. ...
Cities, county prepare for economic slowdown
Simi Valley Acorn - CA,USA As an example, Strickland said a California
performance review by the governor when he came into office showed that 25
percent of the state-owned fleet of ...
Colo. Schools Feel Squeeze From High Diesel Prices
cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA "It's certainly much, much higher than we had
budgeted for, for this fiscal year," said Marc Horner, Fleet Manager of
Jeffco Schools. ...
Transformed dump truck saves county money
Ocala.com - Ocala,FL,USA BY MICHAEL OPPERMANN Jimmy Rodgers, a technician
with the Marion County Fleet Management Department, is shown near a
refurbished vehicle that is now a lube ...
NCSFA Members Have a Busy
Week of Surveying...Special
thanks to NCSFA contacts who cooperated together this past week to answer
survey questions for several of the different state fleet
administrators. Members can access the results of these surveys simply by
clicking
here
Non-Members wishing to access the survey results can visit the NCSFA
website
here
for
more information...
This state can set example on sound energy policies
The Tennessean - Nashville, TN, USA
Energy efficiency must be part of any solution, so it would be good to see
the state government show its own commitment to operating its fleet of
vehicles ...
State seeks to bolster alternative fuel offerings
Bradenton Herald - FL, United
States
By BRIAN NEILL Florida is slowly building its alternative fuel presence,
joining other states in offering fuels like ethanol aimed at helping with
soaring ...
NCSFA Executive Committee Releases First Glance at ’08
Conference in Long Beach
February 12, 2008 - The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA)
Executive Committee has been working closely with the host team to plan the
upcoming Conference and Trade Show in Long Beach, CA the week of September
28 – October 3, 2008. President Larry Charlton and his host team are excited
to reveal that NCSFA has confirmed several prominent fleet industry speakers
for the 2008 event to be held at the Hyatt Regency this fall…
ATEK Makes OBD-II & J-Bus Power Cables for Aftermarket Fleet
Devices
-- Pass-Thru “Y” Cables Offer Alternative to Hard Wiring --SANTA ANA,
Calif., February 12, 2008 – ATEK, Inc., a manufacturer of custom cable
assemblies for OEM manufacturers, announced that it is promoting OBD-II and
J1708/J1939 pass-thru power cables to manufacturers, integrators, and
installers of aftermarket fleet devices…
NCSFA Executive Committee Releases First Glance at ’08
Conference in Long Beach
February 12, 2008 - The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA)
Executive Committee has been working closely with the host team to plan the
upcoming Conference and Trade Show in Long Beach, CA the week of September
28 – October 3, 2008. President Larry Charlton and his host team are excited
to reveal that NCSFA has confirmed several prominent fleet industry speakers
for the 2008 event to be held at the Hyatt Regency this fall…
ATEK Makes OBD-II & J-Bus Power Cables for Aftermarket Fleet
Devices
-- Pass-Thru “Y” Cables Offer Alternative to Hard Wiring --SANTA ANA,
Calif., February 12, 2008 – Atek, Inc., a manufacturer of custom cable
assemblies for OEM manufacturers, announced that it is promoting OBD-II and
J1708/J1939 pass-thru power cables to manufacturers, integrators, and
installers of aftermarket fleet devices…
Agile FleetCommander Case Study Reveals 1300% Return on
Investment
Agile's FleetCommander software saves money at County of Ventura, California
Campbell, CA - February, 2008- Agile Access Control, Inc. announced the
release of a fleet case study revealing a 1300% return on investment from
the FleetCommander application. The return was the result in large part to a
21% reduction in the number of vehicles and a cost savings due to
elimination of manual vehicle request processing and data entry tasks…
CEI Appoints Trucking Industry Veteran for Truck Fleet
Services Sales
Trevose, PA, February 1, 2008 -- The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI) has named
Luann Dunkerley, a 28-year veteran of the truck services industry, Business
Development Manager for the Northeast region. The company markets its truck
fleet services under the TruckGuardian brand…
NCFSA Schedules 2008 Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA
(Press Release), West Jordan,
Utah – January 13, 2008 The National Conference of State Fleet
Administrators (NCSFA) 2008 Annual Conference has been scheduled to take
place in Long Beach California at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Long Beach
Convention Center the week of September 28th to October 3rd, 2008. For more
information, contact NCSFA….
State OF UTAH saving energy, money
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The state is working on converting its fleet to hybrid vehicles. During the
recent Capitol renovation, planners found a way to make energy use 43
percent ...
State OF WEST VIRGINIA closer to purchasing Hino trucks
Parkersburg News - Parkersburg,WV,USA
By JOLENE CRAIG WILLIAMSTOWN — The state of West Virginia is one step closer
to having Hino trucks as part of its fleet of vehicles. ...
OHIO Reducing government spending
Community Press - Florence,KY,USA
The plan would call for the eventual overhaul of Ohio's 2700 vehicle fleet,
excluding state highway patrol cars and state construction equipment. ...
Missouri Governor Blunt Unveils New Plan to
Promote Alternative Fuel
All American Patriots (press release)- Taeby, NA, Sweden Automotive Fleet
Magazine ranked Missouri tenth against other states in the number of
alternative fuel vehicles as a percentage of the total state fleet, ...
GM (GM): A Car That Will Drive Itself, But No
One Will Buy
24/7 Wall St. -
New York,NY,USA
According to The New York Times "the automaker expects driverless vehicle
technology to be ready for testing by 2015 and in vehicles that it sells
by 2018. ...
Millions wasted by State Fund
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
It also questioned the need for a fleet of 2000 motor vehicles -- 1
car or truck for every 4 employees. The audit "revealed what we expected --
serious ...
Ford Plug-In Hybrid Hits California
Streets at Electric Vehicle
...
Autochannel (press
release) - USA
Ford's experience with hybrid technology in the groundbreaking Escape Hybrid
is combined with new advancements in high voltage Lithium Ion batteries to
...
UC Davis plug-in hybrid electric vehicle licensed
The California Aggie Online - Davis,CA,USA
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technologies developed at UC Davis
have been licensed to Efficient Drivetrains Inc. "After many months of
discussions .....