From: NCSFA NEWS [info@ncsfa.net]

Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:55 PM

To: Steve Saltzgiver

Subject: NCSFA: FLEET MANAGER NEWS

The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators January 13, 2008           NCSFA Fleet Manager News       Volume 2 Issue 1
Special Holiday Edition	Dear Fleet Administrator,   Managing an efficient and safe fleet operation depends on accurate, timely, and up-to-date information. Today's increasing demand on your time makes it difficult for you to keep up with the deluge of information coming your way. So, as a member of NCSFA we scour the Internet to bring the latest fleet headlines to stay current with fleet industry news and technology.   Enjoy! Steve Saltzgiver NCSFA Executive Director STATE FLEET NEWS & TECHNOLOGY UPDATES... 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…. TRIB: How Good Are Retreads (or New Tires)? PACIFIC GROVE, CA, January 2008 - Let’s assume you are starting with a top quality retread or new tire. If you are and you give that retread or new tire the care it deserves, you will get great service from either one. But, and this is a BIG but! You JUST do your part, otherwise the tire – whether a retread or a new tire – is nearly guaranteed to give you problems… Chevin: The City of Sauk Rapids, MN deploys RoadBASE to gain control Fitchburg, MA - January 2008 - The City of Sauk Rapids, MN has recently implemented Chevin Fleet Solutions’ RoadBASE enterprise fleet management information system to gain control over rising fleet running costs while allowing real-time access to all of the fleet’s disparate operating data… 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, ... MDI Air Car: with a compressed air engine Product Reviews - London,UK The other great advantage with the MDI vehicle is that it is not as expensive as say an electric or hydrogen powered vehicle, these vehicles also are not ... City says fleet needs $32M Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA By PAM ZUBECK Years of short-changing the city’s vehicle fleet translates to a need to pump $32 million into new cars and trucks, Colorado Springs city ... ZAP Electric Car Offers Zero Fuel Costs for One Year FOX News - USA The car is ideal for households that want a fun, inexpensive vehicle for running errands around the city or for municipal and corporate fleet use. ... State officials want manufacturers to sell vehicles with no ... Douglas Daily Dispatch - Douglas,AZ,USA Instead, it sets standards for how much more each manufacturer’s “fleet’’ of vehicles sold in the state must reduce carbon monoxide from current levels. ... Governor Calls for Huge Cuts in State Budget KSEE - Fresno,CA,USA $480000 to fund the increased maintenance and fuel costs of OES' existing fleet of fire engines and vehicles. The Office of Homeland Security will make ... Gas prices hurt state police, too Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA By JIM NOLAN The Virginia State Police pays $2.74 a gallon to gas up its fleet -- not bad, until you consider the fact that the department budget for ... Some state schools look to improve sustainability Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA "We don't even have a bus fleet,'' Fisher said. "So, that is a lot of pollution reduction right there.'' Transportation is one area where WVU was praised by ... Fleet Position Openings Available Fleet Service Worker, Arizona DPS FLD - Director of Business Development Federal Government Training Officer I, Dept. of Transportation, Phoenix, Arizona Contact Information Steve Saltzgiver, Executive Director ssaltzgiver@ncsfa.net 801-231-5869 (Mobile) You are receiving this NCSFA Fleet Manager News email because you have been identified as a professional managing or providing products and/or services to State, University, and municipal fleet operations. Click HERE to UNSUBSCRIBE from this mailing list.
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