From:                              Larry Charlton, NCSFA President [info@ncsfa.net]

Sent:                               Monday, March 31, 2008 4:16 PM

To:                                   ssaltzgiver@comcast.net

Subject:                          NCSFA Bi-Weekly News

 

      The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators

March 31 2008           NCSFA Fleet Manager News                  Volume 2 Issue 7 

Dear Fleet Manager,  

Managing an efficient and safe fleet 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. NCSFA's goal is to reduce the time you spend researching fleet information by providing a periodic summary of recent fleet news and technology.  

Happy browsing!   

BREAKING FLEET NEWS & TECHNOLOGY UPDATE...

NCSFA Members Have a Busy Week of Surveying...

Special thanks to NCSFA contacts who cooberated 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 http://www.ncsfa.net/members/login.aspx  Non-Members wishing to access the survey results can visit the NCSFA website at http://www.ncsfa.net/nonmembers/index.html for more information...

 

Booming Demand for Fleet Software

Fleet management software developer Chevin Fleet Solutions continues to thrive in North America and recently added Eveready Industrial Services to their rapidly growing list of North American clients. Chevin Fleet Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise fleet management software…

 

Minn. State Patrol Squads to Get Retro Makeover
FOX 9 News - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Existing squad cars will remain as they are, but new squads being phased in to the State Patrol fleet will incorporate the new look. ...

 

Looking for the Big Pay-Off: What's the best fuel at the pump for ...
Columbia Business Times - Columbia,MO,USA
More than a third of the flex-fuel vehicles in the state fleet based in Jefferson City run on alternative fuels. According to Cindy Dixon, state fleet ...

 

Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Breaks Ground in Bucks County for ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
Our fleet emits less greenhouse gas than any other large electric generation company, but we all need to do more to reduce our carbon footprint and meet ...

 

State to Buy Hybrid Vehicles
NJBIZ - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
By Scott Goldstein New Jersey has received special approval from the federal government to buy hybrid-electric vehicles for the state fleet instead of ...

 

State focuses more on energy policy
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville,TN,USA
... government can be an energy leader by building and managing energy-efficient buildings and by buying energy-efficient vehicles for the state fleet; ...

 

State may impose new emissions standards on towns
MPNnow.com - Rochester,NY,USA
A state law passed in 2006 requires that 33 percent of the entire statewide fleet of vehicles used to plow state highways be compliant with new emissions ...

 

State eyes cutting cost of shared-ride program
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
The county transportation fleet has grown from 21 vans to 24. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation pays for the county's vans. ...

 

Diesel fuel prices top $4 a gallon
Leelanau Enterprise - Leland,MI,USA
Diesel fuel cost $1.10 a gallon when he started. In recent weeks, diesel prices have soared to record highs, well above $4 per gallon. ...

 

Gov. Corzine Backs Seat Belts for All
The Associated Press -
Jon S. Corzine says he's in favor of requiring all vehicle passengers to wear seat belts. Under state law, adult passengers in the rear seats of an ...

 

California Regulators Charge Ahead With Plug-In Hybrids
TheCarConnection.com - USA
“CARB killed the electric car once again by bundling it in the same pot with the hydrogen madness. Has anybody built a singe hydrogen vehicle for less than ...

 

The State of Illinois auctions off nearly 100 vehicles online this ...
IGNN (press release) - IL,USA
93 vehicles from the State’s fleet, police cruisers and confiscated vehicles will be auctioned off online and in real-time Saturday, March 29 beginning at 9 ...

 

Fuel prices squeezing state's budget too
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP The State of Illinois expects to spend about $20 million in the next year for gasoline, diesel and oil changes for its fleet of vehicles. ...

 

California Cuts Emission-Free Vehicle Requirements
Enews 2.0 - London,England,UK
Under the ruling, auto manufacturers in California will have to produce 7.500 electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in order to sell them each year ...

 

Going Biodiesel Is No Cheap Alternative
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
I thought this might make it a good market for biodiesel, the alternative fuel blended from vegetable or plant oils, but then I saw Autobloggreen's report ...

 

Fleet Position(s) Available

Vice President ARAMARK- Supply Chain Management, Inc.

ARAMARK-Director, DOT Compliance, Fleet Operations

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ssaltzgiver@ncsfa.net  

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