From: NCSFA [info@ncsfa.net]

Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:39 AM

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Subject: STATE FLEET MANAGER NEWS

The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators April  28 2008 State & University Fleet Manager News  Volume 2 Issue 9
	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 browse the Internet to bring the latest fleet headlines to stay current with fleet industry news and technology.   Enjoy! Steve Saltzgiver NCSFA Executive Director
Biweekly News Edition		FLEET NEWS & TECHNOLOGY UPDATE... 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... Comments or Feedback? Email/Call: Steve Saltzgiver NCSFA Executive Director ssaltzgiver@ncsfa.net 801-231-5869 (Mobile) Click HERE to UNSUBSCRIBE from this mailing list.
Recent Press Releases AutoZone-New Jersey to drive down costs for auto parts by joining purchasing alliance -Acting State Treasurer David Rousseau announced today that New Jersey would realize significant savings on mechanical parts for state and local government vehicle fleets by joining a nationwide cooperative of government agencies that reduces costs for taxpayers through its purchasing power Cooperative Purchasing (Mohawk) Coorprative purchasing - once known as "piggy-backing - is a public procurement method that has skyrocketed in recent years for many reasons... FASTER: The Ripple Effect --Recently a customer wrote and asked if I would discuss the choices and decisions that each of us makes each day that so often have impact far beyond what we have planned... Chevin expands and moves its offices - Due to the growing demand in fleet software, Chevin is moving... AFV Solutions Inc. Announces Approval for Name Change and Reverse ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA “While we will consider exploring other opportunities in the alternative fuel industry, our focus will remain concentrated on bringing value to our ... FMC Technologies Deploys Fuel-Cell Charger Fuel Cell Today (press release) - Royston,England,UK FMC Technologies announced it has successfully implemented an onboard methanol-based fuel-cell battery charging system on an automated guided vehicle (AGV). ... How to think about hedging Purchasing.com - Newton,MA,USA Put another way, a 1¢ increase in the price of jet fuel increases our annual expenses by approximately $30 million. We began our fuel hedging program in ... Chevrolet Picks First DC-Area Drivers to Participate in World’s ... Fuel Cell Works (press release) - USA It is an electric vehicle powered by GM’s fourth-generation fuel cell propulsion system. It uses no gasoline and with hydrogen as its fuel, ... Mapco forms partnership with Fleet One Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA ... new agreement allows Fleet One to process all aspects of the MAPCO Fleet Advantage program such as consolidating billing and state-of-the-art reporting. ...
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