From: NCSFA [info@ncsfa.net]

Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:37 PM

To: Steve Saltzgiver

Subject: STATE FLEET MANAGER NEWS

The National Conference of State Fleet Administrators April 14, 2008 State & University Fleet Manager News  Volume 2 Issue 8
	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... 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 Presents CAFM Boot Camp PR.com (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 ... Comments or Feedback? 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Recent Press Releases 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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