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Alternative Fuel Use is Increasing in the State
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
With the price of oil and gas soaring, Ethanol blended fuel is becoming more
popular here in the magnolia state. At least 43 fuel distributors across ...
State unveils new electric maintenance truck
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
He praised the Department of Administration for buying the vehicle for its
General Services Division employees to use for maintenance work. State
officials ...
Nebraska putting state money in ethanol
Forbes - NY,USA
Thirty percent of the 1550 vehicles in the Department of Roads' fleet are
flex fuel. But last year, just 7000 gallons of the 800000 gallons of gas
bought by ...
Missouri troopers add
motorcycles
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
The Illinois State Police was formed in 1922 as an all-motorcycle unit
before cars were added in 1925. In Missouri, a third of the highway patrol
fleet was ...
State fuel budget short
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
Vehicles in the state fleet, including the Transportation Department and
Highway Patrol, travel 143000 miles on average every day of the year.
State employees drive up vehicle costs
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
By MIKE SACCONE A steep rise in the state’s vehicle costs has left state
lawmakers questioning whether state employees are appropriately cutting back
on ...
Order to foster
telecommuting and flex schedules for state workers
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
State agencies will adopt a written policy that defines specific criteria
and procedures by Sept. 1. The order also calls for changes to state vehicle
usage ...
State consolidates offices in Tumwater
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... employees and programs into one area, making things such as vehicle
fleets, energy use and program coordination more efficient, state officials
say. ...
Calif. orders 'green'
labels for new cars
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
All new vehicles sold in the Golden State must display them by Jan. 1. "This
label will arm consumers with the information they need to choose a vehicle
...
Hybrid fleet supplier wins
order from Pennsylvania
MLive.com - MI,USA
by Sven Gustafson | Oakland Business Review Commercial fleet hybridization
supplier Azure Dynamics Corp. said Monday it has received an order from the
state ...
State’s Union seeks to work
at home
TMCnet - USA
"It would be more beneficial to the state if I did that. I waste a lot of
time going to Hartford to get the state vehicle," Seresin said, adding that
the ...
Editorial: State says,
'What, me worry?' to high gas prices
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
California runs a fleet of 50000 state-owned vehicles, but as The Bee's
Aurelio Rojas reported Saturday, the state has no system for tracking fuel
purchases ...
Oregon State sends solar
car to race
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
They are hoping to race the 600-pound vehicle from Texas to Canada starting
this month. The car is powered by a 210-volt solar array that makes up the
...
District considers delving
into diesel futures market
Shawnee Dispatch - Shawnee,KS,USA
Operations director Jack Deyoe Monday night presented information to the
board on Constellation New Energy’s fuel hedging program, which he said
would allow ...
State troopers add 22 new cars
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville,AL,USA
Christopher Murphy, director of the state Department of Public Safety, said
Wednesday he has reinforced the trooper patrol fleet with 22 new marked and
...
Two-wheeled patrol takes to
Missouri highways
Carthage Press - Carthage,MO,USA
In May of this year, the patrol reestablished the motorcycle in its fleet
with seven bikes patrolling across the state in this pilot program. ...
