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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2022

Iowa County Receives Motor Graders After Shipping Delay

Lyon County ordered 10 motor graders in June 2021. They are being delivered over the coming weeks, after Caterpillar experienced shipping delays.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2022

Virginia Municipality Hires Acquisitions Manager

Ken Lett will oversee all specs and purchasing of vehicles and equipment for the City of Alexandria.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2022

Texas City to Vote on Hybrid PD Vehicle Purchase, Cites Problems with EV

The Waco Police Department purchased a Ford Mustang Mach-E in April, but officers were not able to power the lights, computer, or other equipment the vehicle was outfitted with. 

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2022

California County to Outfit Helicopter for Medevac Capabilities

Santa Barbara's Copter 964 will be outfitted to perform medevac operations, thanks to a $90,000 donation from an area nonprofit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2022

Blink Charging Available to Government Agencies in Six Illinois Counties

The contract for EV charging equipment and services for up to a 10-year term will enable members of the Region 1 council of governments in northern Illinois to participate under any of Blink's deployment models.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2022

Georgia County to Upgrade Safety Vehicles

The Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services department will receive four new aerial ladder trucks, and eight ambulance bodies will be remounted on new chassis.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2022

NYC Garbage Truck Outfitted with Safety Technology on Display at UN Meetings

New York City's involvement in an initiative called Together For Safer Roads is part of its Vision Zero initiative, aimed at improving street safety, which it has been running since 2014.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2022

Tesla Purchases Pay Off Three Years Later for Indiana PD

Bargersville Police Officer Jeremy Roll said the decision to use Teslas as patrol vehicles "turned out to be a really good one," as gas prices remain high. The department initially purchased the vehicles in 2019 in an effort to save on fuel.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2022

San Antonio PD Utilizes Drones in Traffic Investigations

Investigators hope utilizing the drones will reduce investigation times so they can reopen roads as quickly as possible after crashes.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2022

Georgia State Patrol Adds Camaros to Fleet

The agency received its first Camaro last fall, but it was not used for patrols until May 2022.

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