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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJuly 19, 2017

How Many Degrees of Separation?

The degrees of connection within any industry are less than six or four. Choose a handful of random fleet professionals, and I’d bet one of them knows someone you know or have worked with.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Patrick Oliver and Samuel KirchhoffJune 28, 2017

Managing High-Speed Pursuits

Pursuits can be deadly for everyone involved, but they can't be prohibited in all cases. So agencies need to have policies and procedures in place to reduce the danger.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJune 1, 2017

What's the Future of Transportation?

Often, innovation is driven by the private sector. But public sector agencies are also leading the way in designing transportation systems for the future.

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How to Deal With the Privileges of Rank

In law enforcement, police chiefs, sheriffs, and other top brass have been known to request higher trim grades and other vehicle upgrades, which can present challenges to the public fleet manager who must repurpose the vehicle after the chief switches into a new vehicle.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoMay 1, 2017

Second-Gen Fleet Professionals

I’ve often wondered how much of an influence the parents of second-­generation fleet professionals had on their careers.

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How Ford's Hybrid Patrol Car Is Different

Ford's Police Responder Hybrid Sedan offers several important differences from other retail hybrid cars that should make it well suited for the demands of a police duty cycle, while also providing lower costs to operate.

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A Sure Bet for Reducing Distracted Police Driving

While shootouts and ambush killings of police officers provide high-profile examples of the hazards of police work, more often than not officers lose their lives while driving patrol vehicles.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoMarch 1, 2017

Addressing the Recruiting Problem

Fleet managers are taking steps to combat the technician recruiting problem, and these steps are adding up to results.

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Next-Gen Fleetby Facundo TassaraFebruary 28, 2017

Perception vs. Facts

As I am sure everyone has seen in the last several months, perception versus facts (even alternative facts) have been all around us. Unfortunately, it seems fact’s stock has taken a hit and perception, as a mechanism for making decisions, has gone up.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonFebruary 10, 2017

A Closer Look at GM's Police Strategy

Starting this spring, law enforcement agencies will no longer be able to order a pursuit-rated sedan from General Motors.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonJanuary 20, 2017

Does Police Vehicle Testing Still Matter?

Each fall, the Michigan State Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department evaluate the current crop of police vehicles with a battery of road tests and provide a mountain of data about their performance, braking, and vehicle dynamics.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJanuary 16, 2017

Fleet Greening in Trump's America

Whatever your political opinion, there’s no doubt Trump’s agenda on the environment is vastly different from President Obama’s.

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