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Two weeks after latex gloves stuffed into public works vehicles’ gas tanks temporarily disabled the fleet, the City of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is again facing a vehicle shortage.
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Better data use, better parts management, and better technician training and advancement programs are some of the improvements the City of San Jose, Calif., has made in the past few years.
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Many fleets dread the thought of outsourcing. Here’s how one fleet used this threat as motivation to improve operations and keep their jobs.
Read More →The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) has hired Bill Burns as its fleet & facilities maintenance manager. Burns previously worked as the fleet operations manager at the City of Columbus, Ohio.
Read More →Kardex Remstar is launching a cloud-based Remote Support platform that focuses on continuously monitoring the status of a customer’s installed systems and remotely maintaining them when necessary.
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The City of Houston has sued its auto parts supplier, NAPA IBS, after an internal audit found the company overcharged the city more than $1 million. NAPA claims it has saved the city money and the city is misreading the contract.
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The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) in Oregon has outsourced its parts room to NAPA IBS to better comply with internal controls, allow technicians more time to work on vehicles, and reduce the true cost of parts.
Read More →Facing a ballooning parts budget for its aging fleet of 205 vehicles, Bay City in Michigan is seeking to nearly double its vehicle replacement fund to $1.8 million.
Read More →A number of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) employees received the agency’s IdeaLink Award, which is a PennDOT system designed to allow employees to share ideas that improve operations and workplace safety.
Read More →In late March the City of Ocoee, Fla., awarded a new parts contract to NAPA. According to City documents, the contract will save the City 15% to 20% through access to NAPA’s on-site store.
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