
The City of Chicago plans to eliminate 18 garbage trucks in a fleet reduction plan expected to increase waste-collection efficiency and save the city $7 million.
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The City of Petersburg, Va., is suing the Petersburg Sheriff's Office to reclaim 11 city-owned vehicles from the Sheriff’s Office.
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New York City has begun implementing a plan to eliminate nearly 10% of of its light-duty fleet vehicles by the end of 2020, following the passage of a city law requiring a formal car-sharing plan.
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Indiana University has eliminated 19 vehicles and reduced staff time needed to manage the motor pool by more than 50% as part of its fleet right-sizing initiative.
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Two approaches to utilization studies reveal surprising outcomes beyond cost savings.
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A financial audit of the State of California’s judicial branch found that the courts maintained a fleet of 66 vehicles without requiring its offices to justify the need.
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The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police pursuit sedans to plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles by 2016, cut its fleet size by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 million over ten years.
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Fleets are conducting utilization studies to determine the right number of vehicles to use. To get buy-in from affected departments, they’re working to get employees and drivers to take ownership of the fleet reduction policy.
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The Chatham County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office should reduce its "relatively large motor fleet," a review from a consulting firm found. Consultants said the agency has assigned too many of its 184 vehicles to its detention center.
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The Federal Fleet Management Handbook provides best practices and strategies for meeting requirements related to reducing petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, using alt-fuel, and acquiring alt-fuel vehicles.
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