PRINCETON, NJ - NAFA Fleet Management Association received confirmation from the IRS that sales of fuel from one jurisdiction to another are permissible. State-to-state (including county and municipal governments) sales are permissible, with both being tax exempt, but state or local governments may not sell tax-free fuel to a federal agency.
Read More →NEW YORK - A report from the National Resources Defense Council on oil dependence ranked California highest in its policies to promote clean energy technologies and reduce oil dependence. In addition, it stated that 25 states currently have policies mandating stronger fuel efficiency standards for the state fleet.
Read More →PARSONS, TN - A former City of Parsons employee reportedly bought more than $4,000 worth of fuel at the city's expense, according to the Tennessee Comptroller's Division of Municipal Audit. He found a fuel card while cleaning a City vehicle and used it to purchase gas for his own personal use from various retail gas locations.
Read More →ATLANTA - Mayor Kasim Reed unveiled a Power to Change sustainability plan with the goal of making Atlanta a top 10 city for sustainability. Changes include reducing fleet fuel consumption and ensuring that 15 percent of the city fleet is using alternative fuels by 2012.
Read More →HAMPTON, VA - The City of Hampton has extended its use of AssetWorks fleet solutions by implementing the FuelFocus fuel management solution, integrating it with the company's FleetFocus maintenance management software already in use.
Read More →PHOENIX - Maricopa County, Ariz., will be upgrading 1,900 of its fleet vehicles and 11 fueling sites with the AIM2 fuel monitoring system from FuelMaster.
Read More →ATLANTA - FleetCor Operating Company, LLC announced the availability of the Chevron and Texaco Universal Business MasterCard, which provides companies the tracking benefits of a fuel card system with the flexibility to make fuel purchases wherever MasterCard cards are accepted.
Read More →SAVANNAH, GA - The Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced earlier this month that its diesel additive study yielded a 5-percent reduction in fuel consumption as well as drastically decreased emissions.
Read More →ATLANTA - FleetCards USA, a fleet card industry expert that acts as a trusted advisor in matching fleet fuel cards to small and medium sized businesses, shares tips from their trends advisory council — FleetCards TrendWatch — regarding fuel efficiencies and diesel fuel.
Read More →BELLEVUE, WA - Thirty-one fuel-efficient vehicles have rolled into the City of Bellevue’s fleet, including Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, and Toyota Camry hybrids. Also as part of its Environmental Stewardship Initiative, the City will acquire 60 more hybrid and electric vehicles next year, to make 35 percent of its light-duty vehicles fuel-efficient models.
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