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Articlesby Thi DaoOctober 8, 2014

How to Streamline the Procurement Process

New tools and technologies have made fleet procurement faster and more streamlined. Fleet and procurement professionals discuss how their organizations have worked to improve fleet purchasing.

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NewsOctober 6, 2014

Ohio Mayor Reconsiders Outsourced Trash Collection

City of Toledo (Ohio) Mayor Michael Collins is considering bringing privatized garbage collection back in-house, stating the contract is too favorable to the company

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NewsJune 20, 2014

Santa Ana Changes Parts Vendor

The Santa Ana City Council has approved a contract with Warren Distributing to supply parts to the city's vehicle fleet, replacing a former parts vendor that became embroiled in a corruption probe.

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Newsby Paul ClintonJune 3, 2014

Salt Lake County's Outsourcing of the Parts Room

Outsourcing of government fleet services has lost its one-time stigma and has become more normalized, Salt Lake County's fleet director told his peers at the Government Fleet Expo and Conference in San Diego.

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NewsMay 14, 2014

Colorado Springs Considers Outsourcing Street Sweeping

The City of Colorado Springs, Colo., which outsourced its fleet services beginning in January, is now considering outsourcing another city department — street sweeping.

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NewsDecember 12, 2013

CEI: Municipal Fleets Should Outsource Collision Work

Municipal fleets can save time and money by outsourcing accident management services such as collision repair, a CEI Group's executive told the Oklahoma Fleet Management Association.

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NewsDecember 9, 2013

Utah City Reconsiders Outsourced Snow Removal

The City of Cottonwood Heights in Utah is reconsidering its contract with a private snow removal company after the company failed to adequately provide services after the city's first major snowfall last week.

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Newsby Thi DaoNovember 21, 2013

Chicago's Preventive Maintenance Goes to Reverse Auction

The City of Chicago is soliciting bids for scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) services for its non-emergency Class 1-3 vehicles in an effort to reduce PM costs and vehicle downtime. The contract will not affect the jobs of fleet technicians.

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NewsNovember 15, 2013

NAPA Deal to Reduce Ohio City's Parts Costs

The City of Dublin, Ohio, contracted with NAPA IBS in May to operate an automotive parts store within the fleet building. Since then, parts costs and vehicle downtime have decreased.

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Newsby Thi DaoNovember 11, 2013

Colorado Springs Outsources Fleet Services In 2014

The City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs Utilities have signed a five-year outsourcing contract with Serco Inc. to provide fleet maintenance services beginning Jan. 1.

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