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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 15, 2025

Portland Adds Daimler eM2 Electric Medium-Duty Truck to City Fleet

Portland officials took delivery of the city’s first fully electric medium-duty truck, a Freightliner eM2, for Portland Water Bureau operations.

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ProductsJanuary 17, 2019

Oregon DOT Saves with DT Research GPS Tablets

Using tablets instead of a tape measure and paper allows Oregon Department of Transportation crews to work solo, saving time and money.

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Articlesby Thi DaoJanuary 12, 2015

Fleet Vehicles Go Higher Tech

As new in-car technologies trickle into public fleets, they’re changing the way fleet managers handle purchasing, maintenance, and driver training.

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NewsAugust 13, 2014

Propane Switch Saves Ore. Agency $25,000

Less than a year and a half after converting its 10 patrol vehicles from gasoline to propane autogas, the Polk County (Ore.) Sheriff's Office reports that it has saved $25,000 in fuel cost.

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Articlesby Thi DaoAugust 29, 2013

Bright Ideas to Improve Your Fleet

This compilation of “bright ideas” focuses on single ideas aimed to reduce costs, improve operations, improve customer service, and more. Fleet managers explain how they executed their plan, the challenges they faced, and the results they’ve seen or expect to achieve.

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Articlesby Cindy BrauerJune 1, 2012

Maintaining Fleet Service Levels in a Shrinking Budget Environment

How does a public sector fleet organization balance the mandates of severe budget cuts with maintaining viable, responsive, and professional services? Oregon's state fleet looks to new approaches, analysis, and relationships.

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Articlesby Thi DaoApril 4, 2012

Oregon Focuses on Vehicle Evacuation Following January Flood

A mid-January flood damaged about 160 State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) vehicles in Salem. DAS Fleet Manager Brian King talks about staff attempts to save newer vehicles during the flood and efforts to improve asset protection in the case of future catastrophes.

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NewsMarch 7, 2012

Washington County, Ore., Running Chevrolet Caprice PPV and Tahoe Pilot Program

HILLSBORO, OR - Government Fleet magazine spoke with Tom Baylis, fleet manager for the County, about the pilot and how the County is making the switch from the Ford Crown Victoria to the new police vehicles on the market.

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