
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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