BISBEE, AZ - Cochise County Fleet Management Director Ruben Miranda has come up with ways to save the fleet money by maximizing fuel economy and holding on to vehicles for a longer period of time.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO - David Ebarle, a manager at San Francisco's 911 center who also oversees the Department of Emergency Management's vehicle fleet, was recently honored for coming up with a more-cost effective way to wash city vehicles.
Read More →PENDERGRASS, GA - Converting the remaining 50 vehicles in its fleet to run on propane is expected to save the sheriff's office $250,000 in fuel costs this fiscal year alone.
Read More →SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose firefighters facing layoffs and demands for pay cuts attribute the City's $116 million budget deficit to spending on "unnecessary" items such as new hybrid cars.
Read More →CHATTANOOGA, TN - Putting more city workers in high-mileage cars is just one of the ways the City of Chattanooga is looking to save money and reduce emissions.
Read More →The new reality of a tighter corporate operating environment has forced fleet managers to pursue two different types of cost-cutting goals - cost deferral and cost elimination. However, many cost-cutting decisions for fleet are made for the short-term, with very little consideration for total cost of ownership. Sometimes senior management is more interested in the fiscal, rather than economic, consequences of their decisions.
Read More →LAWRENCE, MA - Reducing take-home use is saving the City an estimated $50,000 in gasoline and insurance.
Read More →EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced full-year results for its cost-savings efforts for customers in 2009. Total savings identified were $256 million, with total-cost-of-ownership analysis yielding the highest opportunity at more than $50 million.
Read More →SAN ANTONIO - In an effort to cut costs, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus initiated a three-phase plan to take 74 patrol cars off the streets and save more than $1.05 million.
Read More →RICHMOND, VA - Privatizing fleet management is just one of several cost-cutting measures the City of Richmond may be forced to take as it faces a $30 million budget shortfall.
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