Motor oil producer rolls out product with recycled content
NextGen motor oil is now available from Valvoline at major automotive retailers and 500 Valvoline instant oil change locations. The product is made from 50 percent recycled oil and matches the quality of other Valvoline motor oils that use non-recycled base oil....
GSA inks deal with California firm for fleet management technology
The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) contract to San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems. The BPA enables fleet managers at federal agencies and departments to quickly acquire SmartDrive in-vehicle video recording and instant driver feedback systems. ...
New York announces winning design for new taxis
The NV200 taxicab, designed by Franklin, Tenn.-based Nissan North America, has been chosen as the winner of New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow" competition....
Fleets: Feds aim to buy only AFVs by 2015
President Obama announced recently that he is directing managers of federal fleets to purchase 100-percent alternative fuel, hybrid or electric vehicles by 2015. Here are comments from experts on the president's goals. ...
Send in your photos or videos and win a prize
Knaack, the storage solutions provider, is staging a photo and video promotion on Facebook. Folks who submit entries can win a prize....
Pierce truck rescue crews get unrestricted view as they approach incident
Pierce Manufacturing's newly unveiled DASH CF (cab forward) offers greater space in the driver and officer area, more shoulder and elbow room in the back of the cab and greater visibility on all three sides of the cab....
More price hikes hit public sector
Contech Construction Products and Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) have announced price increases for products that local and state governments often buy — steel products and truck and bus radial tires respectively....
Golden State's ARB announces second year of grants for hybrid trucks, buses
California's Air Resources Board is awarding grants totaling $19 million to fleets for hybrid vehicle technology that reduces formation of smog and greenhouse gas emissions....
Fleet management trade show is just around the corner
Next month, from April 9-12, the NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) stages the NAFA 2011 Institute & Expo (I&E) in Charlotte, N.C., at the Charlotte Convention Center....
Work Truck Show rolls into Indianapolis, March 8-10
Government fleet managers and other trucking professionals will find new products, workshops on green technologies and more at the 2011 Work Truck Show, March 8-10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis....
Rumbler siren system clears intersections for Big Apple police fleet
New York is the latest of about 40 police departments around the U.S. that are putting the bass-thumping Rumbler siren in its fleet of cruisers. The siren gets the attention of distracted drivers on cell phones and is designed to grab motorists' attention....
Departments upgrade equipment for foam firefighting
In today's economy, many departments are postponing new apparatus purchases and keeping existing apparatus in service. Many of the existing apparatus may be candidates for foam or CAFS retrofits....
Ford 2011 Explorer designed for many government tasks
Versatile is one word Ford executives use to describe the 2011 Explorer. "We expect the 2011 model to be used in many different applications for government customers. A couple of those applications include...
Florida fire team gets up-to-date rescue vehicle on tight budget
Though it might see incongruous, ambulances can be made safer but still be affordable. All it takes is the right mix of experience, practicality, innovation, persistence and forward thinking....
Kenworth and Sprint to offer new multi-function truck navigation system
Kenworth Truck and Sprint will release a new navigation system for Kenworth Class 5-8 trucks....
E-Z Pack announces new Texas dealership
BTE Body Co. has joined the dealer network of refuse truck bodies manufacturer E-Z Pack Manufacturing....
IMT expands DSC12 line of mechanics trucks
Iowa Mold Tooling has expanded the DSC12 mechanics truck body line -- a compact addition to the Dominator family of mechanics trucks....
Technology helps government fleet managers cope with tight budgets
Phil Fitzgerald, national director of governmental sales at PHH Arval, a fleet management services provider, discusses government fleet budget and technology trends, including outsourcing and telematics....
Shedding some light on headlamp restoration
Government vehicles with polycarbonate headlight lenses clouded from oxidation can be dangerous — especially those used by emergency responders. During night hours or inclement weather a clouded lens produces less than half the amount of light as a new or restored lens...
Vendors to government announce price hikes
Two companies in the fleet and facilities arenas, Bridgestone and Johnson Controls, have announced boosts in prices....
Caterpillar rolling out vocational trucks this spring
Caterpillar Inc. will unveil the first model in its line of Cat Vocational Trucks, the Cat CT660, at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' CONEXPO show on March 22, 2011....
Versatile Hino trucks multi-task for governments
Governments are important buyers of Hino trucks, according to Abbey Ewald, a marketing specialist at Hino Motors Sales USA. Local and state agencies use the units for a variety of applications, including...
Chevrolet's new Caprice police vehicle scores highly in driving tests
General Motor's 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle scored high marks in the Michigan State Police Evaluation Program, which was conducted in mid-September....
Bandit Industries sponsors driver in NASCAR's Nationwide Kansas Lottery 300
Bandit Industries sponsored NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman in the Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300 race in Kansas City, Kan....
Ford hybrids on patrol with NYPD
The New York City Police Department has deployed the first 30 of 102 Ford Fusion Hybrid alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked patrol cars. The hybrids will be used to patrol the Big Apple's five boroughs....
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