NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES

Cynthia Ross and Montana Slack, Superintendent Equipment Manager, City of Glendale, Authors

The speed of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caught the global economy off guard.

We now find ourselves in a period of unprecedented uncertainty and volatility, the longterm consequences of which, are very hard to accurately assess, as we are not yet aware […]

Cynthia Ross, Author

WORK FROM HOME TIPS

Get ready for work as though you’re going into an office – putting on clothes that aren’t pajamas helps in getting into “work mode” even at home.

Make a schedule for yourself. It can be easy to be “always on” when you’re working from home, but setting times for […]

Cynthia Ross, Author

Wikipedia definition: Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday observed annually on November 11, honoring military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces.

A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces, especially one who has served in combat. … A common misconception […]

Tim Gramling, Public Works Director, Author

AN IMPORTANT KEY TO DATA DRIVEN FLEET MANAGEMENT By City of Independence

Background:

In February of 2017, the City of Independence, Missouri, adopted a Strategic Plan. One of its objectives was to identify and capture sustainable funding sources by exploring consolidations, technology improvements and other operating efficiencies in order to […]

Government Fleet, Author

Pierce County, Wash., began its incentive pay program nine years ago, after which employees started requesting specific training to keep up their certifications. Photo courtesy of Pierce County.

Government fleet employees have been facing frozen pay, furloughs, and cuts to benefits for the past few years. Add this to the fact that government fleets […]

Government Fleet, Author

A 2012 executive order mandates that the State of California must purchase zeroemission light-duty vehicles for its fleet. Specifically, it states that by 2020, 25% of fleet purchases of light-duty vehicles must be zero-emission, except for public safety vehicles. A 2016 update bumped the goal to 50% by 2025.

The state has a decentralized […]

Rick Longobart and Cynthia Ross, authors

Most Americans view sustainability as a higher power from corporations. Examples include household recycling of bottles, cans, newspaper and other waste. However, government agencies are successfully moving toward being good stewards in local communities and in our own backyards. Evidence of these stories come from magazines, journals and newspapers. This week there was a […]

Government Fleet, Author

Barrow County, Ga., has created a fleet replacement policy and identified that a quarter of its vehicles need immediate replacement. The fleet, managed by the county manager and public works director, consists of fewer than 300 units.

County Manager Michael Renshaw explained that in prior years, it was up to department heads to request […]

Facundo Tassara, Author

Maybe it’s this way for you, or maybe not? The truth is, the days of “trust me, I’m the fleet manager,” have come and gone. Indeed, we cannot point at one event or a particular technology to say this is the reason for the change. Rather, it has been a combination technology, the availability of […]

Facundo Tassara, Author

It is far too often that Fleet professionals gauge their experience by the number of years they have been in the fleet industry. I would argue that experience is relative to how hungry you are. What do I mean? It’s pretty simple so let me explain.

Facundo Tassara, Author

Just recently, I attended a ceremony honoring employees that had been with the City of Norfolk for 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40+ years. On each table, programs were neatly placed in front of every chair, and on the back page there was a fun […]

Facundo Tassara, Author

In 1909, the first brick was laid at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I’m sure that the crews tasked with paving the entire 2.5 mile track may have guessed at the amount of bricks they were going lay; care to take a stab at the number? 3.2 […]