Shelley Mika

3 days ago | government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika

The reasons for communicating your achievements to upper management go beyond earning recognition and trust. First and foremost, you can’t expect leadership to identify your achievements on their own. You know the ins and outs of the operation better than anyone, so it’s up to you to communicate the value of what you do.

2 weeks ago | government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika

Starting Out: Perimeter Alert for Police FleetsPolice Perimeter Alert is an officer safety system that detects moving threats around the vehicle. When a threat is present, the system automatically activates the rear camera, sounds a chime, rolls up the windows, and locks the doors. This helps protect officers from harm and allows them to safely complete tasks inside the vehicle.

3 weeks ago | government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika

Both Cobb County and the City of Fayetteville have rolled out telematics to the majority of their police fleet. Curtis said over the next 18-24 months the County’s Risk Management department plans on making telematics a County-wide integration. Last year, the City of Fayetteville outfitted all of its Patrol and SRO fleet vehicles with telematics to increase preventive maintenance (PM) compliance and improve scheduling repairs and maintenance using cloud-based reporting.

1 month ago | government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika

A lot is going on in the police fleet industry: OEMs are giving police vehicles major upgrades for model year 2025, emerging technologies continue to hit the market, and law enforcement fleets keep finding innovative solutions for keeping officers safe. All of this begs the question: Which trends resonate with law enforcement fleet leaders and what are their plans for the year ahead? We checked in with three public sector fleets to find out. Which Police Vehicles Are in the Lineup?

1 month ago | government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika

The automotive industry is continually changing. That’s great for safety, efficiency, and sustainability, but if your technicians’ knowledge base doesn’t evolve with the industry, your shop is going to suffer. Technician training is the key to keeping your shop humming. Providing training to shop employees is about more than making sure they can work on the latest vehicles.