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3 weeks ago | 
government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika
When disaster strikes, public sector fleets play a critical role in response and recovery efforts. An essential part of making those efforts safe and effective is having a strategy in place before an emergency happens. A fleet emergency plan documents that strategy and helps fleets maintain mission-critical services. To ensure your plan is effective, it’s important to keep it up to date.
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1 month ago | 
utilityfleetprofessional.com | Shelley Mika
It wasn’t long ago that news headlines suggested fully autonomous trucks would soon dominate American roadways. Those predictions have subsided, but truck OEMs and vehicle technology companies continue to refine and advance their autonomous solutions, often outside the spotlight. Meanwhile, various states are working their way through legislation that could further delay mass deployment of autonomous trucks.
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1 month ago | 
utilityfleetprofessional.com | Shelley Mika
Over the last decade, numerous industry changes and challenges – think vehicle electrification, navigating a global pandemic and the growth of data-based decision-making – have all but forced fleet managers to develop new skills. As we consider the next 10 years, what talents will utility fleet managers of the future need to successfully overcome obstacles and make the most of new opportunities?
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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?
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2 months 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.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
government-fleet.com | Shelley Mika
Think back to the turn of the millennium. What tools were you using to manage your fleet in the year 2000? (That is, if you were even in the fleet industry at that time.) Now snap back to today. With a quarter of the century behind us, are fleet managers using the same tools they did 25 years ago? Are they using better versions of those tools? How about new tools?
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
utilityfleetprofessional.com | Shelley Mika
Establishing adequate charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is among the challenges utility fleet managers and their staff must successfully navigate to achieve their organization’s vehicle and equipment electrification goals.
