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Wisconsin city races transit fleet toward EV

The Municipal Posted on August 20, 2023 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxAugust 18, 2023
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Electric vehicles are continually in the news and being discussed everywhere, whether they’re for private use or, increasingly, replacing traditional cars and buses for city usage. Racine, Wis., was awarded nearly $3.8 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged fleet, fleet service & management, may 2023, The Municipal

Inflation hitting fleets hard

The Municipal Posted on March 6, 2023 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
inflation fleets

For municipal fleets — as for many of us — the current state of affairs of higher fuel costs, supply chain issues and now inflation has been a triple whammy, causing those responsible for managing fleets to look at things … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged fleet service & management, inflation fleets, march 2023, The Municipal

Clean streets are getting electrified

The Municipal Posted on February 1, 2023 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
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European municipalities have long embraced compact street sweepers to clean their streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and runways. Despite their compact size, these sweepers pack a punch, with European companies refining their designs with performance and operator comfort in mind. German … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, On the cover, Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged february 2023, streets, streets highways & bridges, The Municipal

How to smooth the road to electric work trucks

The Municipal Posted on January 30, 2023 by Christopher LyonAugust 2, 2023
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There are good reasons for many fleets to switch to electric power. But converting a fleet of work trucks to run on electricity is no flip of a switch. To start with, producing a work truck is far from simple. … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Column | Tagged electric, guest column, january 2023, The Municipal

Eliminate unnecessary work truck idling with ‘Power on Demand’

The Municipal Posted on December 1, 2022 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
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Go green! That’s the wide-reaching mandate handed down by your city council. But when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, there’s an area that maintenance, utilities, parks and street departments are probably not even looking at — the up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, Municipal Management, On the cover | Tagged december 2022, municipal management, on the cover, The Municipal, work truck

The future is now: Reliable, Zero-Emission Tractors are Here to Stay

The Municipal Posted on November 3, 2022 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
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Tractors are the workhorse of any fleet and do the heavy lifting for many operations. Over the past 100 years, tractor designs have remained relatively unchanged, with operators facing the same century-old challenges — noise and air pollution, rising fuel … Continue reading →

Posted in Company Profile, Featured Articles | Tagged company profile, emission, november 2022, technology, The Municipal

Global Environmental strives to deliver robust sweepers even in challenging times

The Municipal Posted on September 1, 2022 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
global environmental

The past three years can only be described as challenging for vendors and companies across various sectors as they navigate shortages in parts and labor caused by a global pandemic. Often, municipalities feel the ripple effect of these shortages with … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, Front Cover Articles, On the cover | Tagged crisis management, From the Cover, global environmental, september 2022, The Municipal

Ann Arbor strives to use 100% renewable energy by 2030

The Municipal Posted on June 3, 2022 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxAugust 2, 2023
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There are many ways to take better care of the environment, and Ann Arbor, Mich., is full steam ahead with its plans to do so. Missy Stults, city sustainability manager, explained in great detail just what these plans involved, both … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged june 2022, renewable energy, The Municipal, water & energy

Clearwater adopts policy to switch municipal vehicles to alternative fuels

The Municipal Posted on March 8, 2022 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxAugust 2, 2023
alternative fuels

What do you think of when you hear discussions of sustainability? Recycling? Alternate forms of power? Going vegan? More cycling and walking and less driving? With spring approaching and another Earth Day next month, you can’t help but think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged alternative fuels, fleet service & management, march 2022, The Municipal

Time is running out to cut carbon: Achieve net-zero with biodiesel today

The Municipal Posted on March 3, 2022 by Harper YorkAugust 2, 2023
biodiesel

Mahanth Joishy, superintendent of fleet services for Madison, Wis., knows that the clock is ticking. The time to cut carbon from his fleet is now. In April 2021, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway unveiled the Climate Forward agenda to guide all municipal … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet Service & Management | Tagged biodiesel, fleet service & management, march 2022, The Municipal

How municipalities are reducing carbon with the Optimus Vector System

The Municipal Posted on November 1, 2021 by Harper YorkAugust 2, 2023
municipalities

Across the nation, municipal fleet managers struggle with the challenge of making their fleets sustainable while balancing priorities: namely, not breaking budgets, finding solutions that are available today, meeting demanding equipment and operating specifications, while avoiding deep investments in all-new … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, On the cover | Tagged From the Cover, municipalities, november 2021, optimus, The Municipal

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