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Rubicon empowers proactive municipal waste and recycling operations

The Municipal Posted on November 1, 2020 by Michael AllegrettiNovember 2, 2020
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By 2025, the world’s urban areas will be producing 2.2 billion tons of waste per year. By 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s residents will live in urban areas. Our waste challenge is increasingly an urban challenge, meaning that we … Continue reading →

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The right grease can improve fleet operations

The Municipal Posted on June 5, 2020 by Jonathon RobertsJune 5, 2020
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Proper lubrication of your equipment may not be the most glamorous topic, but it is arguably one of the most important parts of your maintenance routine. Proper selection of an appropriate grease will potentially end up saving your company thousands … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Grove, Ill., recognized for winter maintenance plan

The Municipal Posted on January 10, 2018 by Lauren CaggianoJanuary 10, 2018

A plan is only as effective as its implementation. The village of Buffalo Grove, Ill., has made great strides in terms of planning and executing its winter maintenance plan, so much that its efforts were recognized with a national award. … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged buffalo grove, illinois, january 2018, maintenance & operations, snow, winter | 1 Reply

Five ways to use data to transform your operations

The Municipal Posted on December 28, 2017 by The MunicipalDecember 28, 2017

LAURA FAUGHTENBERRY | Guest columnist Industry Manager for Government at Dude Solutions If your munıcıpalıty ıs stıll relyıng on paper or spreadsheet- based systems to manage its operations, here’s a word that can drastically transform the way you work: automation. … Continue reading →

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Predicting repair staffing, maintenance needs with VEUs

The Municipal Posted on April 11, 2016 by Barb SieminskiApril 13, 2016
Utilizing vehicle equivalency units means adding up how many sedans and sedan equivalencies an agency has, in order to determine how many mechanics need to be hired. They are most eff ective when used for a fleet that consists of one vehicle type.

In maintaining and managing a municipal fleet operation, fleet managers can take a page from the private sector’s use of vehicle equivalency units to calculate the ratio of technician-to-vehicles. Put simply, using VEUs means adding up how many sedans and … Continue reading →

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Vehicle sharing initiative produces savings for Forsyth County

The Municipal Posted on March 1, 2021 by Ed SmithAugust 1, 2022
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Desperate times call for desperate measures in municipal government settings. This was true during the financial crisis of 2009, and it is true as we face unprecedented challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Forsyth County, N.C., is a shining example … Continue reading →

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Parks catalog captures community support

The Municipal Posted on May 8, 2020 by Barb SieminskiMay 8, 2020
parks

The tried-and-true methods of fundraising — bake sales, car washes, magazine subscriptions, lemonade stands and candy — all have their place. But moving into the big leagues, such as coming up with successful fundraising ideas for city parks is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged april 2020, parks, parks & environmental services, The Municipal, washington | Leave a reply

Pocatello, Idaho, bids silos farewell with new fleet services department

The Municipal Posted on March 24, 2020 by Janet PattersonMarch 24, 2020
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In 2019, Pocatello, Idaho, joined a growing trend toward centralizing city vehicle and maintenance operations to increase efficiency and decrease costs. The new Pocatello Fleet Services Department opened its doors in a former heavy equipment dealership building Oct. 1, 2019, … Continue reading →

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Seattle Response Team keeps traffic flowing by clearing incidents

The Municipal Posted on January 24, 2020 by Nicholette CarlsonFebruary 20, 2020
Seattle Response Team; Seattle, Washington

In order to help with the flow of traffic and limit delays following an accident or incident, Seattle, Washington, publicly launched a response team in October 2018 designed to improve the handling of these issues.           Following an incident on … Continue reading →

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Water infrastructure ceases to be on the backburner

The Municipal Posted on March 11, 2017 by Barb SieminskiMarch 10, 2017

The majority of cities may be singing the blues because their pipes won’t stack up against those of Barbra Streisand or Josh Groban. No, not those pipes. The less-than-tuneful pipes we’re referring to are the underground ones that carry our … Continue reading →

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Data driven: Work Truck Show 2016 sessions educate fleet managers on collecting and leveraging data to improve fleet productivity

The Municipal Posted on January 20, 2016 by The MunicipalJanuary 20, 2016
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Registration open for North America’s largest work truck event FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Oct. 19, 2015) — There are plenty of processes a fleet manager can measure, but properly leveraging the resulting data to improve productivity is not always easy. That’s … Continue reading →

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