Budget time can resemble a Sisyphean task. According to Katherine Vigneau, CAFM, director of professional development for NAFA, “Budget time for fleet managers is a time of opportunity, but also a frustrating exercise of trying to articulate what the organization … Continue reading →
Gainesville, Ga., is a capital within a capital. Business innovator Jesse Jewell, who lived from 1902 to 1975, first carved the city’s place in international prominence as the “Poultry Capital of the World,” during the Depression era. Furthermore, in 1995 … Continue reading →
By TORI MATICHUK | Calhoun Super Structure Keep your fleet safe from the elements If you think all fabric buildings are the same, think again. Meet Calhoun Super Structure, the Canadian, family-owned company with over two decades of manufacturing and … Continue reading →
The March edition of The Municipal is one in which we pay special attention to issues of fleet service and management. But in late January, as I tapped out a few relevant thoughts, states on and near the eastern seaboard … Continue reading →
New Warranty Allows Municipalities to Reduce Costs, Improve User Satisfaction and Enhance Sustainability Efforts CHARLOTTE, N.C. [February 9, 2016] – Toter, a Wastequip brand, and the nation’s leading manufacturer of two-wheel carts for curbside collection of waste, recycling, and organics, has … Continue reading →
Greg Reeder, public works director for the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was gratified to learn he had been selected as one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders by the American Public Works Association on the 55th anniversary of … Continue reading →
There’s a popular holiday song that starts by describing a city sidewalk bustling with activity. Even though the holiday season is over, does such a scenario describe your city’s sidewalks? Whether yours are filled with activity or not, they still … Continue reading →
Removing snow is, most days, anything but delightful. It’s bad enough to have to contend with clearing highways, byways and city streets, but with the rise of multimodal and non-motorized transportation routes comes another set of challenges for winter maintenance … Continue reading →
From roadside repair to snow removal, HLA Attachments and HLA Snow take the hassle out of handling any material a city might need to move, no matter the season or the weather conditions. For the last 20 years HLA Snow … Continue reading →
Just in the nick of time (as usual), President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: a five-year, $305 billion highway funding bill that will pump air into the stale transportation infrastructure discussion. Unlike previous extensions of … Continue reading →
Expanded educational slate covers all aspects of the work truck industry FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Th e Work Truck Show 2016 will feature a unified educational schedule, allowing Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit attendees to learn about a … Continue reading →
