Telematics is playing an important role in the expansion of smart cities while also shaping city fleets and addressing the challenges faced by them. The vehicle and driver data being collected through telematics is being used to improve fuel efficiency, resource allocation and route optimization. Learn more about the impacts of telematics on city fleet operations
Continue reading →2017 was a year full of turmoil in the United States as several cities experienced mass shootings and other violent attacks. These tragedies occurred all over the country — from New York to Las Vegas. The year’s deadliest event occurred … Continue reading →
Birmingham, Alabama (February 21, 2018) – Autocar Trucks announced today its sales team in California is now assisting customers to obtain incentives of over $40,000 per truck when they purchase the latest generation of clean Autocar CNG trucks. The California … Continue reading →
Any bridge that has put in 60 years of service and accommodates about 20,000 vehicles on a daily basis is going to need some routine maintenance every now and again. However, when officials in Montgomery County, Ohio, examined the Harshman … Continue reading →
Light pollution is a growing problem that not only impacts circadian rhythms of wildlife and humans, but also eats up energy and funds. It’s no secret that LED bulbs last longer, cut down energy costs and are overall more efficient, … Continue reading →
Joe York, street department director of Franklin, Tenn., has seen the world, thanks to Uncle Sam. While serving in the armed forces after high school graduation, York’s tour of duty was aboard the destroyer USS Sarsfield where he saw several … Continue reading →
A road construction trend is sweeping the nation. Cities all around the U.S. are undergoing projects aiming to transform outdated one-way roads into improved, updated two-way commerce areas. Individual cities have different reasons for implementing the projects, but an underlying … Continue reading →
The city of Logansport, Ind., has brought its seal home. In 2017 the Logansport city council passed an ordinance to replace the generic symbol of an eagle flying over two U.S. flags to a seal more depictive of local phenomena, … Continue reading →
The city of Los Angeles has a cool idea for a hot issue — both literally and figuratively. Over the summer, the city completed applications of a light gray coating known as CoolSeal, which has shown a 10-degree reduction in … Continue reading →
Watertown, S.D. – (February 5, 2018) – Terex Utilities team members from across the nation traveled to Houston, Texas for the company’s annual sales and service training meeting in January. While in Texas, 85 employees teamed up with the company’s … Continue reading →
Traffic circles, rotaries, roundabouts — call them what you wish, but get used to them. The popularity of roundabouts in the United States has increased in the last few decades, and they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. Roundabouts are recognized … Continue reading →
