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Webasto Introduces Digital SmarTemp Control

The Municipal Posted on April 2, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

New digital bunk thermostat uses unique rotary dial that lets drivers find their comfort zone while turning up fleet savings LOUISVILLE, Ky., (March 20, 2013)—Webasto Thermo & Comfort North America, a world leader in engine-off vehicle heating equipment, officially unveiled its … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged 2000, air, bunk, control, dial, smartemp, temperature

Editor’s Note: Change in the air

The Municipal Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

Most members of the public feel safe when the big red fire engine or the boys in blue show up at the scene of a crisis. We know that’s why firefighters, law enforcement officers and other public safety officials do … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged change, firefighters, highway, job, public safety

Optronics Introduces Stunning New Uni-Lite LED Clearance/Marker Lamp with GloLight Optics on Vanguard Trailers at MATS 2013

The Municipal Posted on March 20, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

GloLight’s patent-pending optical diffusion technology gives Uni-Lite clearance/marker lamps extraordinary luminescence that stands out from all other penny-sized LED lamps LOUISVILLE, Ky., USA (March. 20, 2013)—Optronics International, a leading manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty LED vehicle lighting, publicly displayed its … Continue reading →

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After 100 years, a solution to ride vs. handling

The Municipal Posted on March 13, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Liquid Spring Tech

Ride quality vs. handling has been a trade-off for automotive and truck design engineers since the early development of vehicle suspension systems. Achieving a soft, compliant ride as well as controlled, stable handling has been commercially impossible until now. LiquidSpring … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Response, Transportation | Tagged class, compressible, handling, information, liquidspring, ride, vehicle

Indy works to develop green partnership

The Municipal Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dani MolnarAugust 2, 2023
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard

“It’s completely about national security,” David Rosenberg, director of Enterprise Development at the office of the mayor, said. “It’s about the dependence on foreign oil and the need to spend billions of dollars on protecting this oil infrastructure.” Ballard met … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Green | Tagged ballard, car, city, indianapolis, oil, police, rosenberg, vehicle

Lease or buy?

The Municipal Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dani MolnarAugust 2, 2023
Ford Explorer Police Interceptor

“When I buy a piece of equipment,” Hogan explained, “I charge the vehicles’ user a monthly fee, and at the end of the vehicle’s life, I have enough money to pay for the replacement of the vehicle.” However, leasing can … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Transportation | Tagged fleet, government, lease, leasing, park, vehicle, vehicles

Solar lighting basics

The Municipal Posted on February 21, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Due to their high efficiency and low maintenance cost, light-emitting diodes are the light source of choice in the vast majority of solar lights. (Photo provided)

Solar-powered lighting is emerging as an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient solution in many outdoor lighting applications. Many municipalities are finding it to be the perfect solution for lluminating streets, pathways, parking lots and signs in locations not easily connected to … Continue reading →

Posted in Solar Energy | Tagged batteries, buyers, light, lighting, lights, solar, solar lights, systems

Municipalities take back the night sky

The Municipal Posted on February 19, 2013 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

The U.S. wastes approximately $2.2 billion per year on energy due to poorly-directed street lighting. Poor lighting decisions also contribute to light pollution, which can have adverse health affects on humans and animals among other problems. The key solution to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollution, Transportation | Tagged arkansas, dark, fixtures, light, light pollution, lighting, ordinance, sky

Conference Preview: The Work Truck Show 2013 pulls in to Indianapolis March 6-8

The Municipal Posted on February 15, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
The Work Truck Show 2013 will be March 6-8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. It’s North America’s largest work truck event and covers more than 500,000 square feet packed with more than 550 exhibitors. (Photo provided)

North America’s largest work truck event, The Work Truck Show, is coming March 6-8 to Indianapolis. The Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis hosts the show, which is sponsored by NTEA and the Association for the Work Truck Industry and functions … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference / Expo | Tagged Equipment, green, green truck, march, ntea, summit, Truck, truck summit, work

A passion for energy: Rhonda Mosely teaches communities how to ‘MacGyver it’ when catastrophe strikes

The Municipal Posted on February 9, 2013 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023

How would your community react if the power went out for days or weeks at a time? That’s the question Rhonda Mosely poses to local governments and members of the private sector in order to help them create a continuum … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged communities, energy, governments, local, MacGyver, plan, program

News & Notes

The Municipal Posted on January 16, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Farmington Hills, Mich. — The 2013 Green Truck Summit features two high-level keynote speakers: A leader in the vocational truck industry and a renewable energy innovator. On March 5, the summit kicks off with a talk from Lee J. Styslinger … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Notes | Tagged deployment, energy, features, green, laboratory, renewable, summit, Truck

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