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NYC Fleet Newsletters and Announcements - 2020
NYC Fleet publishes a weekly newsletter covering a wide range of topics in the world of vehicles and equipment. Each issue will be posted on this website, so be sure to visit frequently. The newsletter was launched in Spring 2013. Regular features include profiles of specialty equipment, agency fleet staff, sustainable practices, and coverage of numerous citywide fleet initiatives.
December 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 331, 12/30/2020, NYC Fleet Year in Review 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 330, 12/23/2020, NYC Fleet Salutes Cliff Francis DCAS Quality Assurance
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 329, December 16, 2020: Increasing Diversity in Fleet Service Suppliers
- NYC Fleet Presentation to National Biodiesel Board, December 2020
- DCAS Joins TLC in Congratulating Drivers on 2020 Honor Roll for Vision Zero Program
- DSNY Is Among Winners of Calstart Blue Sky Award
- CBS 2 Reports on NYPD's New Hybrid SUV
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 328, December 4, 2020: In NY, All Passengers Must Buckle Up!
- NYC Fleet Presentation on Anti-Idling for NC Clean Tech
November 2020
- Clean Fuels NY Coalition Case Study on NYC Fleet Clean Fuels Program
- Union of Concerned Scientists Publishes Fact Sheet on Clean Fuel Standards
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 327, November 19, 2020: Spotlight: Inspector Scott Olexa, NYPD Fleet
- NYC Mayor's Office Submits Comments to the Climate Action Council Transportation Panel
- NYC Fleet Partner Together for Safer Roads Launches Truck of the Future Initiative
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 326, November 12, 2020: Spotlight: Robert "Bobby" Gilliam, NYC Sheriff's Office
- City and State's 2020 Virtual Transportation In New York Summit Will Take Place Online on December 8, 2020
- DCAS Newsletter on 11/10/2020 Highlights NYC Fleet Achievement of 1 Million Solar Miles
October 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 325, October 28, 2020: The Win, Win, Win, Win of Alternative Cleaner Fuels
- NYC Fleet Presentation on Electrifying the Fleet at Impulsion 2020, October 27
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 324, October 19, 2020: Spotlight: Taurean Sweeney, TLC
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 323, October 13, 2020: Back to Basics, Taking Care of Your Vehicle
- DCAS Seeks Bids for Contract for Electric Vehicle Chargers, Due 11/5/2020 (Bid submission period is now closed.)
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 322, October 1, 2020: DSNY Unveils First Fully Electric Refuse Truck
September 2020
- Government Fleet Covers DSNY's First Fully Electric Refuse Truck
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 321, September 25, 2020: Fleet in the FY20 MMR
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 320, September 18, 2020: DOT Opens New Brooklyn Truck Repair Facility
- NYC Publishes 2020 MMR, Including Chapter on NYC Fleet
- NYC Fleet Publishes Case Study on Renewable Diesel
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 319, September 10, 2020: Fleet Services Stay Strong Through Pandemic
- NYC Fleet Is Recognized Among the 100 Best Fleets in North America
- NYC Fleet Issues Request for Proposals (RFP) for Contracts to Provide Renewable Diesel. (Submission period is now closed.)
August 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 318, August 26, 2020: Vision Zero Driver Safety Training Goes Online
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 317, August 19, 2020: NYC Parks Mobilizes to Address Tree Damage
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 316, August 11, 2020: Fleet Helps NYC Get Cool
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 315, August 6, 2020: NYC Fleet Implements Biotire Project
July 2020
- Government Fleet Announces 50 Leading Fleets, Including NYC Fleet
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 314, July 29, 2020: NYC Fleet Surpasses 1 Million Solar Miles
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 313, July 22, 2020: NYC Fleet: FY20 Fuels Report
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 312, July 15, 2020: Every New NYPD Police Car Is an Electric Hybrid in FY20
- NYC Fleet Invites Fleet Professionals to Join Our Fleets of the Future Network
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 311, July 8, 2020: DCAS Posts Record Fleet Revenues in FY20
- Automotive Fleet: SUVs Are More Lethal to Pedestrians than Cars
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 310, July 1, 2020: Vision Zero Agencies Host Fleet Safety Workshop
June 2020
- Work Truck Magazine: How DSNY Keeps Fleets, Garages Clean During Covid 19
- NYC Fleet Presentation on Automotive Civil Service Opportunities, June 2020
- DCAS Recruitment Event for Automotive Jobs in NYC Fleet Agencies, July 1, 2020
- NYC Releases Vision Zero Year 6 Report
- Fleet Vision International Features NYC Fleet. See the Full Issue Here.
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 309, June 23, 2020: Using Fleet Data to Monitor Emergency Trends
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 308, June 15, 2020: FDNY and DEP Complete Truck Side-Guard Safety Installs
- NYC Sustainability Presents on EVs and Covid-19 Recovery
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 307, June 10, 2020: Inter-Agency Fleet Staff Support Medical Examiner (OCME)
- Wall Street Journal: NYC Serves Free Food to Fill in the Gaps Amid the Pandemic
- Consumer Reports: Popular Cars Lack Standard Safety Measures
- NYC Fleet Works to Include Safety Technologies on All of Its Fleet Vehicles
- Time Magazine: 'We Do This for the Living.' Inside New York's Citywide Effort to Bury Its Dead
May 2020
- CBS Story: NYPD and Ford Use Heat Cycle in Vehicles to Fight COVID-19
- NYC Parks Profile of Supervisor of Mechanics Ramesh Ramkaran
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 306, May 27, 2020: Hybrids Work Even Better in Reality Than in Theory
- NYC Fleet Releases Comparison of EPA Versus Actual Fuel Economy
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 305, May 18, 2020: NYU Captsone Team Studies City Parts Operations
- NYC Fleet is Auctioning a Helicopter Used by DOHMH for Pesticide Application. See the Helicopter Auction Here. This auction is now closed, but you can check out the fleet auctions page for new auctions every week.
- NYC Fleet Also Auctions a Wide Variety of Fleet Units That the City Is Relinquishing.
- Anyone Who Wishes to Bid on any Fleet Auction Must Create a Free Account with Property Room
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 304, May 11, 2020: Fleet Staff Assist with Food Initiative
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 303, May 4, 2020: Farmers Support Firefighters
- NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability Releases Report on Emissions from Taxi and For Hire Vehicle (FHV) Industry
April 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 302, April 30, 2020: NYC and Fleet Lose Two Dedicated Public Servants
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 301, April 27, 2020: Cleaning Emergency Vehicles Exposed to COVID-19
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 300, April 20, 2020: NYC Fleet Agencies Work Together to Fuel Ambulances
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 299, April 15, 2020: FDNY Fleet Services Stepping Up Against COVID-19
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 298, April 3, 2020: Lenin Fierro, 1977 to 2020
March 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 297, March 30, 2020: NYC Mourns FDNY Mechanic James Villecco
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 296, March 23, 2020: Covid 19 and Fleet Updates
- DOHMH COVID-19 Transportation Guidance (Updated April 2020)
- COVID-19 Safety Flier
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 295: March 9, 2020: Fleet Spotlight: Dereck Jones, Auto Mechanic, NYC Parks
February 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 294: February 28, 2020: Shut It Off! Mayor, Billy Idol Team Up to Stop Vehicle Idling
- Mayor de Blasio and Billy Idol Announce Campaign to End Idling
- Iowa Soybean Review: Biodiesel in the Big Apple
- Local Law Air Reports for Fiscal Year 2019
- Government Fleet reports on NYC Fleet's Role in Vision Zero, Feb. 2020
- NYC Comments to EPA on Cleaner Trucks Initiatives, Feb 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 293: February 20, 2020: Slow Down and Buckle Up!
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 292, February 13, 2020: Honoring Motor Vehicle Operator Gerald "Gerry" Buchanan Sr., NYPD
- Public Notice of DCAS Contract for All Electric 16 Yard Collection Truck, Feb. 2020
- NGT News: de Blasio Issues Two Executive Orders to Electrify New York
- Fuels Fix: The Big Apple Biodiesel Tour
- Government Fleet: NYC to have 100% EV Fleet by 2040
- NYC Fleet Section of Mayor's Management Report FY20
- State of the City 2020: Mayor de Blasio Unveils Blueprint to Save Our City
- NYC Mayoral Executive Order EO-53 All Electric and Safe Fleets of the Future
- Daily News: Mayor de Blasio to sign order for all municipal vehicles in NYC to be electric by 2040
- CBS New York: NYC Fleet Vehicles Testing Air Quality In South Bronx
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 291, February 6, 2020: Partnering Overseas to Improve Fleet at Home
January 2020
- Future Fleet Forum 2020 Presentations:
- Chandra Sekar for Microcab Industries
- David Spivey for Lubrizol
- Fraser Crichton for Dundee City Council
- Keith Kerman for NYC Fleet
- Paris Apollon for NYC Parks and Recreation
- Roger Atkins for Electric Vehicles Outlook
- Ruth Waring for BigChange Advisory Plus
- Sharon Fleming for City of Calgary
- Steve Rapanos for City of Edmonton
- Request for NHTSA Truck Side Guard Requirement
- Testimony from DCAS to City Council on NYC Unified Fleet, January 29, 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 290, January 28, 2020: Case Study: NYC Clean Fleet Transition Plan and DEP Fleet
- Office of the Mayor Press Release: City Fleet Vehicles to Begin Mobile Testing of Local Air Quality
- Government Fleet: NYC Using Fleet Vehicles to Test Air Quality
- NY Daily News: NYC municipal vehicles to test local air quality for pollution in South Bronx with mobile sensors
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 289, January 16, 2020: NYC Fleet Spotlight: DOC Mechanical Supervisor Victor Maineri
- DCAS Contracting Announcement regarding Renewable Diesel, January 2020
- Transport Topics: Mack Unveils LR Electric Model for New York City Department of Sanitation
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 288, January 10, 2020: Benchmarking Fleet Costs
- Vision Zero NYC Fleet Safety Brochure 2020
- NYC Fleet Newsletter 287, December 30, 2019: 2019: The Year In Fleet (reposted)
- Coming soon: 32nd Annual Equipment & Vehicle Show - Note: this event is cancelled.