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VEHICLE SALE STARTS NOW ONLINE

New this year, the vehicle auction has been replaced with an online vehicle sale.

View the listing of cars, trucks, vans and more at http://www.umn.edu/fleetsrv/vehiclesale.htm.

READ ALL ABOUT IT IN FLEET STREET JOURNAL

The October 2007 issue of the Fleet Street Journal is here! View the vehicles coming up for sale and read about other Fleet news in the online version (http://www.umn.edu/fleetsrv/Oct07newsletter.pdf).

Remember: you can also view past issues by using the last link in the navigation bar on the left!

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RANKED IN TOP 100 BEST FLEETS IN NORTH AMERICA

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 1/9/2008 ) -- For the third consecutive year, University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation Services has been named as one of the 100 Best Fleets in North America for 2007. It is one of only two universities on the list and one of only three fleets from Minnesota.

This nationwide program awards outstanding, peak-performing fleet operations across the country. It was developed and sponsored by industry magazine Fleet Equipment, in publication since 1909; faster fleet management information and services company, CCG Systems, Inc.; and Tom Johnson, consultant and author.

The goals of the program are three-fold: to identify premier fleet operations for others to emulate, to promote ever-increasing levels of productivity and operational effectiveness through a series of ten seminars, and to promote pride in the industry.

There are 38,000 public fleets in North America and 1,350 groups applied for this award.

“I’m pleased that the University of Minnesota is on this list. Testing biofuels and developing driver training programs are two examples of the creative approaches we take at our university,” said Bill Roberts, Parking and Transportation Services associate director.

The University of Minnesota has a fleet size of 924 vehicles -- mostly cars, vans, trucks and SUVs -- including 37 hybrids. Each year, nearly 3.4 million miles are tallied by the 457 vehicles in the central motor pool. Along with its rent and lease services, Fleet Services conducts driver training programs for the university and maintains a full-service shop on campus. Fleet Services is also charged with fulfilling federal mandates concerning commercial vehicle and driver regulations, and Clean Air Act regulations pertaining to alternatively fueled vehicles.

The university recently completed testing a portion of its non-E85 fleet to run on E20, a new fuel proposed by the State of Minnesota that is 20 percent ethanol and 80 percent unleaded gasoline.

As a national leader in converting portions of its fleet to Flexible Fuel Vehicles, the university is one of the greatest users of E85 fuel with more than 20,000 gallons pumped each year.

Besides the University of Minnesota, the University of Washington is the only other university or college to make the top 100 ranking.

The only other Minnesota fleets in the listing are Minnesota Department of Transportation and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Last updated 01/08

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