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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 7, 2016

Fla. Utilities Get to Work As Hurricane Matthew Moves North

The National Hurricane Service downgraded the hurricane to a Category 2 storm at 5 p.m. Friday, reporting maximum winds of 110 mph. The Center also discontinued all coastal warnings south of Volusia County, and utilities in Florida have begun restoration efforts.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 7, 2016

New York Power Authority, GE Sign Agreement

GE Power announced an agreement with the New York State Power Authority (NYPA) to provide software that will monitor, analyze, and enhance the performance of NYPA electricity generating assets across its 16 generating facilities and electricity transmission network.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 7, 2016

Natural Gas Utility Tests Larger Trailers

Fairbanks Natural Gas in Alaska is upgrading to larger trailers to transport liquefied natural gas to its customers. The utility first ran a pilot program using the custom-made trailer last fall, which has a 13,000-gallon capacity and can hold 30% more gas than traditional LNG trailers.

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Leasing & Management•by Staff•October 7, 2016

Donlen Online Portal Streamlines Delivery of Fleet Vehicles

Donlen has released an advanced electronic draft portal that provides courtesy delivery dealers with enhanced visibility of vehicles on order through each step of the production phase to improve the driver and dealer experience for fleet customers.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•October 7, 2016

Road Deaths Rise 10.4% in First Half of 2016

An estimated 17,775 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in the first half of 2016 – about a 10.4% jump from the same period last year.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 6, 2016

Minn. Utility Opens New Facility

Austin Utilities (Minn.) opened its new Service and Operations Center to the public, which combines the utility's three sites into one main facility. Austin Utilities expects to save $2.5 million over the next 10 years with the new center, which solves several safety and regulation issues that the old sites faced.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 6, 2016

Fla. Utility Halfway to 1 Million Solar Panels

Florida Power & Light Company, the largest generator of solar power in Florida, has completed the installation of half of the 1 million new solar panels it plans to add by the end of this year to power its customers.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 6, 2016

Seattle Electric Utility to Construct $12M Training Facility

Seattle City Light plans to build a new training facility to help expand its workforce. The public utility currently conducts training at various sites, but plans to consolidate all training into a 13,000-sq. ft. facility that is expected to cost $12 million.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•October 6, 2016

Calif. Proposes New Autonomous Car Rules

In response to recently released federal guidelines, the state DMV softens its stance on future testing of driverless cars.

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Technology & AI•by Staff•October 5, 2016

Decisiv Powers Kenworth TruckTech+

Decisiv, Inc., a provider of Service Relationship Management (SRM) solutions for commercial assets, announced that its software platform will power the Kenworth TruckTech+ Service Management System.

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