WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REVISE FLEET VEHICLE POLICY

Westmoreland County Commissioners on Thursday revised the policy for its fleet vehicles to require drivers to log in to a GPS device installed in nearly every vehicle.  The Trib reports that the equipment provides real time tracking of their location and how employees drive.  Commissoner Sean Kertes said that they have had problems with take-home vehicles being scratched and damaged.  Most workers are assigned vehicles on a daily basis as needed from the general fleet, while about 50 are assigned full-time to staff to take home each night. Three elected officials — District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli, Sheriff James Albert and Coroner Tim Carson — are assigned take-home vehicles, said Greg McCloskey, director of county operations.