MAXIMUS Wins Fleet Software Contract from State of New Jersey

    RESTON, Va.--Sept. 7, 2001----The State of New Jersey has selected the MAXIMUS fleet management solution, FleetFocus-M4(TM), to manage and maintain its statewide fleet, including vehicles and equipment in the Department of Transportation, Central Motor Pool, and State Police.
    The term of this approximately $2.7 million contract is five years.
    The State of New Jersey operates a complex and diverse fleet with multiple maintenance facilities across a wide geographic area. MAXIMUS FleetFocus-M4 solution will be utilized in the management and maintenance of over 24,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment. The combining of all state fleets into one system will provide New Jersey with up-to-date information on all aspects of their fleet usage. This will translate into better control of these assets and the support required to keep them in service.
    "We are pleased that the State of New Jersey selected MAXIMUS and our fleet solution over other major industry competitors," said Dr. David V. Mastran, MAXIMUS CEO. "We hear time and again that our cost-effective solutions, technological innovation, and on-going customer service are unsurpassed in the industry. This award is a clear demonstration of that sentiment."
    MAXIMUS has the largest installed user base for fleet management systems in North America including fleets in four of the top five cities in the United States and three of the top five commercial fleets in the country. New Jersey joins a growing list of states that have implemented MAXIMUS fleet management solutions.

    MAXIMUS is one of America's largest government services companies devoted to providing state and local governments with program management, information technology, and consulting services. The company has more than 4,700 employees located in more than 170 offices across the United States.
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