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January 2010, Government Fleet - Feature

Leasing Equipment Can Extend Tight Budgets

By Steve Bennett

With many public sector fleet budgets straining in difficult economic times, leasing construction equipment can provide a financially viable option to purchasing for short-term needs.

Tags: Lease-Purchase, Leasing Equipment, Off-Road Equipment

September 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

Savings Dug Up with D7E Dozer

By Grace Lauron

Reduced fuel consumption and lower service costs are just a few ways fleets can save with the Caterpillar D7E Track-Type Tractor, a hybrid system that combines diesel and electric power.

Tags: Caterpillar, Dozer, hybrid, Off-Road Equipment, Tractor

May 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

Managing Your Off-Road Fleet from a Desktop

By Shelley Mika

Caterpillar uses telematics to put fleet managers on the jobsite without ever leaving their workstations.

Tags: Caterpillar, Cellular Networks, Off-Road Equipment, Telematics

March 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

How to Calculate Construction Equipment Lifecycle Costs

By Staff

The process involves five steps. Three municipal fleet case studies examine lifecycle costing measures for construction equipment to budget, purchase, and bill customers more effectively.

Tags: Construction Equipment, lifecycle cost , Off-Road Equipment

May 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

Portrait Of A Public Sector Fleet: Complexity & Diversity

By Lisajoyce Vergara

The 20-member fleet operations staff at the City of Cape Coral, Fla., service and repair a diverse array of vehicles and pieces of equipment. This photo essay depicts the range and complexity of the nearly 1,800-unit fleet and illustrates the complexity of many public sector fleets.

Tags: City of Cape Coral, Off-Road Equipment

March 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

How King County Beat the High Cost of Off-Road Equipment

By Windell Mitchell

Rather than sacrifice quality by opting for low-cost equipment or balance its budget by keeping old, worn-out equipment, King County implemented a buy-back strategy.

Tags: Budget, buy-back strategy, Off-Road Equipment

March 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

Greening The New York City Parks Department

A Grant From British Petroleum allowed the Parks department to add solar-powered
utility vehicles in its fleet.

By Shelley Mika

Following a three-month pilot test utilizing B-100 in select city equipment, the City’s Parks Department now fuels all 800 diesel units in its fleet with B-20.

Tags: B-100, New York City Parks , Off-Road Equipment, Parks Department

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Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later

By Mike Antich
Fleet maintenance costs are trending upward compared to prior years. The key reason is the higher frequency of repairs on higher-mileage units as a result of the widespread deferment of equipment replacement by many government fleets. In a true case of "pay me now or pay me later," fleet managers face the challenge of how to hold maintenance costs down while operating an aging fleet.

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By Mike Antich

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Poor Fleet Management Can Kill

By Eric Bearly
In good times, your fleet operation can become an easy target for policy-makers trying to find money for pet projects. In hard times, the size of that target can grow out of control. When lifecycles are extended to extreme lengths, staff cuts go too deep, replacement funds are pilfered and logical fleet policy is replaced with uneducated number crunching, the results can be deadly.

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Government Fleet - May/June 2009

In This Issue
Fleet Manager Saves Millions With Business Approach, Finding The Funds To Go “Green”, Public Sector Fleet Manager Salaries Average $74,693 in 2008 and much more…