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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

July 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

Lifecycle Costing VS. Low Bid For Equipment Acquisition

Dennis Hogan stands by a 2001 Freightliner FL 80 mechanic service truck.

By Steve Bennett

Improved quality and savings make lifecycle costing — a modeling technique that considers all fixed and operating expenses of a vehicle or fleet function from acquisition to disposal — worth the effort for public sector fleets.

Tags: Christopher Amos, lifecycle cost , operating expenses

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Uptick in Fuel-Related Problems in Diesel Trucks

By Mike Antich
The EPA mandated the use of ULSD, effective June 1, 2006. Since then, there has been an uptick in reports of fuel-related problems, such as corrosion in storage tanks and dispensing systems, onboard vehicle fuel tank corrosion, clogged filters, and seal and gasket deterioration. What has the industry scratching its "collective head" is the chronological correlation between the uptick in fuel-related problems and the introduction of ULSD. Is there a connection between the two?

Converging Trends to Reconfigure Light-Duty Vehicle Composition of Public Sector Fleets

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 - March/April 2010

In This Issue
Here are some of the Highlights:

The Recession Need Not Cripple Fleet Replacement Programs

Six Sigma Improves Fleet Operations

24 Vie for 2010 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year
And much more…