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November 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

10 Tips for Spec'ing & Maintaining Sewer Cleaners

By Jack Doheny & Jim Schwaller

Sewer cleaning trucks help ensure a clean city, free from clogged drainage systems. Properly spec’ing and maintaining this equipment requires careful planning and a clear strategy.

Tags: maintenance, Sewer Cleaner, Spec'ing

November 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

Spares Work Best in Motor Pools

By John Dolce

Central motor pools offer cost-effective utilization of extra fleet units. Rotated use and preventive maintenance can extend vehicle lifecycles, while units flexibly serve the collective needs of end-user departments.

Tags: maintenance, Motor Pool, Spare Vehicles, Utilization

July 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

Bright Ideas: Maintenance

By Staff

Be proactive—make preventive maintenance (PM) a priority and budget for it accordingly to prevent more expensive repairs down the line.

Tags: bright ideas, maintenance

July 2009, Government Fleet - Feature

Bright Ideas: Off-Road Equipment Maintenance 101

By Ashley Willis

Maintaining off-road equipment is not an easy feat, but with these tips, managing the equipment can be a much easier, not to mention cost effective, task.

Tags: bright ideas, fuel, maintenance, Off-Road

November 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

What Do Municipal Fleets Charge For Parts Markup?

By Steve Bennett

In the cities of South Bend, Ind.; Orlando, Fla., and Littleton, Colo., markups range from 15 to 25 percent. Most want to help cover costs with markups, but one fleet manager is investigating building a revenue-generation operation.

Tags: maintenance, parts markups

November 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

Keeping Government Vehicles Clean

By Mike Scott

Keeping public sector fleet vehicles clean can be costly. However, strategies are available to help reduce costs and promote individual responsibility.

Tags: cleaning vehicles, maintenance

May 2008, Government Fleet - Feature

How to Handle Accidents, Vibrations, Corrosion, Moisture, and Abuse Damage

The decision is to fix a vehicle if it is of suitable use with repairs at 30 percent of residual value. A fleet inspection determines whether it can be safely and reliably put back into the duty cycle.

By John Dolce

A good shop team can help to effectively combat the enemies of vehicle maintenance.

Tags: inspection, maintenance, repairs

March 2008, Government Fleet - Cover Story

Proven Strategies Reduce Fuel Spend

By Grace Lauron

Volatile fuel prices have made this second-largest fleet expense quite a challenge, but a number of fleets have managed to cope using various strategies.

Tags: best practices, fuel, green fleets, idling, maintenance

November 2007, Government Fleet - Feature

A Long and Useful Life

By Paul Dexler

Through careful use and regular PM maintenance, Los Angeles County Fire Station 92 has gotten 337,000 miles of service out of Squad Truck 592, which was still running strong when the F-350 crew cab was retired.

Tags: Los Angeles County Fire Station , maintenance, servicing

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Mike Antich
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.

DEF: A New Variable in Managing Government Fleets

By Mike Antich

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Eric Bearly
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.

My Fleet is Better than Your Fleet

By Eric Bearly

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Government Fleet - January/February 2010

In This Issue
Here are some of the Highlights:

  • CNG Fuels ‘Green’ Victory for Culver City
  • Best Practices in Public Sector Fuel Management
  • The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Centralizing Fleet
    And much more…

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