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Challenges of Building a Temporary Fleet Maintenance Facility

By Christine Erice

Walter Burnett, former fleet maintenance manager for the city of Beverly Hills Calif., knows about the challenges of building a temporary fleet maintenance facility. They include space limitations, structural difficulties, budget concerns, and time management.

The Low-Down on Lifts

By Paul Dexler

Many maintenance and repair jobs must be performed from under a vehicle. But how the technician gets underneath it can make the job either a snap or a chore.

Virginia's TRUCKS Program Zeroes In on Technician Training

By Cindy Brauer

Facing operations downsizing and increasingly complex vehicle technologies, State Equipment Manager Erle Potter developed an award-winning program that has helped Virginia sustain fleet maintenance performance.

Five Steps to Developing a Balanced Scorecard

By Cheryl Knight

The state of Utah’s fleet and surplus property department recently implemented its own “balanced scorecard,” leading to significantly lower overhead costs and higher resale value.

City of Boston Switches to Biodiesel

As part of a clean-fleet initiative, Boston’s fleet converted to a biodiesel fuel blend. City officials believe the environmental and fuel independence benefits are worth the increase in cost.

Utility Vehicles Prove Well Suited for Prison Work

By Dawn Bernatz

The state ofMichigan employs Club Car Utility Vehicles for use at correctional facilities. The smaller electric- and gasoline-powered utility vehicles have replaced many of the larger trucks and vans now used by the Department of Corrections.

Ft. Wayne Captures Most Efficient Fleet Award

The city fleet department is recognized for leadership in raising operations standards, ‘greening’ the fleet, streamlining purchasing, and fostering staff initiative and teamwork.

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What Technician Shortage???

By Eric Bearly
It brings me great joy to be the one to break the news that the technician shortage crisis facing public sector fleets around the nation has been averted. If this comes as a surprise to you, let me explain how I used my well-honed skills in deductive reasoning to come to this conclusion.

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Budget Constraints No. 1 Issue Facing Public Sector Fleets in 2009

By Mike Antich
Steep declines in tax revenues are resulting in budget cuts at all levels of government, which most likely will persist for the next 12 to 24 months. These budget shortfalls are particularly acute at general fund departments. Adjusting fleet budgets to cope with revenue shortfalls is emerging as the number one issue facing government fleets in 2009.

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Take-Home Vehicles: Ending the Culture of Entitlement

By Mike Antich

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Auto Fleet - February 2008

In This Issue:
Do Telematics Provide a Good ROI?, GPS Navigates PoolCorp in the Right Direction, PHH Terminates Merger Agreement with GE: What’s Ahead? and much more…