When Jerry Nabhan took over as fleet manager for the City of Sunnyvale, Calif. — with 136,000 residents and 3,000 businesses in the heart of the Silicon Valley — he located his garbage trucks by looking for black smoke in the air.
In a ceremony at the Clean Cities conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Miami-Dade County took delivery of the first of 50 GM hybrid pickups. The order came in response to a county mandate to decrease fuel consumption.
Through the Win-Win Program, other governmental entities use the King County fleet administration division to lease vehicles or buy automotive parts or construction materials at rates cheaper than the private sector.
Impressed by environmental advantages, potential productivity benefits, and low operating costs, public sector fleets across the country are testing the novel 'human transporters' for a variety of functions.
In 2001, the State of Utah outsourced maintenance management to ARI, leading to substantial annual operational savings. Over the past four years, the state saved more than $1 million in maintenance costs.
Understanding how the data elements relate to each other makes using fleet management information easier and more productive.
Keeping driver and third parties safe and reducing the risk of physical damage is grounded in some very basic concepts.
With a disciplined approach and careful planning and implementation, outsourcing non-core functions can provide a positive impact on the entire fleet operation.
The aggressive fleet incentives that manufacturers are currently offering commercial fleets present the opportunity to give serious consideration to substituting a compact SUV on a selector in lieu of a traditional intermediate-size fleet sedan, so long as it is capable of fulfilling the fleet application. When you compare lifecycle costs during a 36-month service life, a compact SUV actually has a lower monthly total cost. Interestingly, they are also less expensive at a shorter 24-month cycle.
A fleet business plan forces change when the company has 2,100 vehicles providing electric power to nearly 800,000 customers and delivers nearly 1 million acre-feet of water to a service area in central Arizona.
Nearly every function of fleet vehicle management requires a decision dependent upon accurate odometer reporting. Utah’s Division of Fleet Operations employs a proactive approach to ensure correct mileage data.
Fleets profit from training by using technology to increase productivity and efficiency, which in turn, lowers costs. Training employees to use new technology effectively is as important as the investment in the technology itself.
To be successful, fleet management must develop a partnership with the operating departments, their operators, and vendors. Fleet is the pivotal player in these relationships as it manages equipment from cradle to grave
Implementing proactive fleet policies can often produce significant cost savings in the long run. Examine every aspect of fleet operations to uncover expense-cutting opportunities.
Fleets profit from training by using technology to increase productivity and efficiency, which in turn, lower costs. Training employees to use new technology effectively is as important as the investment in the technology itself.
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