Maintenance

A report by the District of Columbia Inspector General identifies concerns about the condition, operability, and readiness of the Fire & Emergency Medical Service reserve fleet, as well as deficiencies in repair operations.

Tags: emergency response vehicles, audit, Fire Equipment, District of Columbia, Reserve fleet

An audit of the City of Independence, Mo.,'s Central Garage Services division found that although the department charges lower rates for services, it needs funding to upgrade its fleet management capabilities. The report also suggested bringing other City departments' fleets under the management of Central Garage Services.

Tags: audit, Missouri, City of Independence

DENVER– An audit conducted by the City and County of Denver’s Auditor’s Office recommends that the Denver International Airport (DIA) improve oversight and internal controls for the airport’s fleet of more than 1,800 ground vehicles.

Tags: audit, Utilization, Denver International Airport

WESTMINSTER, MD - An interim fleet report for Carroll County, Md., Bureau of Fleet Management found the fleet was performing on par or better than neighboring areas, recommending that it keep vehicle maintenance and management in-house.

Tags: audit, right-sourcing, Carroll County

VANCOUVER, WA - The report found that County's vehicle procurement and disposal processes are effective, maintain good controls, and comply with existing policy but that the County does not adhere to the existing fleet replacement policy.

Tags: remarketing, audit, Washington, fleet procurement, replacement policy, Clark County

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – An audit report of the Albuquerque Fire Department’s (AFD) fleet maintenance program suggested improvements in its preventive maintenance policies, control over outsourced maintenance activities, technician certifications, and facility size.

Tags: Outsourcing, audit, fleet facility, Parts management, City of Albuquerque, EVT certification

HOUSTON - The City of Houston performed an audit of the process to sell/transfer vehicle repair parts to NAPA, finding adjustments totaling 30 percent of the original book value.

Tags: audit, NAPA AUTO PARTS, Parts Inventory, Parts management, City of Houston

ROCKVILLE, MD - A review of Montgomery County's light vehicles stated that improved utilization can result in avoidance of further fleet investments. The County's response stated it is already working on reassigning underutilized vehicles.

Tags: audit, Montgomery County, Utilization

ANCHORAGE, AK - The Municipality of Anchorage's fleet maintenance services, among other municipal functions, will undergo an evaluation in order to improve efficiency.

Tags: Municipality of Anchorage, fleet efficiency, audit

JACKSONVILLE, FL - A City of Jacksonville fleet audit, conducted at the fleet chief's request, recommended increased oversight of procurement and inventory processes.

Tags: audit, Parts Inventory, Staff Management, City of Jacksonville

DALLAS - The Dallas City Council was given a Fleet Operations update during its meeting Jan 5. The briefing addressed how Fleet Services operates and included information fleet purchase, utilization, and inventory control. In addition, it listed fleet audit findings.

Tags: preventive maintenance, audit, Fleet Budget, Parts Inventory, Staff Management

AUSTIN, TEXAS - The City of Austin released the results of an external audit of the Fleet Services department's internal control review procedures. Improvements were suggested for internal controls; inventory management; purchasing, billing, and accounts payable and receivable; information technology controls; and general accounting functions.

Tags: municipal fleets, audit, fuel management, Parts Inventory, Staff Management

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - After two months of review, City of Scottsdale staff report that outsourcing opportunities for some services in the City may not yield cost savings. Services considered for privatization include fleet parts management.

Tags: Outsourcing, audit

SAN JOSE, CA - An audit of the City of San Jose fleet found the City could save $630K annually by eliminating 93 take-home vehicles.

Tags: Police vehicles, Take-home vehicles, audit, Fleet Budget

DALLAS - City of Dallas officials are working to overhaul management of the City's Fleet Services Division, which operates a 5,100-unit fleet. Points identified for improvement include reduction of vehicle downtime, better adherence to preventive maintenance schedule, and faster make ready processing of vehicles.

Tags: preventive maintenance, audit, Fleet Budget

TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine is offering "Public Fleet Audit - A Self Assessment Checklist," a guide for public sector fleet managers to preventing and surviving an audit of fleet operations.

Tags: audit, Fleet review

CARSON CITY, NV - An audit of the Motor Pool Division of the Nevada Department of Administration found the Motor Pool can save $1.6 million by delaying new vehicle purchases and reducing its fleet by 73 low-use vehicles assigned to state agencies.

Tags: fuel cards, audit, Vehicle replacement, Motor pool, Utilization

BOSTON - A 16-page report of Boston's Central Fleet Maintenance (CFM) outlines 13 recommendations for the Public Works Department to be implemented over 18 months.

Tags: audit, Personnel personals

SAN MATEO, CA - Reimbursing employees for driving their own cars rather than assigning them county-owned vehicles could save San Mateo County up to $1.7 million per year, according to a recent grand jury report.

Tags: personal use, reimbursement, audit

PALO ALTO, CA - Palo Alto officials have halted the city's vehicle-replacement program after an audit found more than a third of the vehicles in the city's fleet were underused in fiscal year 2009.

Tags: Maintenance, audit, Replacement cycle, cost-cutting, underutilization

SACRAMENTO - The IRS is conducting an 18-month audit regarding tax reporting associated with personal use of California's state-owned or -leased vehicles in 2008.

Tags: Government Fleets, IRS, audit, California

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin's cost-saving proposals during his "State of the State" address this week included increasing fleet management oversight.

Tags: fleet management, audit

CHARLESTON, WV - A series of audits revealing the state spends $60 to $70 million a year on its fleet are contributing factors to Gov. Joe Manchin's proposed legislation to consolidate and centralize the state's vehicle fleet.

Tags: fleet management, legislation, audit

MINEOLA, NY - An audit of Nassau County's fleet of vehicles and motorized equipment has discovered that 192 are missing, including several recent-model super-duty pickup trucks, SUVs, cars, and vans.

Tags: fleet management, audit, Nassau County

HELENA, MT - State officials say they will implement a $65,000 software system to track state vehicles after a recent audit failed to determine how many vehicles the state owns.

Tags: fleet management, audit, Montana