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Equipment•by Cindy Brauer•October 25, 2011

Certification Success Helps Rochester Fleet ‘Tell Its Story’

The City of Rochester, N.Y., Equipment Services team earned Certified Fleet Management Operation (CFMO) status with a nearly perfect score — 97 percent. The achievement validates the fleet’s industry competitiveness.

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Maintenance•by Brian Fay•October 25, 2011

State of Utah Vehicle Utilization Study Optimizes Fleet

Through its vehicle utilization study, the State of Utah was able to reduce fleet size by 46 vehicles and save on depreciation, maintenance, and repair costs.

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Remarketing•by Daryl Lubinsky•October 25, 2011

Good Fleet Management Leads to Good Remarketing

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ revised remarketing plan has already led to positive results — an auction at a new location this year drew 600 bidders and brought in $715,000 in sales.

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Equipment•by Barbara Bonansinga•October 25, 2011

Cultivating Next-Generation Off-Road Equipment Experts

With the current rate of technological change, training and developing a network of skilled off-road equipment technicians and operators are no small tasks. Universities, technical schools, and industry manufacturers are teaming up to train the equipment experts of tomorrow.

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Operations•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Fleet Manager Salaries Average $75,510

Tight budgets have frozen many fleet manager salaries across the board. Data shows only a 1 percent increase in average salary in the past two years, to $75,510. Find out how fleet managers are compensated based on region, education, fleet size, and more.

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Operations•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Support Staff Salaries

Fleet support staff salaries have not seen increases in a few years. GF presents average salaries for key titles as well as the number of filled positions in a fleet.

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Fuel•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Fleet and Fuel Management Systems

Find out which fleet and fuel management companies are most used by public sector fleets, how much they cost, and fleet manager satisfaction level with the systems purchased.

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Equipment•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Vehicle & Equipment Inventory

In a time of rightsized vehicle inventory and extended replacement cycles, what does the average fleet consist of and how long is it keeping its vehicles and equipment? GF examines fleet unit breakdown, unit age, replacement cycles, and federal and state unit totals.

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Operations•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Customer Departments

Fleets report servicing between one to 22 different customer departments, with Public Works being the most reported fleet customer. GF explores and analyzes fleet's most common clients.

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Fuel•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Fuel, Lube, and Parts Inventory

About 85 percent of fleets store diesel and gasoline inventory. Find out more inventory statistics about alternative fuel, lube, parts, and tires.

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