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Articlesby Thi DaoNovember 27, 2013

Storage Solutions for Maintenance Facilities

Whether renovating or constructing a new fleet maintenance facility, or just outgrowing space due to fleet growth, there are storage solutions available that will help with space constraints — and they come with other benefits as well.

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NewsNovember 22, 2013

Fla. City Opens $10M Fleet Facility

The City of Gainesville, Fla., has completed construction of its centralized fleet maintenance facility. The new building has 44,000 square feet and 30 bays and cost less than $10.7 million.

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NewsNovember 18, 2013

Minn. County's Solar Array to Feed Fleet Facility’s Electricity Use

Minnesota's Dakota County will pay $130,000 for the $1.3 million installation by taking advantage of incentive programs for renewable energy, and it should make that money back in energy savings in 12 to 14 years

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NewsNovember 14, 2013

Ga. City Bumps Public Works for Development

The City of Lilburn, Ga., public works, fleet maintenance, and police impound storage will relocate to a two-acre facility about one mile away to open the current facility in the downtown area to future development.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013

Fleet Facility Tour: City of Scottsdale, Ariz.

City of Scottsdale, Ariz., fleet director Mel Galbraith, PCFM, gave GF a facility tour in October of the City's main maintenance facility.

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NewsNovember 5, 2013

ALI Introduces Online Vehicle Lift Safety Training

The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has developed an interactive, online vehicle lift safety course based on its popular Lifting It Right DVD. It will be available in early 2014.

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NewsOctober 28, 2013

Mich. City Opens $4.1M Maintenance Facility

The city of Lansing, Mich., recently opened a consolidated fleet maintenance facility that cost $4.1 million and has more than 30 bays in an effort to achieve economies of scale, the Lansing State Journal reported.

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NewsOctober 21, 2013

New York City Fleet Consolidation Expected to Save $415M

New York City announced it has completed the largest consolidation of its fleet operations by reducing the number of dedicated fleet repair facilities from 47 to 37 locations and implementing shared resources across agencies.

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ArticlesOctober 4, 2013

Fleet Consolidation: When 1 Operation is Better than 2 — or More

Separate departments, and even separate government agencies, can join forces for operational and cost efficiency. In one case, a fleet consolidation plan is expected to save up to $5 million over five to six years.

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NewsAugust 19, 2013

Projected Savings in CNG Will Pay for Spokane's Fleet Facility Construction

The City of Spokane, Wash., is constructing a fleet facility that will consolidate the maintenance and repair of the City’s vehicles. This is currently performed at three separate locations. Conversion of Solid Waste vehicles to run on CNG will help pay for the $12 million project.

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