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The State of Utah’s Division of Fleet Operations has been able to cut costs by more than 19% by taking back what it once outsourced — maintenance management.
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A federal grand jury has indicted three current and former Marine Corps officers for fraud in connection with a bid proposal to perform maintenance on helicopters that transport the President.
Read More →Alldata LLC, a provider of manufacturers' automotive repair information for the professional automotive service industry, has added a VIN decoder to its core products, Alldata Repair S3000 and Alldata Collision S3500.
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Direct labor can be summed up as time on task, or any time spent doing a specific task or repair. The work order is open, and as soon as the technician clocks in to perform preventive maintenance, for example, that counts as direct labor. The issue of monitoring and managing indirect labor costs is important because time is so important to fleet management.
Read More →The City of Springfield, Ill., opted to consolidate four separate maintenance garages following a study by CST Fleet Services that recommended the move among $1.3 million in cost saving initiatives.
Read More →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.
Read More →The City of Elmhurst, Ill., selected FleetWave from Chevin Fleet Solutions as its new Web-based fleet management information system following a request for proposal process that received four qualified proposals.
Read More →ARI was recently awarded a national contract by the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Board of Directors under the category of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair with Related Equipment, Supplies & Services and is available nationally to NJPA Members.
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A new study conducted by automotive lift company Stertil-Koni found that the top areas cited as “very important” to fleet maintenance operations in the U.S. and Canada are safety, the top choice of 97% of respondents; controlling costs, at 91%; and minimizing downtime, at 88%.
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The State uses RFPs, outsourcing, and cooperative contracts to purchase vehicles, maintenance, and car rental.
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