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Berkeley County, W.Va., is handing over preventive and light fleet maintenance to the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority.
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The Mohave County, Ariz., fleet has requested to increase the rate to maintain county vehicles from $75 a month to $150 a month. The rate includes fuel and repairs.
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The gasoline-versus-diesel debate tops the most-read list for 2015, while other popular topics ranged from fleet improvement to pay incentives.
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The Lake County, Fla., fleet management division has been charging too much for labor costs and too little for parts costs, according to an audit from the county’s inspector general’s office that analyzed Oct. 1, 2013 to April 30.
Read More →The Fayetteville (N.C.) Public Works Commission has been charging the city up to 44% in markup and administrative charges to service the city's vehicles, according to an internal audit.
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Is your labor rate close to $50, or is it more than $100 an hour? Take a look at how fleets calculate their labor rates, why the range is so wide, and what to consider when comparing your labor rate.
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For 2014, seized vehicles and calculating direct and indirect labor top the most-read list, while other popular topics ranged from vehicle and technology information to building fleet infrastructure.
Read More →The City of Shelton, Conn., has reached agreements with several local repair garages on a set labor rate of $60 for outsourced work.
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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.
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Setting shop rates can be a delicate balancing act between charging prices adequate enough to cover shop expenses while remaining competative with local competition. The process requires careful data analysis and computation.
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