MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
An audit found that Nassau County, N.Y., does not have an accurate inventory of its take-home vehicles.
The newly signed House Bill 4015 reforms the state’s Fleet Management Office into a permanent Fleet Management Division and requires annual reporting and continual tracking of the state fleet.
Smith County, Texas, has hired its first ever fleet administrator to oversee the newly formed Vehicle Equipment Services Department.
Scott County, Iowa, officials debated the county's fleet management plans at a recent board meeting. The debate came up after the county's director of budget and administrative services recommended to purchase a system to balance and align tires.
An efficiency study of the City of Pekin, Ill., recommended the city create a fleet superintendent position to consolidate all the duties performed by other departments.
Montezuma County, Colo., has appointed a new fleet manager and started the process of setting up a fleet management division to improve efficiency while consolidating vehicle and equipment costs.
The State of Florida’s Senate Transportation Committee chair has filed legislation to centralize fleet management for the state’s 25,000 vehicles.
The NAFA Fleet Management Association urged the U.S. Postal Service not to replace 180,000 new vehicles at the same time and implement better fleet management practices at a congressional hearing on May 21.
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.
With the construction of a new facility that was damaged in a fire, Johnson County, Iowa, may be able to centrally manage its fleet and house its technicians, Board of Supervisors chairwoman Janelle Rettig told the Iowa City Press-Citizen.