Daniel Lovett is all about staying efficient and saving money by making the most out of multi-purpose vehicles.
The DeKalb County, Ga., Fire Rescue Department has added two smaller rapid response vehicles, which have proven to be a valuable tool for medical and fire suppression calls.
They say necessity is the mother of invention. These inventions by fleet employees and customers were made to solve a specific need.
In the past two years, the Florida county’s fleet team has improved its preventive maintenance and safety programs and is now looking toward fuel updates and a fleet software revamp.
Staff at the City of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, redesigned the chassis on its standard dump trucks, and can now switch a spring/summer asphalt carrier or dust suppression carrier to a winter sand spreader or anti-icer in 20 minutes.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for efficient federal operations, revoking the 2015 executive order calling for fleet greenhouse gas reductions and telematics implementation.
A self-commissioned audit of the fleet operations of the city of Mercer Island, Wash., found that dump trucks were underutilized and police vehicles should be used for 10 years for non-patrol vehicles and four for patrol vehicles.
Nominations are open until Friday, Aug. 12, for the all-new Fleet Technology Expo awards. which will recognize fleets for their sustainability and efficiency practices.
Small changes can sometimes make a big difference within fleet operations. Fleet professionals share the improvements they’ve made to their own fleets, the results, and how others can do the same.
