MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
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.
Nominations are open until Friday, June 5 for the all-new Fleet Technology Expo awards recognizing fleets for their sustainability and efficiency initiatives.
After analyzing various options, Washtenaw County decided to outsource maintenance of its light-duty fleet. Not only was it the best projected option, but actual costs are coming in at lower than estimated costs.