MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The Douglas County, Nev., Sheriff’s Office has authorized patrol deputies to take home their assigned police vehicles to maximize the effectiveness of the Patrol Division.
DeKalb County (Ga.) has deployed two rapid response vehicles to respond to emergency medical and fire suppression calls for improved response times and lower maintenance and operation costs.
New York City's all-electric vehicles had the lowest recorded maintenance costs for 2018, dramatically less than gasoline, hybrid, or hybrid-plug-in models.
Kern County, Calif., had experienced eight consecutive years of significant cuts to its fleet management budget. Leasing will allow it to save $2 million over five years.
The City of Gary, Ind., is considering changing its city ordinances to allow the money raised from auctioning towed vehicles to go to police vehicle maintenance.
Vincentric has begun offering more in-depth maintenance data as part of its automotive cost-of-ownership database covering more than 45,000 vehicles, the Bingham Farms, Mich.-based data provider has announced.
Vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can add on average an extra $3,000 to the repair bill after a crash due to pricey sensors and their calibration requirements, according to new research from AAA.
Data derived from Utilimarc's municipal benchmarking clients shows that vehicle age and maintenance cost per mile have increased across several classes.
The Crowley, La., Police Department will acquire 22 new vehicles in an effort to reduce fleet repair costs and balance the police budget.
Diesel-powered cargo vans are providing fleet buyers with a lower total cost of ownership than gasoline models, while many diesel-powered trucks aren't recouping the higher acquisition cost, according to a Vincentric analysis.