MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
A combination of major fleet acquisitions and fleet reduction efforts have left New York City with a significantly younger fleet.
In its 2019 Strategic Plan Progress Report, the New York City Department of Sanitation noted that it continues to test alternative fuels and raise public awareness with the fleet.
Keith Kerman, New York City’s chief fleet officer, has been awarded the Sloan Public Service Award, the highest honor bestowed to leaders in NYC government.
New York City has replaced 2,200 gas-powered on-road fleet vehicles with plug-in electric models, six years ahead of a 2025 target set by the mayor.
The New York Public Library announced it will bring back its bookmobile program with new Sprinter vans capable of transporting up to 1,000 books each.
The New York Police Department arrested three people suspected of being involved in multiple thefts of catalytic converters from city-owned vehicles.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order to reduce the size of the city’s on-road fleet by 1,000 vehicles, about 4% of its on-road vehicles, by June 2021.
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.
Auxiliary power units on the Fire Department of New York's new ambulances allow the vehicles to fully operate without leaving the engine running.
The New York City Department of Transportation falsely claimed that fleet vehicles were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.