MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Fleets are being impacted by a variety of inflationary pressures ranging from higher acquisition prices due to the proliferation of onboard safety equipment, to increased material costs pushing up pricing on parts, upfits, and replacement tires.
When approved to open, the Randolph County (N.C.) Sheriff's Office's facility will be used to service 240 vehicles, replacing outsourced maintenance and repairs.
The IntelliTread drive-over system can quickly evaluate tread depth by simply driving a truck over the system to acquire tire tread readings in real-time.
Atlanta's police vehicles have an average age of seven years and roughly 72,000 miles. An audit shows that 52% of the 1,065 vehicles in the fleet were beyond their life cycle.
The City of Chicago fleet does not have accurate data to determine whether it meets the industry standard of 95% availability for its 3,000-plus police vehicles, according to a city audit.
You don’t have to have big-fleet money, manpower and machines to obtain useful tire test results. Time, patience, and discipline can give even small fleets excellent tire performance data.
If I had more data on tires, collected several times a day, I may have been able to improve my preventive maintenance program even more. That technology exists now.
The new John Bean V2380 is a versatile aligner that features the latest XD target and camera system, while at the same time offering intuitive, easy-to-operate software.
Fleet operations should periodically re-evaluate the services they keep in house and the services they outsource.
For fleets facing a technician shortage, a temporary technician at your shop can help reduce vehicle downtime and costs.