Skilled technician shortages have troubled government fleets, but as technical education improves, public sector managers must rethink staffing formulas to address this dilemma.
A shortage of skilled technicians, and more fleet managers worried about budget cuts, efficient employee management is more important than ever.
Staffing your shop appropriately isn’t as simple as knowing the number of vehicles in your fleet; other factors are part of the equation, too.
Kathy Wellik and her team adapt to change by being flexible and learning new skills that enable them to assist other sectors of Iowa State University.
John Freuden believes providing data-backed evidence can help fleet managers solve technician shortages.
In a Government Fleet survey, 15% of respondents said more employees have come back to work in the past two weeks, while 13% said their workforce has decreased.
Public fleet operations in Northern California have experienced reduced workforces during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a recent survey.
The employee in charge of installing equipment into new police vehicles retired, and the position was not filled, leaving at least 14 new cars collecting dust.
Better data use, better parts management, and better technician training and advancement programs are some of the improvements the City of San Jose, Calif., has made in the past few years.
A Mesa County, Colo., fleet technician stopped going to work after writing e-mails to a county commissioner alleging she spread misinformation about employees receiving raises.
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