Government Fleet, July/August 2020

ments Fleet hired a commercial tire serviceman who has significantly improved tire shop operations City of Oakland Calif Contact Joseph Williams Units 1500 On Road 300 Off Road Staff 57 Overcoming Challenges With a 50 vacancy rate on the auto heavy equipment mechanic side it was difficult to continue to provide a 95 fleet availability rate Fleet management developed new standard operating procedures resulting in a 94 availability rate City of Oceanside Calif Fleet Management Contact Jeffery Hart Units 500 On Road 47 Off Road Staff 13 Overcoming Challenges A second year of reverse fuel auctions was even more successful than the first after including diesel exhaust fluid DEF and select petroleum products City of Madison Wis Contact Mahanth Joishy Units 924 On Road 421 Off Road Staff 40 Overcoming Challenges The operation is governed by arcane local government labor rules and policies Fleet management has worked around it by developing a recognition program based on key performance indicators and using city mediation services to address conflicts City of Midland Mich Contact Lance Hopper Units 210 On Road 59 Off Road Staff 13 Overcoming Challenges A tire repair person retired so technicians began spending time on tire repairs and replaceNO 1 SMALL FLEET 499 OR FEWER ASSETS FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY ILL With 376 vehicles the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Ill is the No 1 Small Fleet One of the districts current projects is bringing more services back in house In addition to doing propane conversions and compressed natural gas CNG repairs in house last year technicians will be doing police car upfitting in house this year Staff have been trained and the move is expected to save the district 20000 per year The fleet team is also working on installing custom service bodies onto new truck chassis in house This includes converting the trucks to propane bi fuel and installing generators welders and other required equipment This will save the district another 15000 in expenses Lastly the fleet division is working on a test project to begin using B 100 biodiesel fuel in its off road equipment This will allow the district to take the next step in its efforts to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions I am humbled to be included in the list of the top fleets in the country The Leading Fleets award helps to highlight the work we all do every day to keep our agencies running said Mike Webster CAFM fleet manager NO 1 MID SIZE FLEET 500 999 ASSETS DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COLO The No 1 Mid Size Fleet with 940 vehicles is the Denver International Airport in Colorado The fleet staff has begun installing GPS from a new provider in more than 800 vehicles The new system will have improved fuel tracking for state reporting as well as live data for vehicle tracking in storm events Staff members rolled out an education campaign for operators that outlines what the system does and does not do Another project the fleet is working on in conjunction with other government fleet agencies is determining how to provide quality repairs considering current financial challenges The COVID 19 pandemic hit the airline industry especially hard so funding for vehicles and equipment is a new challenge The entire fleet supervisory team is helping write detailed justifications for parts and vendor repairs and theyre also using the exercise to review the need for each part requested Thank you for recognizing DEN fleet maintenance staff with the Leading Fleets Award Fleet maintenance staff and DEN leadership are supportive and provide high quality maintenance and repair of essential air side and land side vehicles and equipment said Jeffery Bowman director of fleet management I am proud of the Leading Fleets selection especially knowing fleets hard work feeds into the greater airport mission NO 1 LARGE FLEET 1000 OR MORE ASSETS CITY OF FORT COLLINS COLO The No 1 Large Fleet is also the No 1 Overall fleet the City of Fort Collins Colo For more information about this operation see page 14 All of the Forest Preserve Districts fleet technicians are ASE certified and three administrative staff members have fleet management certifications Employee development opportunities at the Denver International Airport prepare employees for increased responsibilities PHOTOS FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SPONSORED BY 24 GOVERNMENT FLEET COM JULY AUGUST 2020 LEADING FLEETS