Government Fleet, July/August 2020

New York City Fleet Contact Keith Kerman Units 25615 On Road 5387 Off Road Staff 1816 Overcoming Challenges To improve fleet sustainability the city is purchasing electric vehicles for non emergency sedans converting vans and pickups to diesel so they can be fueled via biodiesel and transitioning police vehicles to include hybrid pursuit vehicles The fleet is on pace to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 by 2025 and be all electric by 2040 Port Authority of New York New Jersey Contact Varuna Sembukuttige Units 2074 On Road 940 Off Road Staff 165 Overcoming Challenges The fleet replaced 122 internal combustion engine light duty vehicles with electric vehicles while following its Buy America policy and factoring in battery capacity during use in cold weather Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Alaska Contact Zaramie Lindseth Units 195 On Road 181 Off Road Staff 20 Overcoming Challenges Recruitment retention and a less experienced workforce are all challenges The fleet team focused on growing its own talent through a structured employee development program and invested heavily in OEM factory training As a result the fleet has completed well over 90 of its preventive maintenance University of California Davis Contact Dan McCann Units 1029 On Road 110 Off Road Staff 28 Overcoming Challenges To update an archaic parts ordering process fleet staff created an online application that could allow technicians to order from their workstations track parts orders and notify others of the order The new system offers better communication better reconciliation of parts requested and issued and more transparent transactions Village of Arlington Heights Ill Contact Ray Salisbury Units 229 On Road 80 Off Road Staff 10 Overcoming Challenges To reduce its underutilized vehicles fleet staff created a vehicle assessment scorecard to analyze vehicle needs with each department Fleet worked with departments to replace vehicles with less expensive more fuel efficient vehicles or not replacing vehicles alternatives for its entire 3600 vehicle fleet by 2025 It purchased its first five zero emission electric mowers which will reduce emissions by the equivalent of 10 cars over their service lives Iowa State University Transportation Services Contact Kathy Wellik CAFM Units 796 On Road 5 Off Road Staff 8 full time 11 part time Overcoming Challenges The automatic kiosk key management system for accessing motor pool vehicles was small limiting the number of vehicles that could be checked out The staff installed a pull down door in the reception area tripling the kiosk space King County Wash Fleet Services Contact Jennifer Lindwall Units 2025 On Road 297 Off Road Staff 74 Overcoming Challenges One light duty shop was inefficient with poor workflow for people vehicles and materials Shop staff members designed a new layout that includes an increased number of lifts mounted air and electrical reels and electrical outlets on the lifts Lower Colorado River Authority Texas Contact Miguel Nunez Units 1162 On Road 570 Off Road Staff 33 Overcoming Challenges Fleet sought operator compliance with aftermarket modifications and vehicle weight Staff partnered with the legal team to develop a video reiterating expectations for operators and implemented a manual inspection for compliance Manatee County Fla Government Fleet Contact Matthew Case Units 1694 On Road 1061 Off Road Staff 45 Overcoming Challenges To reduce costs the fleet team evaluated asset use to identify low use vehicles for redistribution Additionally an updated replacement policy allows for quicker asset evaluation and standardization made the procurement authorization more efficient Miami Dade County Fla ISD Fleet Management Contact Alex Alfonso Units 10054 On Road 638 Off Road Staff 260 Overcoming Challenges The fleet management team created an automated fleet utilization report to show fleet information in laymans terms This allows users to easily see information such as underutilized vehicles SPONSORED BY 28 GOVERNMENT FLEET COM JULY AUGUST 2020 LEADING FLEETS