Government Fleet, May 2019

When Should You Lease Vehicles When is leasing a good idea and when is it a bad one And how can you overcome the government mentality of leasing Whether its budgeting issues maintenance problems or transitioning to electric vehicles panelists will discuss when leasing is a good option and when its not Roundtable How Fleets Can Boost Utilization with New Mobility Technologies Many fleets have motor pools for internal agency use but todays technology solutions allow for more than simple vehicle checkouts Discuss the advanced mobility solutions available today how to increase utilization and decrease fleet size as well as other options to improve employee mobility with fellow fleet professionals and subject matter experts 5 15pm 7 00pm THE HONORS CELEBRATION Following a 25 minute reception Government Fleet magazine will recognize the 50 Leading Fleets announcing rankings for the Top 20 and the top fleets in three size categories The magazine will also honor the Public Fleet Hall of Fame inductees the Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award winner and announce 2019 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year 9 00pm 11 00pm NIGHT ON THE TOWN Sponsored by Wednesday June 19 2019 7 30am 3 30pm REGISTRATION OPEN Sponsored by 8 00am 9 50am BREAKFAST AND BIG SOLUTIONS ROUNDTABLE What are your biggest challenges Whether its fuel management or budgeting concerns this interactive session gives you a chance to discuss these topics and more with your peers and brainstorm solutions Then learn from the rest of the group as other fleet managers share the best solutions their groups found 10 00am 11 00am TRAINING SESSIONS Incentivizing Employees How Baltimore Avoided 400K in Costs Can employee incentive programs work for your fleet operation City of Baltimore created a program to incentivize fleet employees to make individual changes to their performance with the avoided costs shared with them in the form of a bonus Over a six month pilot the team saw increased employee ownership of processes and more than 400000 in the avoidance of certain projected costs without negatively impacting the quality of service provided Smart Fleets Smart Cities Fleets Growing Role in the Creation of Smart Cities Garbage trucks running their usual routes can mine data to send to city planners Vehicles with telematics systems can be turned into mobile smart sensors that map hyper local air quality Connected vehicles not only help drivers with safety but also can map pedestrian safety and traffic flow Learn how new technologies available today can transform your vehicles capabilities as well as the role of fleet managers and how they can help public agencies make better policies Roundtable Electric Vehicles When They Make Sense and How to Implement Them Electric vehicle range is increasing and there are more vehicle options than ever before But what does it take for an agency to add a significant number of electric vehicles to their fleet Bring your questions and experiences to this roundtable to discuss vehicle options and applications going with and without grant funding charging infrastructure costs and more 11 00am 3 30pm EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 12 00pm 1 00pm LUNCH SERVED 1 30pm 2 55pm EXHIBIT HALL TRAINING SESSIONS While in the exhibit hall drop in on one of our microtraining sessions Designed to get straight to the point in a less structured setting these presentations will feature maximum take home value 3 30pm 4 30pm TRAINING SESSIONS How to Optimize Parts and Inventory Management with Consignment Fleets are seeking solutions to reduce the cost and headaches associated with parts acquisition and inventory Discover how transitioning the parts and inventory operation to a just intime parts consignment process helped one city in cost savings increased fill rates no obsolete parts and a more efficient parts management operation Mentorship Advancement and Training How to Retain Your Staff There are numerous ways for fleet managers to inspire and retain their staff These could be a mentoring program to train a future fleet manager a program to create pathways for technician advancement or a partnership with a technical school to train a new generation of technicians Learn how these programs can help you hire and retain staff members and what you need to do to start one 4 30pm 5 30pm FAREWELL HAPPY HOUR Thursday June 20 2019 8 30am 4 30pm ASSETWORKS USER TRAINING Learn about the latest features in AssetWorks FleetFocus fleet management software as well as the FuelFocus fuel management system KeyValet automated motor pool solution and integrated GPS AssetWorks senior project management staff will review all the great features in the current release discuss what is in the pipeline for the next release and help with all functionality questions Interact with other AssetWorks users to learn how they cope with the business challenges you face every day Lunch will be included 9 00am 1 00pm FASTER USER TRAINING This session will include an overview of FASTER Web including the business intelligence and FASTERs Web add ons including motorpool reservation and dispatch VIN decoder inventory import utility and more Then the session will include an overview of FASTER Win including reports and system switches and we will remind users of general tools that are often forgotten GENERAL SPONSORS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS GFXNew Orleans REGISTER NOW