When Shae Davies arrived at the City of Aurora, Colorado, she found hundreds of police vehicle back seats. They were stored in Conex boxes, tucked into corners and stashed wherever Fleet could find room. There was a reason for them…
Fleet budgets can bring new meaning to the popular phrase, “The math ain’t mathin’.” When your presentation to finance doesn’t tell the full story, the numbers won’t add up, and finance will cut or trim your replacement budget. This…
Robert Martinez climbed the career ladder and then kept building a bigger one. In his nearly 40 years with the New York City Police Department, he advanced from mechanic to Director of the Fleet Services Division to Deputy…
When Beth Casillas arrived at the City of Buckeye, Arizona, in 2020, she didn’t inherit a fleet operation that had been built badly. She inherited one that had been built for a much smaller city. That context is important.
Many fleet divisions report to Public Works despite managing and servicing vehicles from different departments. Does this organizational structure negatively affect their ability to do their work efficiently and fairly? Some in the…
More than a decade ago, I wrote about fleet managers being asked to do more with less. At the time, public organizations were cutting staff, leaving fleet positions unfilled and asking the people who remained to pick up the work…
Each fleet workplace has its own culture, created by the people who work there but heavily influenced by management. When fleet professionals talk about shop performance, they often focus on key performance indicators: turnaround…
Public fleet operations could track a hundred metrics. Steve Saltzgiver, CAFS, thinks they should focus on three to five. The longtime fleet manager, current RTA strategic advisor and 100 Best Fleets judge says the key is figuring out…
When Rachel Darken became Fleet Service Superintendent for the City of Madison, she thought she knew what to expect. She had already spent nearly two years helping fill the role while her predecessor was on leave. She understood the…
Football’s back, and I have a confession. I grew up in the Los Angeles area in the 80’s and 90’s and never ”had a team.” They all left me. It makes me a little ambivalent about who to root for so I’m left cheering for the most…
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