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The Journal for Public Infrastructure

Meeting Government Mandates to Reduce Fleet Size

With shrinking budgets, local governments are mandating fleet vehicle reductions as a way to cut costs. Fleet managers are being asked tough questions about how, why, and by whom their vehicles are being used.

For most jurisdictions, an overall fleet-size reduction of at least five to ten percent is achievable by using an online fleet management system. By continuously monitoring a vehicle’s location and engine status, a monitoring system provides detailed information on each vehicle’s usage for specific periods of time, including miles traveled, engine hours, days utilized, number of trips, idle time, and more. This allows fleet managers to analyze both under- and over-utilization of vehicles to maximize fleet productivity. Government fleet managers can also determine if vehicles are being used for personal reasons of if they can be shared by multiple workers.

Written for government fleet managers, this white paper addresses specific actions that managers can take to analyze fleet operations and reduce costs.

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