Fleet - Life Cycle

Summary:

Public agencies in Minnesota that manage approximately 7,500 fleet vehicles and must balance operations, safety, productivity, costs and asset preservation. As new technologies such as electric vehicles become available, regulations change and public expectations evolve, decisions about when to lease, purchase or replace vehicles and equipment are becoming increasingly complex. To support these decisions, this project developed a spreadsheet tool that helps local agencies evaluate potential replacement windows by analyzing ownership and operating costs. Tool results provide transparent, quantifiable and defensible evidence to support fleet management decisions, including whether to lease or purchase equipment and when to retire assets based on current conditions.

Final Deliverables:

Related Materials:

• Use of the fleet management tool  (Video/Webinar)
• Fleet Management Tool  (Spreadsheet Tool)

Related Research:

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator:  Jennifer Shane

Technical Liaison:  Mike Suska

Project Coordinator:  Jackie Jiran

Panel Members: 
Chad Schuman - Olmsted County Public Works
Chad Skelton - St Louis County
Christopher Royston - City of Minneapolis
Dan Ruiz - City of Brooklyn Park
Jason Sykes - MnDOT
Jon Carter - Fleet and Surplus Services Division
Katherine Madson - Iowa State University
Kevin Schlangen - Dakota County
Laura Kearns - Washington County DPW
Michael Keim - formerly City of Bloomington Public Works
Rich Sanders - Polk County
Shelby Sovell - Carver County DPW
Tim Moran - Stearns County Highway Department
Tony Hennen - Morrison County