Fleet Management was excited to participate in the Acceler8 event for local Middle School students. Our technicians introduced students to vehicle maintenance and EVs. The event was attended by 2,000 8th grade students from Durham Public Schools. Read on...
Sharp skills!
The Fleet Management team is ready to perform top notch services on City vehicles. They can encounter a dangerous situation any day. Read on...
Congratulations to the City of Durham for being named a Leading Fleet for 2023! This is a great accomplishment and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire fleet team. Read on...
We're among the NAFA Fleet Management Association Best 100 Fleets!
Thanks to our 42 Fleet Management employees who manage City vehicle inspections, track parts, oversee fuel locations & more! Read on...
Fleet Management's first intern, Qwinton Fontenelle is celebrating the halfway mark in his Data Analysis internship where he examines data trends that help Fleet supervisors make decisions about how technicians can better service City vehicles. Read on...
Our vehicles & equipment don’t fix themselves! Our Heavy team keeps our street sweepers & motor graders in shape!
Street sweepers clean streets & keep contaminants from our drinking water. Motor graders help remove snow from streets & smooth dirt roads. Read on...
March 18th is the National Biodiesel Day. City of Durham has 1300+ City vehicles. Our Transportation, Public Works & Solid Waste vehicles collectively traveled more than 3 million miles in one year! Read on...
Our vehicles include snow plows, buses, police cars, fire trucks & more.
Our Fleet Management Department handles each vehicle's preventative maintenance schedule. Read on...
We're happy to have Durham Technical Community College student Qwinton Fontenelle join our Fleet Management Department as an intern! Our Fleet team provides maintenance services for police cruisers, fire trucks, refuse trucks, snowplows & more. Read on...
New in 2023, Durham residents could see Fire or Police branded electric sports utility vehicles on the roads. The vehicles arrived in Durham at the Fleet Department in late 2022 and should be in full service by the end of Spring 2023. Read on...
The Fleet Management Department was awarded 2019 federal Clean Fuel Advanced Technology grant by the NC Clean Technology Center. This grant enabled the department to buy a fully electric, battery powered takeoff unit that eliminates the need for idling by utility trucks.
This device has been placed on an Urban Forestry bucket truck, which will allow the truck to function as needed while reducing emissions. It will help the department measure its effects on fuel usage.
The Viatec Smart PTO unit will utilize battery power to create the needed hydraulic pressure normally provided by an Internal Combustion Engine. The unit includes an auxiliary HVAC system to cool the cab during periods of extreme heat.
For more information about the Viatec Smart PTO unit, visit the Viatec website.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
Our organization is making progress toward electrification of our vehicle and transit fleet. Three new ChargePoint Level II electric vehicle charging stations were recently installed at our Fire Administration facility on East Club Boulevard.
The new stations provide the capacity to charge up to six fleet vehicles. The project is among the infrastructure improvements being implemented across our facilities over the next 5-to-10 years. It’s all part of our commitment to achieving the goals of our organization’s Carbon Neutrality & Renewable Energy Action Plan over the next 10-to-30 years.
The plan will greatly reduce the use of fossil fuels by our fleet, such as gas and diesel, resulting in cleaner air for our residents. The Fire Administration project was funded in part by a grant from the North Carolina Volkswagen Mitigation Settlement Program, which is being administered by the State Department of Environmental Quality.
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