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Fleet Management Department
The services provided by Fleet Management include:
- Acquisition/disposal
- Asset management
- Consulting
- Equipment specification development
- Fleet information and usage analysis
- Fuel management
- Parts and inventory compliance
- Policy development
- Preventive maintenance and equipment repair
- Warranty management
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Fleet Management Places 21st on 100 Best Fleets List for 2023
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 Welcomes First Student Intern with Plans to Add More
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... -
Heavy Team Spotlight
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... -
National Biodiesel Day
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... -
Service Team Spotlight
Our vehicles include snow plows, buses, police cars, fire trucks & more. Our Fleet Management Department handles each vehicle's preventative maintenance schedule. Read on... -
Fleet Spring Intern
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... -
Durham Debuts Electric Sports Utility Vehicles
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...
News
- Durham's Fleet Management Department Places 21st on the 100 Best Fleets List
- Striving for Sustainability: Earth Day Roundup
- The Tire: What You Should Know
- Fleet Management Welcomes First Student Intern with Plans to Add More
- Duke Energy's Fleet Adopts SmartPTO
- Durham Debuts Electric Sports Utility Vehicles
- Fleet Managers Prepare for Fallout of Ukraine Conflict
- How Long Vehicle Delivery Times Affect Government Fleets
- Mach-E Passes Michigan State Police Vehicle Tests
- Reducing Inefficient Outsourcing: 6 Case Studies
- When is Your Fleet Ready for Electric Vehicles?
- Durham Fleet Changes with Times
- 9th Street Journal: Durham Can’t Achieve a Carbon-Free Future Alone
- Every New NYPD Police Car is an Electric Hybrid in FY20
- Sustainable Fleet Technology Virtual Conference 2022
- How the Durham Fleet Handled a Computer Attack
- Tyrata Installs IntelliTread™ Drive-Over System at Durham, NC Bus Depot for Enhanced Tire Monitoring
- Learn How the Fleet Management is Using Clean Fuel Technology [VIDEO]
- Standardizing Vehicles via Cooperative Contracts Boosts Efficiencies
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY
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.
Awards
- Durham's Fleet Management ranks as the 23rd best fleet among the best Green Fleets of 2022
- Fleet Department was ranked 21st on the list of 100 Best Fleets of 2023
- Fleet Management was recognized as the 14th best Leading Fleet of 2022
- Fleet Management Department was recognized as the 18th best fleet at the Government Fleet Expo and Conference (GFX) of 2021
Service request:
Click or call 919-560-1200