News Flash

Posted on: October 30, 2023

Fleet Management at Acceler8 Event for Middle School Students

Fleet employees at Acceler8 event talking to students

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. On displ...

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Posted on: August 22, 2023

Durham Fleet recognized as 8th Green Fleet in the Nation

Fleet Employees Holding the Green Fleet Award Certificate

Congratulations Fleet Team!
According to NAFA Fleet Management Association, Durham Fleet is #8 in the Nation in the year 2023. 
Our staff issue & fix City fire trucks, police cruisers, snowplows & more.
How do we reduce emissions & help ...
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Posted on: July 24, 2023

Fleet Technicians Attend Electric Vehicle Maintenance Class

Fleet Technicians Attend Electric Vehicle Maintenance Class

Sharp skills!

The Fleet Management team is ready to perform top notch services on City vehicles. They can encounter a dangerous situation any day. Employees recently attended an Electric Vehicle (EV) maintenance class.

Staff take a few extra steps to repair...

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Posted on: June 12, 2023

Fleet Management Places 17th Among Leading Fleets of 2023

Fleet Management employee holding an award

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.

The criteria for the award are very rigorous, and the fact that the Cit...

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Posted on: May 2, 2023

Fleet Management Places 21st on 100 Best Fleets List for 2023

Fleet truck with 100 best fleets recognition

The 100 Best Fleets in the Americas program recognizes public and commercial fleets in North, South and Central America. It identifies fleets with increased performance, innovation and improvements in the industry. 

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Posted on: April 14, 2023

Fleet Management Welcomes First Student Intern with Plans to Add More

Fleet Intern speaking with Fire Maintenance Supervisor

When you think of City-provided services, you likely envision firefighters racing to an emergency call, or garbage trucks picking up carts in your neighborhood. These vital services couldn't happen without vehicles and equipment supported by a team of peo...

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Posted on: March 29, 2023

Heavy Team Spotlight

Kelly Powers repairing a heavy duty vehicle.

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 s...

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Heavy Team Hard at Work Fleet Management (internal)
Posted on: March 29, 2023

National Biodiesel Day

City of Durham truck in a Durham neighborhood.

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!

They're partially fueled by a biodiesel blend of soybe...

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Posted on: March 29, 2023

Service Team Spotlight

James Minor completing a preventive maintenance on a vehicle.

Our vehicles include snow plows, buses, police cars, fire trucks & more.Our Fleet Management Department handles each vehicle's preventative maintenance schedule.Fleet Maintenance Technicians James & Joel are part of our service t...

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Join our Team Fleet Management (internal)
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Fleet Spring Intern

Spring Intern at Fleet

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, sn...

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Meet Our New Intern Qwinton Fontenelle Fleet Management (internal)
Posted on: December 19, 2022

Durham Debuts Electric Sports Utility Vehicles

Debut of Electric Sport Utility Vehicles in City Fleet

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. The City’s...

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