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Des Moines fleet services outlines hybrid vehicle push, quarterly fuel contracting and mechanic recruitment plan
Summary
Fleet Services reported that the city’s fleet totals more than 1,300 pieces of equipment, that 83 percent of vehicles use gasoline or diesel, and that the department will add hybrid vehicles and pursue quarterly fuel contracts while launching local recruiting for mechanics.
Chad Stone, fleet services administrator, told the City Council at the Sept. 29 work session that Fleet Services is responsible for “over 1,300 pieces of equipment” and that the city currently staffs 26 mechanics to maintain that fleet.
Stone said 83 percent of the fleet relies on unleaded or diesel fuel, 4 percent is hybrid and 2 percent electric, and that the city plans to increase hybrid vehicle purchases next year. “We will be adding an additional 26 hybrid vehicles this next year,” Stone said, projecting a total of 76 hybrid vehicles by the end of fiscal year 2026.
Stone framed the city’s vehicle‑fuel transition around three constraints: cost, vehicle characteristics and availability through the Department of Administrative Services cooperative contracts. He said hybrid vehicles often carry a lower total cost of…
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