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Fleet services details hiring, electric vehicle rollout and parts-storage shortfalls in budget hearing
Summary
Fleet staff described an operational push to implement an enterprise asset-management system, expand electric vehicle charging and accelerate EV purchases while warning the board that a shortage of trained diesel technicians and limited parts storage delays repairs for fire apparatus and refuse trucks.
Fleet Services directors told the City Board the department has grown to manage roughly 1,700 assets and is preparing to put its operations into an enterprise asset‑management (EAM) system this year to capture lifecycle costs and work‑order spending. Why it matters: directors said better data and parts inventory would reduce reliance on expensive external labor and speed repairs for high‑value vehicles such as fire apparatus and refuse trucks. Director Willie Hinton (Fleet Services) outlined the department’s priorities: installing an EAM work‑order system citywide; finalizing replacement…
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