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County fleet services to buy $166,360 alignment rack to bring front-end work in-house
Summary
Henry County approved the purchase of a Hunter Engineering alignment rack for Fleet Services, estimated to have a three-year payback by reducing outsourced front-end alignment work.
The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved a $166,359.54 purchase on July 15 for a Hunter Engineering alignment rack to be installed at Fleet Services using Capital Improvement Plan funds.
Fleet Services staff described the equipment as a four-post lift capable of servicing vehicles from pickup trucks to tandem-axle dump trucks, enabling the county to perform front-end alignments and other work in-house rather than sending vehicles to dealerships. Fleet staff said the county’s new equipment and advanced vehicle driver-assist systems require alignment capability in-house; doing the work internally is estimated to produce a conservative three-year payback.
A commissioner asked whether the county could offer the service to other jurisdictions as a revenue source; fleet staff said dealer certification would be required (for OEMs such as Ford or GM) and that the county’s staff is not yet certified but could pursue that option in the future. The board approved the purchase; the public transcript records a motion, second and “Motion carries” but does not list mover/second names.
