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Enterprise Fleet pitches leasing plan to Decatur County highway and parks; commissioners ask for vehicle-by-vehicle data
Summary
Enterprise Fleet Management presented a leasing proposal to replace aging county pickups and service trucks, estimating a roughly $1.29 million package for three service utility bodies and one dump body for the highway department and an optional parks unit.
Enterprise Fleet Management presented a fleet leasing and lifecycle plan to the Decatur County commissioners on May 19 and proposed leasing a block of pickup and service vehicles for the highway and parks departments.
Tracy Benson, client strategy manager with Enterprise Fleet Management, told the board her firm seeks to factory-order new vehicles, manage resale and remarketing, and reduce the county''s maintenance and fuel costs by cycling in newer equipment. Benson said market-value finance (a kind of residual lease) can lower monthly payments by financing only the portion of the vehicle''s value expected to be used by the county.
Using 2025 pricing and conservative resale assumptions, Enterprise showed an example where three F-350 service utility bodies and one F-550 dump body would produce a first-year total budget estimate of about $129,992 down payment and roughly $1.29 million total program cost (including conservative upfit allowances); Benson said those numbers were conservative and that final costs will change with 2026 manufacturer pricing and exact upfit specs.
Commissioners asked staff to provide detailed, vehicle-level information (age, mileage, condition, and current use) on units that might enter the program before voting on any agreement. County staff and commissioners repeatedly asked for mileage, condition, and frequency-of-use information so they can determine whether a given unit should be replaced or run to higher mileage.
Benson said Enterprise''s model typically increases equity and lowers long-term maintenance and fuel costs while raising lease payments; she also proposed conducting in-person reviews with highway and parks staff two to three times a year.
Ending: Commissioners asked Enterprise and county staff to return with a vehicle-level inventory (age, mileage, condition and intended use) and to include draft 2026 pricing and final upfit specifications at the board''s June meeting before any contract or appropriation is considered.
