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DOT defends higher fleet budget, cites vehicle price jumps and fuel/insurance pressure
Summary
Deputy director Robin Reberg told the committee the state fleet covers about 3,500 vehicles and the department is seeking additional replacement and operating authority to cover higher new‑vehicle prices, rising fuel and insurance costs and lower auction proceeds for used vehicles.
Robin Reberg, deputy director for driver safety and state fleet functions at the North Dakota Department of Transportation, told the House Appropriations Government Operations Division the agency manages just over 3,500 vehicles and that purchase prices and operating costs rose sharply during the pandemic years.
Reberg described three components of fleet rental rates: an operating component (fuel, parts, labor, commercial repair, shop overhead and insurance), a depreciation component (purchase price…
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