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VTrans presents truck replacement and paving budget update; agency says many units ordered but supply delays persist
Summary
Agency of Transportation fleet and maintenance officials updated the Senate Transportation committee on truck replacement, paving funding and storm response, saying the agency has dozens of older trucks and has placed orders for many replacements but continues to face delivery delays and budget variability.
Officials from the Agency of Transportation’s maintenance and fleet divisions briefed the Senate Transportation committee on vehicle replacement, recent storms and paving trends.
Todd Law (director of fleet) and Dave Thurber (superintendent of maintenance) told senators that the agency’s heavy‑equipment fleet included a number of older dump trucks and single‑axle trucks and that the agency had placed orders to replace much of the aging inventory. In the categories discussed, testimony said 49 trucks were older than eight years and 43 trucks were on order to replace them; agency witnesses said supply lead times remain a challenge.
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