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Weslaco workshop hears proposal to lease city vehicles to cut maintenance and replacement costs

Weslaco City Commission · August 19, 2025
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Summary

D and M Leasing told Weslaco commissioners that a department-by-department leasing program could reduce downtime and maintenance costs and offered a preliminary analysis showing combined police and "white fleet" savings of about $5 million over 10 years; staff were asked to arrange follow-up analyses.

Ed Kane, a representative of D and M Leasing, told the Weslaco City Commission on Aug. 19 that the firm could manage the city's vehicle fleet and lower the city's total cost of ownership through leasing.

"We are with D and M Leasing," Kane said, introducing the company's government leasing work. He described D and M as a Fort Worth'based leasing and fleet management company that leases vehicles to state agencies and large private firms.

Jerry Haddad, senior vice president of sales for D and M Leasing, said the company uses telematics and fleet data to determine…

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