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Enterprise Fleet presents cost-savings and safety case to East Pennsboro commissioners
Summary
An Enterprise Fleet Management representative briefed commissioners on the company's leasing, cooperative purchasing contracts, vehicle lifecycle guidance and resale strategy, saying the partnership reduced average fleet age and produced resale equity that offsets replacement costs while improving safety features.
Enterprise Fleet Management gave a concise overview of its township fleet partnership at the June 17 meeting, describing procurement mechanisms, lifecycle analysis and safety benefits.
Alex, the company's client strategy manager, told the board the firm partners with cooperative purchasing organizations (Sourcewell, TIPS, ENI) and supports government clients with vehicle acquisition, financing, title/registration, aftermarket services and resale. Alex said Enterprise serves more than 2,400 government clients nationally and works locally with a Harrisburg team that supports central Pennsylvania accounts.
Using two township vehicle examples, Alex described the financial mechanics: a 2019 Ford F‑250 purchased for $32,290 was cycled out at about four years and — after resale and fees — produced a small positive net monthly figure; a 2021 Equinox purchased for $23,000 retained roughly $15,919 in net equity when sold, which Alex said reduced the effective monthly operating cost to about $60. He said the program reduced the township fleet's average vehicle age from nine years to six years and improved average resale values (cited historically low resale of about $2,000 pre‑partnership versus averaging $16,000 in recent cycles).
Alex emphasized safety gains from replacing older vehicles that lack modern features such as anti‑lock brakes, electronic stability control, automatic emergency braking and backup cameras. He offered to meet with staff during the township’s budget planning and to attend workshops to review recommended replacements and capital impacts.
Commissioners thanked Alex and indicated they would include the fleet recommendations in upcoming budget discussions. No action was taken at the meeting.
