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Daryl Lubinsky

Freelance Writer

 

Articlesby Daryl LubinskyMay 23, 2025

The Enemy of Strong Fleet Leaders: Complacency

Strong fleet leadership means fostering accountability, avoiding complacency, and empowering teams through empathy, continuous learning, and trust—principles reflected in successful fleet operations across multiple cities.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyMay 18, 2025

Career Progression, Historical Modeling, Among Factors In Employee Pay Budgeting

Fleet departments are still addressing post-pandemic technician shortages through career progression plans and partnerships with local technical schools to attract and retain skilled workers.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyFebruary 14, 2025

Aging Vehicles Bring Increased Focus on Budgets, Technology

In response to rising vehicle costs and aging fleets, many organizations are turning to proactive refurbishment and data-driven maintenance strategies to extend vehicle lifecycles, reduce downtime, and optimize budget management.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyDecember 6, 2024

Fleets All-In On Fuel Management Tech

Fuel management can become a tricky obstacle, but smart strategies and new tech have turned it into a well-oiled machine where price prediction is art, and cost control is science.

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Civilians with an educational background in science have skills needed by CSIs in today's world. Photo: Amaury Murgado
Articlesby Daryl LubinskyNovember 27, 2024

Police Fleet Innovates to Deal with Cost, Supply Challenges

Adapting to rising costs, supply chain delays, and evolving vehicle designs has pushed a police fleet to find new ways to stay operational and resourceful.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyOctober 31, 2024

Diversity Helps Police Fleet with Ordering, Upfitting Challenges

How a Portland Police Bureau team has been working to find solutions to challenges that have faced the fleet since the start of the pandemic.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyJuly 16, 2024

When to Prepare for Snow Season? All Year

Fleet managers with experience in snowy weather say preparation starts almost immediately after the previous snow season ends.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyMay 11, 2024

How Fleets Can Create a Better Culture of Shop Safety

Shops must adopt a ‘culture’ in which safety is of top importance, according to experienced fleet managers.

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Ithaca offers a traditional stock and an AR-style pistol grip as custom options for its M37 shotguns. Photo: Scott Smith
Articlesby Daryl LubinskyApril 19, 2024

Creating a Culture of Driver Safety: Drivers’ Expectations

A heavy emphasis on pre- and post-trip vehicle walkaround inspections is one driver safety tip, among others.

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Articlesby Daryl LubinskyFebruary 2, 2024

’24 Outlook: EV Continues Dominating the Fleet Discussion

In recent conversations with three government fleet managers about the issues they are facing in 2024, they all started out by saying electric and alternative-fuel vehicles were a top area of focus.

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