Charts: 2015 Fleet Inventory & Age
A significant number of agencies surveyed have small fleets — about one-third of them have 250 units or less. Source: GF Industry Trends Survey 2015
More than 10% of fleets surveyed reported having no off-roadvehicles in their fleets. Source: GF Industry Trends Survey 2015
Fleet professionals were asked how their fleet size had changed in the past year — more respondents reported an increase this year and slightly less reported a decrease; last year, 36% reported an increase, 14% a decrease, and 50% the same. The majority of those with decreased fleet sizes who stated the reason for the decrease said this was due to optimization or right-sizing initiatives. Source: GF Industry Trends Survey 2015
Police vehicles are the newest of the vehicle types listed, followed by refuse trucks. Source: Utilimarc
Police vehicles have the highest utilization among these vehicle types, followed by refuse trucks.Fire trucks have among the lowest utilization even though they have high maintenance costs. Source: Utilimarc
Refuse vehicles have the highest annual maintenance cost, which corresponds with high vehicle utilization. Source: Utilimarc
Higher utilization of pumper trucks means maintenance cost per mile for the pumpers is about half that of ladder trucks. However, although
rear-loader refuse trucks have lower utilization than front and side loaders, maintenance cost per mile for these trucks is lower. Source: Utilimarc
FEDERAL FLEET: The federal motor vehicle fleet inventory continued to decline in 2014, following declines since 2010. Source: U.S. GSA
FEDERAL FLEET: The average ages of vehicles across all categories are: 6 years for civilian agencies, 7.5 years for military agencies, and 19.6 years for the postal service. The United States Postal Service fleet consists of vehicles that are about three times older than other agencies’ vehicles. Source: U.S. GSA
FEDERAL FLEET: The overall cost per mile to operate federal vehicles has increased slightly across all vehicle categories from the previous year. Costs include depreciation, maintenance, fuel, indirect costs, and leasing costs. Source: U.S. GSA
FEDERAL FLEET: Gasoline and diesel vehicle totals have decreased slightly from the previous year, while gasoline hybrid vehicles have increased by nearly 26%. E-85 vehicles have increased by 3%. Note that some vehicles may be considered alternative-fuel vehicles even if they use petroleum fuel if they are acquired for use in locations where the alternative fuel is not available. Source: U.S. GSA
FEDERAL FLEET: This table shows the average miles traveled per vehicle in fiscal-year 2014. On average, sedans have the highest utilization with 9,598 miles across all agencies, but the U.S. Postal Services’ heavy truck utilization more than doubles that average. Source: U.S. GSA