Facility Tour: City of San Antonio
Some of the fleet's performance measures include keeping fleet availability at 95%, completing police cruiser PMs within 30 minutes 95% of the time, and commissioning new units in 25 days.
The fleet uses FASTER to manage its assets and work order system and EJ Ward to manage its fuel.
The central garage services more than 1,300 vehicles, including administrative sedans, light-duty trucks, trailers, and light-duty utility vehicles.
Fleet Services provides maintenance and repair services for more than 2,650 units.
The city has 637 "green" vehicles in its fleet, including two plug-in hybrid sedans.
Services at the central garage also include safety inspection, tire, welding, and brake shops.
A prisoner transport van is pictured before it has been prepared to be commissioned.
In addition to police cruisers, the police shop also services administrative support vehicles, transport vans, and SWAT command units.
The pre-conference tour of the San Antonio, Texas, fleet facility drew 136 attendees, broken into five tour groups. Building and Equipment Services Director Jorge Perez welcomes participants.
Charles Peer, fleet maintenance supervisor, explains the state inspection process.
The police garage services more than 1,350 units, including more than 650 police pursuit vehicles.
The city fleet's parts inventory is valued at approximately $260,000, and the fleet purchases about $1.9 million in parts annually.
The city purchases about $42 million in fleet equipment annually, including $5.2 million in police cruisers.