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Newsby Thi DaoMay 23, 2016

Calif. County’s Parts Outsourcing Saved $2.1M

Sonoma County, Calif., has saved nearly $2.1 million after five years of outsourcing parts management and has authorized a two-year extension of the contract.

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Articlesby Shelley MikaMay 2, 2016

Evaluating Parts Outsourcing by the Numbers

Do fleets that have outsourced their parts management really get the savings they estimated? A few years after their decision to outsource, three fleets share their experiences — and their results.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2016

Mich. City to Address Parts Outsourcing Dispute

The City of Lansing, Mich., council will discuss whether a contract with NAPA IBS for parts management violates a collective bargaining agreement with two union employees.

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NewsDecember 24, 2015

Auditor Questions Fla. County’s Labor, Parts Rates

The Lake County, Fla., fleet management division has been charging too much for labor costs and too little for parts costs, according to an audit from the county’s inspector general’s office that analyzed Oct. 1, 2013 to April 30.

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NewsNovember 4, 2015

Federal Fleets to Use Remanufactured Parts

A new law directs federal agencies to encourage the use of remanufactured parts to maintain fleet vehicles, which is expected to reduce the cost of federal fleet maintenance.

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NewsOctober 13, 2015

FLAGFA Conference Spotlights Education, Purchasing

Approximately 260 regular and affiliate members attended the Florida Association of Governmental Fleet Administrators (FLAGFA) conference and exposition where education, flexibility, purchasing, recognition, and success were front and center.

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ArticlesJanuary 26, 2015

Public Fleets Become Cooperative to Save on Parts

Fleets are obtaining substantial discounts on tires, filters, wiper blades, and various additional parts through cooperative purchasing.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2015

Ky. City Investigates Potential Tire Theft

Officials at the City of Ashland, Ky., are investigating a potential tire theft after they found that tire purchases in 2014 had increased 203% over the prior year, and there was inconsistent paperwork for these purchases.

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NewsDecember 24, 2014

San Diego to Improve Parts Management Security

The City of San Diego is improving its parts management security following an internal fraud risk assessment audit requested by Fleet Services.

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Newsby Paul ClintonJune 3, 2014

Salt Lake County's Outsourcing of the Parts Room

Outsourcing of government fleet services has lost its one-time stigma and has become more normalized, Salt Lake County's fleet director told his peers at the Government Fleet Expo and Conference in San Diego.

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