Fleet Inventory, Efficiency Policy, and Right-Sizing

PE03.10, .11, & .12 - Fleet Inventory, Fleet Efficiency Policy, & Fleet Rightsizing

By creating a fleet inventory and updating it on a regular basis, local governments can identify, for example, which vehicles are the least fuel efficient, and develop a plan to replace them with vehicles that serve the same function but are more efficient.

A vehicle fleet efficiency policy sets a fuel-efficiency standard for municipal vehicle acquisitions whenever they are commercially available and practicable. The policy provides vehicle fleet managers with the guidelines and requirements to improve the fuel efficiency of government fleets, thereby reducing fuel costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Local governments sometimes have more vehicles than needed in their local government fleets, and larger vehicles are often used for tasks that could be accomplished with smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Reducing the size of the fleet reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and decreases overall maintenance and insurance costs.