A report from Utilimarc found that utility fleets are growing, but staff is not growing at the same rate. The ratio of vehicles to technicians is up 20% from 2010.
Utilities have a low percentage of alternative-fuel vehicles in their light-duty fleets, and the number has been decreasing, according to Utilimarc.
Among utility fleets, the 4x4 light-duty service truck has grown steadily in popularity over the past five years, beating out its 4x2 counterpart, according to Utilimarc.
The cost for utility fleets to buy a light-duty bucket truck has risen significantly in the past nine years, according to newly released data from Utilimarc.
Among utility fleets, four-wheel drive trucks have become the dominant light-duty pickup, according to Utilimarc.
Utilimarc’s newly released digger derrick report collected data from more than 50 of its utility and municipal fleet benchmarking clients and their active digger derricks.
This utility fleet benchmarking study from Utilimarc looks at heavy-duty bucket truck trends including average purchase price by year, operating costs, average miles driven, MPG, maintenance, and average age.
The results from Utilimarc showed a more spread out wage distribution among fleet technicians in the municipal industry but a higher wage floor/ceiling for technicians in the utility industry.
Utilimarc's benchmarking report for light-duty service trucks uses data from 40 utility fleet clients and includes more than 3,600 vehicles under 20,000 GVWR with a service body without an aerial device.
A report from Utilimarc looking at more than 5,500 half-ton pickups from the company’s utility clients, compares operating costs, average miles driven, acquisition costs and repairs of 4x2 versus 4x4 half-ton pickups.
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