In this report, we present data from 18 of Utilimarc's municipal benchmarking clients, including cities, states, and counties. The report, derived from 52,734 data points, covers vehicle age, mileage, maintenance cost, and labor hours.
Data is organized by type of vehicle, including front, side, and rear refuse trucks; sedan and SUV police vehicles; single and tandem dump trucks; light-, medium-, and heavy-duty pickup trucks; and ladder and pumper fire equipment.
Each of the numbers presented in this report is an average over the years 2016-2018.
By Government Fleet
As of August 1, 2021, all truck classes from pickups to heavy-duty class 8 units experienced an decrease in wholesale values over the prior month. Medium-duty Class 6 units experienced the highest decrease month-over-month.
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As of Sept. 1, 2020, pickup trucks continued the dramatic and steady month-over- increase in wholesale values from June to September 2020.
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Likely one of the most important tasks a fleet manager must handle is vehicle maintenance. A truck that isn’t working can’t accomplish its job; it’s a simple fact.
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Carriers in the specialized category saw costs rise by 4 cents per mile to 22 cents per mile between 2016 and 2017.
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As in 2017, for-hire and private fleets account for half of aftermarket parts demand of Class 6-8 trucks and trailers.
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The price of crude oil has increased since last year, with regular gasoline increasing 10% and diesel only seeing an increase of 1%.
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Overall, passenger car maintenance costs per unit, per month declined 2.2 percent in 2016.
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Overall, passenger car maintenance costs per unit, per month increased in 2014.
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