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Government Fleet Maintenance Faces Talent Shortage
The scarcity of skilled workers in government fleet maintenance poses a significant threat, with the TechForce Foundation reporting an increasing demand for professional vehicle technicians alongside a declining supply of new entrants. Despite slight upticks in certain areas, the shortage persists, exacerbated by the essential nature of these careers. However, there’s hope as the transportation industry mobilizes to address the issue, recognizing the crucial role these technicians play.
As government vehicle fleets expand, the need for maintenance and repair grows, underscoring the urgency of the situation. Some tips for finding and hiring top notch talent:
- Revising hiring standards with an emphasis on apprenticeship,
- Fostering partnerships with educational institutions, and
- Highlighting the benefits of public-sector employment such as defined benefit pensions.
You can learn more about the shortage here.
Navy Repair Delays: Battleships and Deadlines Clash on the High Seas
Despite available space in shipyards, the U.S. Navy struggles with completing repairs on time, with fewer than 40 percent of ships meeting availability deadlines, as per the Government Accountability Office’s director of defense capabilities and management, Diana Maurer. She highlighted shipyard conditions as one of the most concerning readiness issues, second only to F-35 Lightning II sustainment costs. The Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) lacks a full cost and schedule estimate until Fiscal Year 2025, posing significant challenges in avoiding costly overruns in dry dock work. Amid hearings, concerns emerged over the readiness of ships, exemplified by USS Boxer’s repair delays and the shortage of dry docks for critical maintenance, reflecting broader challenges in meeting readiness requirements.
The Navy faces mounting pressure to address repair delays, streamline construction processes, and boost fleet capabilities amid growing concerns over its pace compared to strategic rivals like China. You can read more about these issues here.
Enterprise Fleet Management Expands with Five New Locations Across North America
Enterprise Fleet Management announced a significant expansion with the launch of five new locations across North America. Boasting an impressive 12% growth in 2023, the company now oversees a staggering 700,000 leased vehicles as of March 2024. These strategic openings in Boise, Columbus, Las Vegas, New York City, and Ottawa within the past six months underline Enterprise Fleet Management’s commitment to meeting rising demands and providing localized fleet management solutions tailored to the individual needs of local governments.
Enterprise has over 60 locations across the U.S. and Canada. The firm is bullish on continued growth.
Read more here.
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Are you keeping up with all the developments in fleet management?
Over the past 90 days, there have been more than 394 government meetings tied to fleet management, green fleets, and driver management. These meetings include a board meeting in Kootenai County, Idaho, where legislators discussed contingency plans for various parts of their fleet, a meeting in Black Hawk County, Iowa, where they discussed moving forward with a search for fleet management software, and a meeting before the Boyle County Commissioners in Kentucky where $40,000 was allocated from the general fund to the fleet management fund.
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