City of Trenton Maximizes Budget, Lowers Maintenance Costs

Background

Location: Trenton, MI

Fleet Size: 23 Vehicles

Industry: Government

THE CHALLENGE

The City of Trenton was paying more than $6K annually per vehicle in maintenance costs. The city budgeted to replace 3 vehicles per year for $180K, but with their mileage patterns and patrolled radius, they needed to replace 5–7 vehicles a year. Safety was also a concern—the average vehicle was 10-yearsold with 92K miles. The city wanted to switch from Police Interceptors to Tahoe police pursuit vehicles, but they could not afford to do so as the cost to add after-market equipment was increasing to over $20K per vehicle.

THE SOLUTION

Enterprise Fleet Management helped the City of Trenton finance vehicles through open-ended equity leases and incorporated the cost of after-market equipment. Plus, instead of selling their vehicles through auction at minimal costs, they utilized Enterprise resale channels and maintenance programs to get the most out of their fleet program.

THE RESULTS

The City of Trenton was able to acquire 9 vehicles, with after-market equipment included, for only $76k. The total maintenance cost for those vehicles over 12 months was $4,068. Then, they utilized resale gains to offset down payments, using the rest of the budget for other necessary items like new body cameras, vests and firearms. Finally, they transitioned from Ford Interceptors to Chevy Tahoe PPV’s.

By partnering with Enterprise Fleet Management, we were able to increase our cashflow and do more within our budget. With $180K, we only planned to purchase 3 vehicles, but instead we acquired 9 and put no money down. We were able to alleviate our staff from administrative acquisition work and streamline our processes. Additionally, we have drastically decreased our maintenance budget through Enterprise’s maintenance program. Enterprise has helped our city tremendously manage our fleet through their proactive fleet planning recommendations, financing options and resale channel! The savings we realized in the first year allowed us to purchase new body cameras, vests and firearms.

Mike Hawkins, Chief of Police

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