Fleet Optimization

The challenge is to procure the optimum number of vehicles and replace them at appropriate intervals from a “total cost of ownership” perspective rather than repairing them beyond their useful asset lives. Utilization of optimization will deliver value to state taxpayers.

The fleet team originally recommended having big ticket items all managed by Central Office based on an asset management approach.  The remainder of the fleet classes would have then been managed at the district level and the funds distributed based on the number of fleet that each district maintained.  The MoDOT Senior Management Team challenged this approach and recommended that the funding distribution be examined further.  The Assistant District Engineers along with CO-GS, CO-MT and Fleet Team Leader came together to make a final recommendation on the funding distribution.

This group discussed how MoDOT is managing roads and bridges on an asset management approach and how this approach is best for MoDOT as a whole.  Applying that same concept to managing fleet was the consensus of this group.  The consultant that performed the funding analysis provided data for all classes of fleet so that an asset management plan could be produced and managed at any level.  The group preferred that the funds be managed at the district level with some higher dollar pieces of fleet still purchased and managed by Central Office.  Those items recommended for Central Office management are:  all the same classes of fleet that CO managed prior to this study which includes Snoopers and Drills, however the team also recommended that Stripers be managed by Central Office.

Moving towards an asset managed model means that each district will not receive a set amount of funds each year but rather a fluctuating budget that aligns with the purchases that need to be made in that given year.  The asset management model essentially focuses on replacing the worst fleet first no matter the location/district where the fleet resides.

A 3-5 year fleet asset management plan will be developed by CO-GS.  Each year CO-GS will provide a fleet budget distribution based on the asset management plan to the districts.  Fleet funding communications will be managed by the Assistant District Engineers and CO-GS on a yearly basis.