Hennepin County

Central Mobile Equipment Division

Centralized Fleet Management February 3, 2011

Mike Judkins, Fleet/Equipment Manager

Central Mobile Equipment (CMED)

Internal Service Fund – Revenue & Expense

Established in 1961 (MN Statute 383B.257)

Mobile equipment (cars, trucks, off road equipment) owned by Hennepin County departments transferred to CMED

Rental charge: covers cost of maintenance, fuel, repair, depreciation and replacement of equipment

CMED – Fleet Composition

1,120 total units

675 rolling stock and 445 non-motorized

Replace 10-12% each year

6,600,000 miles driven

800,000 gallons of fuel

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Hennepin County Fleet by Type

CMED – Fleet by Business Line

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Hennepin County Fleet by Business Line

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Public

WorksJustice HSPHD Health Library

General

Gov't

Participant in state fuel contract 2009-10-11

Primary objective is budget certainty

2011 Fuel Budget $2,400,000

Hennepin County commits 80% of projected

fuel volume – commitment is monthly

78% of actual volume purchased under contract

2009-2010

Requires careful monitoring at month end

Fixed Price Fuel Contract

Budget certainty for customer departments

In-house maintenance for all county vehicles

Fuel available at five county sites

County-wide tracking of cost, usage, license, etc.

Allows for standardization of vehicles

Spec writing and purchase of replacements

Self insurance for comp and collision damage

In-house driver permit/license check program

Accident reporting/insurance subrogation

Fuel sales to others (Richfield and Osseo)

County-wide policies and procedures

County-wide initiatives, such as….

Centralized Operations

Founding member with other large U.S.

counties

Plan and execute emission reduction strategies

Emission volumes tracked over time

Includes all county operations - buildings and

fleet

Fleet emissions reduced 14.4% since 2005

Hennepin is a “Cool County”

Bio fuels – biodiesel and E85

Hybrid electric vehicles

Low usage monitoring – reduce fleet size

Compact vehicle policy

Idling reduction policy

Nitrogen in tires (grant funded equipment)

Lead-free wheel weights

Diesel engine emission reduction retrofit - MPCA

Green Star shop facility award – MPCA

Xcel Energy grant – Ford Transit Connect

Fleet Green Initiatives

Utilizing E85 units since 1997

200 vehicles E85 capable

115 sedans

30 mini-vans

37 light trucks

18 SUVs

E85 Available at Medina and Osseo

E85 Minneapolis Currie Ave Facility

Hennepin County E85 Vehicles:

B5 or higher since Oct 2003

175 vehicles using biodiesel fuel

110 medium and heavy duty trucks

44 construction equipment units

21 ambulances (Ford E450)

385,000 total gallons – 56,000 gallons of B100

(average 14.5% bio in 2010)

2.2 million miles; 14,000 hours off road

B5-B20 Biodiesel Fuel:

Toyota Prius – 7

Ford Escape – 1

Honda Civic – 2

Prius/Honda average – 40+ mpg

Escape average – 30 mpg

Hennepin County Hybrids