CITY OF CHICAGO OVERVIEW
• INCORPORATED IN 1837
• 237 SQUARE MILE AREA
• 50 WARDS
• 2.7 MILLION POPULATION (3RD LARGEST IN US)
• $3.3 BILLION ANNUAL BUDGET
REFUSE TRUCK FLEET 2000-2011
466 483 485 500 494527 522 534
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LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES (NON-EMERGENCY) 2007-2011
958923
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790
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KEYS TO CAR SHARING SUCCESS
• Make sure all startup and operational costs are included in your budget BEFORE you initiate the program
• Do not pass any costs on to your customers– Sign up fees– Usage fees
• Focus on occasional use applications
• Reduce your fleet size to accomplish savings
GOV’T AGENCIES USING CAR POOLING
City of Chicago“Chicago FlexFleet”
50 vehicles (goal of 100)
Washington, DC“DC Fleet Share”
78 vehicles (and growing)
General Services Administration
City of Wilmington, DE
Santa Cruz County, CA
University of CA, Irvine“ZEV·NET”
FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES
CORE MISSION: SENIOR, HOMELESS, YOUTH AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS
TARGETED LOCATIONS (2):1615 W. CHICAGO (6 TWELVE PASSENGER VANS)
DEPLOYED JUNE 2011 – RETURNED 2 RENTALS
10 S. KEDZIE (18 TWELVE PASSENGER VANS)
ANTICIPATED DEPLOYMENT FALL 2011
CITY VS. PUBLIC USAGE PATTERNS
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GOV’T AGENCIES USING CAR SHARING
EPA (Seattle)
City of Chicago
City of Pittsburgh
NY DOT
City of San Francisco
City of Sacramento
Portland Development Council
City of Portland
City of Philadelphia
Washington DC
State of Illinois
NON-EMERGENCY LDVs - 2006
Category Code Description (Unit) Count Age (Years)More Than7 Years Old
AUTOMOBILE, GENERAL PURPOSE 101 5.9 37
PICK-UP TRUCK 143 7.7 54
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE 232 6.0 54
VAN, CARGO 268 8.2 172
VAN, PASSENGER 242 6.9 108
986 7.0 425
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LEASED
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NON-EMERGENCY LDV - COUNTS
NON-EMERGENCY LDV - COSTS
$6,1
35
$4,3
99
$3,7
61
$3,2
42
$2,5
82
$1,8
95
$1,8
95
$1,8
95
$302
$582
$596
$641
$678
$740 $740 $740
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$2
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$2
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$2
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$2
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$1,000
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$7,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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VICIOUS CYCLE OF FLEET MISMANAGEMENT
DELAY VEHICLEPURCHASES
KEEP RUNNINGOLD VEHICLES
SPEND TOOMUCH $ ON
REPAIRS
RUN OUT OF $
4-STEP VEHICLE REDUCTION PROGRAM
• Step 1: Right Size Your Fleet (Goal: Remove Vehicles with Less than 50% of Average Utilization);
• Step 2: Replace Occasional Use Vehicles with a Car Sharing Program; Remove Excess Vehicles to Encourage Use (Goal: target drivers with less than 14 Hours Usage Per Week);
• Step 3: Create Vehicle Pools in Areas or Vehicle Types not well served by Car Sharing; Remove Excess Vehicles to Increase Unit Utilization (Goal: 80%+ vehicle utilization M-F 8am-5pm);
• Step 4: Lease vehicles to displace remaining units that are Beyond Economic Life (Goal: 5 Year Replacement Cycle)
The “Death and Taxes” of Modern-Day Municipal Fleet Management
• IF YOU DON’T PROACTIVELY MAKE COST-SAVING CHANGES NOW, SOMEONE WILL COME IN AND MAKE THEM FOR YOU
• THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
INVOICE FOR REPAIR OF MACHINERYTOTAL DUE: $10,000
ITEMIZATION:- Making an x with a piece of Chalk: $1
- Knowing where make the X: $9,999
Thank You for your attention!
Kevin Campbell
Automotive Engineer
City of Chicago
Department of Fleet Management
1685 N. Throop Street
Chicago, IL 60642
(312) 744-5228 Office
(312) 907-5950 Mobile