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Many
organizations, both large and small,
invest large sums of money in the acquisition and maintenance of
vehicles and equipment. Moreover, the assets in these fleets are used to perform a wide range of
services that are mission critical. In order to deliver these services
these organizations focus on achieving high
level of fleet availability, safety, and performance by implementing
sound fleet management practices. As an industry
leading fleet management consulting firm we understand the challenges that are presented to public and private sector fleet
operations.
For over 100 years our team of fleet management
consultants has been assisting some of the most mission-critical repair
and maintenance operations in the world, such as government
agencies, school districts, special districts, public safety
departments, utility companies, commercial trucking companies, shipping
companies, private companies, independent maintenance firms, and small
businesses. Moreover, our consulting team has served hundreds of private and public sector
fleet operations, including large cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Houston, and Portland - almost half the states - police and other public safety agencies such as
Los Angeles Police, Broward County Sheriff, Florida, Sacramento Police,
Alaska State Patrol - major utility companies such as Pacific Gas
and Electric, Hawaiian Electric, and Georgia Power - and
Fortune 500 companies such as Sprint and Walt Disney World Company. At
the other end of the spectrum, we have worked with fleets of as few as
100 vehicles. Learn
more about our fleet consulting team.

Additionally, our fleet management consultants have
served operations with extremely diverse vehicle and equipment
inventories - weed eaters, chain saws, small and large generators,
military tanks, sewer vacs, tandem trucks, school buses, police cars,
ATVs, snow blowers, cars, pickup trucks, helicopters, planes, golf
carts, air boats, hover craft, and much more. This has given our firm a
full appreciation and experience dealing with the daily demands and expectations that most fleet
maintenance operations share in common. Moreover, we are also sensitive
to the operational, managerial, and
political environments that make each fleet manager's job unique. We do
not employ a "cookie cutter" approach to our fleet management consulting engagements.
Rather, we tailor each consulting project to the particular circumstances, needs,
and objectives of our clients. We are passionate about seeing our
recommendations implemented, so we work hard to understand the
communication channels and decision making processes through which a
fleet manager must navigate if he or she is to effect real business
process changes and tangible, measurable improvements in performance.
In addition to extensive experience, our fleet
consulting professionals have advanced certifications and education in areas of
discipline that are frequently required of a fleet manager and staff -
such as,
financial management, public administration, business administration,
networking engineering, and certified automotive fleet manager (CAFM).
Virtually no other fleet consulting firm in the industry has the
combination of experience, education, and certifications that we bring
to every project. In fact our fleet consultants routinely speak at
conferences, seminars, training sessions, and workshops for professional
organizations on advanced management topics - such as, fleet
replacement planning, fuel program assessment and development, managed
competition, fleet
maintenance outsourcing, and fleet operation best practices.
Learn more about
our fleet consulting services.

One of the key factors that has made Mercury a leading provider of fleet
consulting services in the industry has been our determination to
provide services whose value far exceeds their costs. Our focus on every
project is to develop and secure management's commitment to implementing
real-world solutions that produce the greatest return on investment for
our client - regardless of the size or complexity of their fleet or the
challenges and opportunities they are facing.
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mercury news |
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2/2/2012 - Biogen Idec contracts with
Mercury for a best practices study of all fleet
operations with a focus on assessment of program
strengths and weaknesses as well as identifying
opportunities to reduce service costsand/or to improve
service quality. Biogen Idec has a fleet of about 370
light duty vehicles; however, significant growth is
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2/2/2012 - Metra contracts with Mercury
to assist the company in conducting the preparation,
evaluation, and negotiation of a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for fleet management and leasing services. Metra
is a regional commuter rail agency serving the Chicago
area. Its vehicle fleet is comprised of approximately
553 vehicles and trailers, ranging from passenger sedans
and patrol cars to medium and heavy-duty trucks. |
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2/2/2012 - Genentech contracts with
Mercury to assist the fleet department with the
development of a draft fleet policy and procedure
document to govern vehicles primarilyoperating on the
company’s South San Francisco campus. Genentech has a
diverse fleet of about 150 vehicles. |
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2/2/2012 - City of Medicine Hat,
contracts with Mercury to review the adequacy of fleet
management system controls and practices; the extent to
which fleet resources have been economically managed;
and the effectiveness of the City’s internal cost
charge-back methodologies. Located in southeast Alberta,
Canada, the City has a fleet of 700 vehicles and 150
units of equipment. |
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2/2/2012 - Hoosier Energy
contracts
with Mercury to assist the company in conducting the
preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of a Request
for Proposal (RFP) for fleet management and leasing
services. An additional project includes an assessment
of the present mode of operation, identification of
service and policy gaps, current internal administration
costs, and assessment of the company’s fleet management
information systems. Hoosier has a fleet of about 350
vehicles and 150 units of equipment. |
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1/4/2012 - Baldwin EMC, an electric
cooperative based in southwest Alabama, selects Mercury
to determine the optimal vehicle replacement cycles for
selected types of vehicles in its fleet and to assess
the benefits of standardizing its purchases of bucket
and digger derrick trucks. |
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