Car-sharing saves city $100,000 a year

Nine City of Loveland, Colorado's fleet department is able to serve nine internal customers with 10% fewer vehicles by using wireless CarShare technology. They replaced 40 cars, pickup trucks and vans with 15 leased vehicles and eliminated 900 maintenance-related labor hours per year. Details of the program are presented here.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pwmag.com/asset-management/car-sharing-saves-city-100000-a-year.aspx
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Authors:
  • Chelew, Tom
  • Johnson, Ryan
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 25-27
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 144
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Cost effectiveness; Fleet management; Vehicle sharing; Wireless communication systems
• Geographic Terms: Loveland (Colorado)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01488660
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 2013 1:00PM