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12/28/04
- Delaware Department of Transportation selects
Mercury Associates to perform a comprehensive fit-gap
analysis of its existing information system to determine
the appropriateness of the system for supporting current
and future fleet operations within the Department. The
system is used by 150 users statewide to support vehicle
and equipment maintenance and fuel management
activities. |
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12/21/04
- Mercury is selected by the City of
Bellingham, WA to conduct for a comprehensive review its fleet
management program covering 780 vehicles and pieces of
equipment. The project includes an assessment of the
program’s competitiveness and the extent to which
industry best practices are followed. |
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12/5/04 - Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC) selects
Mercury to conduct a review of its fleet services
program, which covers 1,500 vehicles and pieces of
equipment. The engagement includes benchmarking costs
and staffing levels, conducting a best management
practices assessment, and recommending a performance
measurement system that aligns with established County
goals and objectives. |
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11/30/04 - Coinmach Services Corporation selects
Mercury to develop a strategic business plan for its
1,500 unit fleet management program. Coinmach is the
largest laundry services company in the country and
operates 875,000 pieces of laundry equipment in
approximately 80,000 locations. |
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11/30/04 - Mercury is selected by the State of
South Carolina to conduct a comprehensive review of
its 17,000 unit fleet. The engagement includes a fleet
rightsizing analysis, a best practices assessment of six
separate major agency fleet programs, a consolidation
feasibility study, an outsourcing feasibility study,
development of a fleet replacement plan, and development
of revised cost charge back rates. |
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11/15/04 - Mercury Associates, Inc. opens new
corporate headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland due to
exceptional growth through acquisitions and project
awards. |
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11/3/04 - The City of Pullman, Washington
selects Mercury to conduct a facilities space needs
assessment for its fleet operation. The project
also includes a review of several specific areas of the
City's fleet maintenance operation. |
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10/25/04 - City of Durham, North Carolina selects Mercury to review fleet utilization, develop
a vehicle and equipment replacement plan, and conduct a
best management practices review. |
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10/15/04 - Harris County, Texas (Houston) awards
contract to Mercury to provide a GPS solution and
hosting services to track vehicles and equipment. Harris
County is the third largest county in the US. |
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10/7/04 - State of Michigan awards contract to
Mercury for in-depth evaluation and reengineering of
various fleet management practices. The study will focus
on the 8,200 vehicles managed by the Department of
Management and Budget, and will include assisting in the
development of one or more RFPs for full-service leasing
and fuel card services; determining how to best meet the
State’s fleet data processing and management information
needs; and evaluating the roles and responsibilities of
the central fleet management program in meeting State
agencies’ fleet needs. |
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10/1/04 - Mercury selected by Anderson County, South Carolina to develop a long
range fleet replacement plan for their fleet of over 500
vehicles and pieces of equipment. The project also
includes the development of service based operating
rates for the County's fleet operation. |
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10/1/04 - Mercury acquires
Advanced Fleet Management
Solutions (AFMS) making it the largest and most
comprehensive provider of fleet management consulting
services in North America. |
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10/1/04 - The State of Alaska selects Mercury to
conduct a fleet right sizing project. This engagement is
aimed at identifying opportunities to lower fleet
related costs by reducing the size of the State’s fleet,
which includes 7,000 vehicles and heavy equipment units
spread out over an area 1/5 the size of the continental
United States. |
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9/30/04 - Mercury staff selected by the United
States General
Services Administration to provide fleet management
consulting assistance in a number of areas. Projects
include development of a comprehensive training program
for federal fleet managers, creation of a web based
fleet management desk reference, and development of a
vehicle allocation methodology to assist federal
agencies in determining the appropriate size of their
fleets. |
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9/24/04 - NASA’s Langley Research Center retains
Mercury Associates as part of a team to evaluate
alternative methods of meeting the transportation needs
of it 3,800-person workforce, including rental versus
ownership and lease versus purchase of vehicles.
Langley, located near Hampton, VA, leads NASA
initiatives in aviation safety, quiet aircraft
technology, small aircraft transportation and aerospace
vehicles system technology. It supports NASA space
programs with atmospheric research and technology
testing and development. |
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9/17/04 - Mercury selected by METRO, the
Transit Authority of the St. Louis metropolitan area,
to conduct a fleet size and utilization study for its
support fleet. The project also includes developing of
an ongoing vehicle allocation policy and a vehicle
replacement methodology. METRO is one of the largest
transit operations in the United States. |
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9/16/04 - National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) selects Mercury as
part of a team to develop a comprehensive interactive
Internet based Fleet Management Policy and Procedure
Manual that will serve as a model for other federal
agencies. |
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9/1/04 - Hovensa, LLC, operator of one of the
world’s largest oil refineries producing 495,000
barrels-per-day in St Croix, Virgin Islands, retains
Mercury to conduct a fleet right sizing study. Hovensa, LLC,
is a joint venture of Amerada Hess and PDVSA. |
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8/24/04 -
Mercury selected by the City of Seattle Public Utilities Department
to conduct a fleet management best practices review. The
project also includes analyzing fleet replacement
practices, developing the most advantageous ownership
and maintenance models, and optimizing the size and
composition of SPU’s 1,000 unit fleet. |
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8/24/04 - Virginia Department of Transportation
selects Mercury Associates to evaluate its fleet
replacement and facility capital improvement programs
and identify opportunities to improve their underlying
spending prioritization and budgeting methodologies.
VDOT is one of the nation’s largest state departments of
transportation with more than 10,000 rolling stock units
in its fleet and several hundred maintenance, fueling,
and other facilities. |
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8/20/04 - Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
retains Mercury to implement its computerized fleet
replacement planning program CARCAP™ and assist it in
evaluating alternative financing approaches for its
vehicle and equipment fleet. |
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8/18/04 - The City of Columbus, Ohio selects
Mercury to conduct a best practices assessment of its
fleet management operations and to study the pros and
cons of developing a centralized approach to managing
its fleet. Columbus, which is the 15th largest city in
the country, operates a fleet with 6,500 vehicles. |
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7/30/04 –
Mercury selected by the State of South
Carolina to explore the potential benefits of
switching from ownership of its light duty fleet to
leasing vehicles from private firms. The project, which
covers 4,900 vehicles and pieces of equipment, will also
include exploring the costs and benefits of outsourcing
maintenance, fuel activities, and other fleet management
services. |
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7/26/04 -
Mercury awarded a contract by the State of
New Mexico Department of Transportation to provide
consulting services and training in fleet management
best practices. Target areas include operational
competitiveness, outsourcing, and fleet replacement
planning. |
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7/12/04 - The City of Wyoming, Michigan
selects Mercury to develop a long-range fleet
replacement plan, and new capital and operating
charge-backs for its fleet of 500 vehicles and pieces of
equipment. The operations will also be reviewed for
compliance with industry best practices. |
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6/16/04 - Mercury selected by the Town of Groton, Connecticut to conduct an evaluation
of its fleet of 250 vehicles and equipment. The project
will focus on vehicle replacement planning, alternative
financing approaches, and cost charge-back rate
methodology. |
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6/4/04 - The Los Angeles Metro
Transportation Authority (LA MTA) extends its
contract with Mercury to conduct a cost of service
analysis for heavy maintenance activities at MTA's
Regional Rebuild Center. Results of the study will be
used as part of MTA's effort to institute a cost
charge-back system for support services activities. |
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6/1/04 - Harris County Precinct Two signs contract
with Mercury to host fleet information system. Harris
County (Houston, Texas) is the third largest county in
the US. Precinct Two is the fifth vehicle and equipment
maintenance
agency in the County to use Mercury's enterprise asset
management systems hosting service. |
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5/27/04 - Mercury selected by the City of Clovis,
California to conduct a comprehensive review of its
vehicle and equipment fleet management program. The
project will emphasize the use of industry best
practices and operational competitiveness. |
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5/10/04 - Marion County, Oregon selects Mercury to
conduct an assessment of its light duty fleet
maintenance operation. The study includes an evaluation
of fleet maintenance services with specific emphasis on
benchmarking performance, evaluating the fleet size and
composition and assessing the County’s vehicle
replacement program. |
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5/4/04 - City of Tacoma, Washington taps Mercury
Associates to conduct cost-benefit analysis of its
police vehicle take-home program. |
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4/30/04 - Mercury selected by the City of
Dearborn, Michigan to facilitate the establishment
of a Vehicle and Equipment Advisory Board to develop
citywide fleet policies, implement best management
practices, and to advise the Mayor on methods to lower
fleet operating costs. |
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4/23/04 - SERVICE AWARD: Chris Amos, CAFM, receives
NAFA's highest honor for his 20 years of contributions
to the fleet management profession. Chris is the
Commissioner of Equipment Services for the City of St.
Louis and a Senior Associate with Mercury. |
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4/12/04 – Mercury selected by Transportation
Concepts to audit bus maintenance practices for its
division that provides contract services to Omnitrans.
Omnitrans is the public transit agency serving 15 cities
and unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County in
Southern California. |
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3/29/04 - City of San Antonio retains
Mercury to review fleet replacement planning, rate
development, and fund management practices for its $24
million-per-year vehicle and equipment replacement
program. |
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2/5/04 - Mercury awarded contract with the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
to benchmark component rebuilding and heavy maintenance
costs for its fleet of 2,400 buses. LA MTA is one of the
largest transit operations in the United States. |
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2/25/04 – Mercury selected by Genesee County, MI
to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the
County’s Motor Pool operations. The motor pool consists
of 225 vehicles and pieces of equipment. |
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1/22/04 - State of Oregon selects Mercury to
perform management review and competitiveness assessment
of its state-wide fleet of 7,500 vehicles and pieces of
equipment. |
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1/22/04 - NISH extends contract with Mercury
to provide fleet maintenance consulting services at Fort
Lewis, WA US Army base and to develop strategic business
plan for nationwide initiative to provide fleet
management and maintenance services for federal DoD and civilian
agencies. |
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1/8/2004 - The University of Alabama retains Mercury to assess the
feasibility of outsourcing its maintenance and motor
pool services and analyze vehicle leasing options. |
