5/15/08 - SCT Performance, LLC, of Orlando, Florida has retained Mercury to recruit a Vice President of Sales who will be tasked with expanding their business into the fleet market. This unique position will be responsible for seeking new business opportunities and managing the sales group as they company expands. SCT currently provides products to enhance engine operation on domestic vehicles through the use of proprietary software which can help increase mile-per gallon, control engine speed and acceleration, and idle time before engine shut-off.

4/3/2008 - Mercury is retained by the City of Yonkers (NY) to conduct an analysis of parts supply outsourcing options. This project will involve projecting the cost of outsourcing to a new contractor to those for current outsourced parts operations.

4/1/2008 - ARAMARK, Supply Chain Management, engages Mercury to assist it in recruiting for two key positions in its Fleet Department. The Vice President of Strategic Fleet Operations will oversee all aspects of implementing a total fleet management program. The Director of DOT Compliance will be responsible for ensuring the 5000+ fleet vehicles are in compliance with all state and federal safety regulations. ARAMARK is one of the world’s largest providers of food, facility management, and uniform and apparel services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses; the company has 240,000 employees in 19 countries.

3/17/08 - Mercury is selected to host fleet information system for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The organization is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence arm of the United States Department of the Navy. It works closely with other local, state, federal, and foreign agencies to counter and investigate the most serious crimes: terrorism, espionage, computer intrusion, homicide, rape, child abuse, arson, procurement fraud, and more.

3/10/08 - Mercury is retained by Duke University to conduct a review of fleet practices. This project includes a best practices assessment, a fleet right-sizing analysis, and development of a long-range fleet replacement plan. Duke is one of the nation's leading, private higher education institutions with nearly 13,000 students served by over 30,000 full and part-time employees.

3/3/08 - Mercury is contracted to work onsite in the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Office of Travel & Transportation to assist GSA and Federal agencies to realign relocation homesale program services available to transferring Federal employees. Relocation benefits available to Federal employees have been impacted by effects of the housing and mortgage crises. Mercury is assisting the Government to implement bridge solutions for the near-term to keep the Federal workforce mobile while working toward a long-term, sustainable relocation contracting model that is less susceptible to shifts in the real estate market and economy.

1/31/08 - In an expansion of its current marketing efforts to industrial organizations into the automotive fleet industry, New Pig Corporation of Tipton, PA has engaged Mercury to assist with its market research efforts in serving fleet markets. New Pig has been providing products and services designed specifically for leak and spill management, industrial safety and plant maintenance to industrial, institutional and governmental facilities since 1985. They are a multi-channel, multi-brand supplier serving more than 170,000 customers in more than 40 countries.

1/15/08 - The Alaska Railroad contracts with Mercury to conduct an assessment of fleet right-sizing opportunities and to develop a long-range fleet replacement plan. These two efforts were key recommendations in a fleet management best practices report that we delivered to the railroad late last year.

1/14/08 - Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc., the largest producer of aggregate material in the Ohio River valley engages Mercury to assist it in developing elements of a fleet replacement strategy including 1) the determination of optimal replacement cycles for its loaders and 40 to 100-ton haul trucks; 2) the development of a long-term replacement plan for the entire company fleet; and 3) the analysis of alternative capital financing approaches including leasing versus buying.

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