MERCURY - Fleet and Fuel Management Consultants

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#0033CC" link="#000080" alink="#000080"> <table border="0" width="800" id="table1" style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bordercolor="#111111"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/#fleet management" target="_self"> <img border="0" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/mercury-logo.gif" hspace="5" style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 5; margin-bottom: 5" align="left" alt="mercury is a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management consulting services to utility companies, military, transit, federal agencies, state and local government, school districts, companies, and private businesses." width="173" height="34"></a></td> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" id="table3" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <tr> <td background="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/fleet-border1.gif" height="18"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080"> <table border="0" width="804" cellpadding="2" id="table17"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="1" width="100%" id="table18" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolorlight="#000080" bordercolordark="#000080"> <tr> <td width="69%" valign="top" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" bordercolorlight="#000080" bordercolordark="#000080" align="center"> <table border="0" width="95%" cellpadding="0" id="table19" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="center" style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="490" valign="top" height="316" bgcolor="#000080" bordercolor="#000080"> <embed wmode="Transparent" width="490" height="316" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/index.swf" align="left" hspace="0" style="position: absolute; left: 27; top: 100; float: left; z-index: 0"><noembed>Mercury is a consulting company that provides fleet management consulting services to pulic and private organizations with vehicle and equipment inventories.</noembed></td> <td width="257" valign="top" style="border: 2px outset #000080"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"> Press Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><script type="text/javascript"> var delay = 17500; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds) var maxsteps=45; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor var stepdelay=60; // time in miliseconds of a single step var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue) var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue) var fcontent=new Array(); begintag='<div align="justify" style="font: normal 12px Arial; padding: 2px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations fcontent[0]="11.8.2011 Mercury awarded a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract by the General Service Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy. The purpose of the contract is to facilitate the efforts of Federal agencies in obtaining support for fulfilling the goals and requirements of a Presidential Memorandum, Federal Fleet Performance, released May 24, 2011."; fcontent[1]="10.20.2011 The City of Tacoma selects Mercury to conduct a fleet rightsizing study of it utilities fleet. Mercury will employ its proprietary Vehicle Allocation Methodology (VAM) process to help the City save money through better use of vehicles and equipment. Tacoma is Washington state's third-largest city, with approximately 203,400 residents."; fcontent[2]="10.10.2011 Mercury is selected by the City of Charlotte, NC to conduct an assessment of existing asset management systems. The focus of the project is to determine if opportunities exist to consolidate systems used to manage fleet assets. The City of Charlotte is the 17th largest city in the U.S. and operates a fleet if over 6,000 assets, including light rail."; fcontent[3]="8.22.2011 St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District contracts with Mercury to conduct a comprehensive fleet maintenance program review. St. Louis MSD provides a full range of wastewater and stormwater services over a 500 square mile service area. The objective of the study is to evaluate current practices, organizational structure, staffing levels, and business processes and to identify opportunities for improvement. They operate a fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment."; fcontent[4]="6.30.2011 Colorado Springs Utilities engaged Mercury Associates to conduct a presentation on fleet replacement practices. Mercury had previously developed a long-term fleet replacement plan for the organization and was asked to present replacement financing alternatives to their finance committee."; fcontent[5]="6.10.2011 Mercury selected by Rockwell Collins to assist with determining the best channel of distribution for the sales, promotion, public relations, installation, and servicing of the iForce, an integrated public safety vehicle solution, to state, local, and county law enforcement users. Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rockwell Collins has a market capitalization of $9.8 billion and annual sales of $4.7 billion."; fcontent[6]="6.10.2011 Mercury to perform a best practices study to develop a single vehicle program for Schneider Electric's U.S. and Canadian business operations. Schneider offers employees choices between a company-provided vehicle program and employee-provided vehicle programs, which include a “FAVR” allowance program, as well as cents-per-mile reimbursement plans. The company operates a fleet of over 2,500 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada."; fcontent[7]="6.10.2011 Mercury to assist Whiting Oil and Gas with assessing the appropriateness of its fleet leasing agreement and management practices. Whiting operates a fleet of about 300 light and medium-duty vehicles throughout the U.S and is headquartered in Denver, CO."; fcontent[8]="6.10.2011 Mercury to provide Ecofrotas with a summary of the NAFA Fleet Management Association U.S. and Canadian educational programs to determine the extent that the material lends itself to the Brazilian market, including local laws and cultural differences. Headquartered in Sao Leopaldo, Brazil, Ecofrotas provides fleet management solutions with a drive toward sustainability. The company has a portfolio of 6,250 corporate customers and a combined fleet of 321,000 vehicles."; fcontent[9]="5.30.2011 – The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services hires Mercury Associates to conduct a comparative analysis of the DAS Fleet program and other similar state fleet organizations throughout the United States. The study focused on the 4,500 DAS managed light duty vehicles. 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If you are seeking objective guidance from industry experts who are unaffiliated with a fleet leasing company or any other commercial concern, you’ve come to the right place.   Our clients include organizations that operate vehicle fleets; suppliers of goods and services to fleet operators; and organizations that provide conference, trade show, research, training, and professional certification programs to fleet managers. Our mission is to improve the quality of fleet management practices; the quality of goods and services utilized in the management and operation of fleets; and the quality of information and professional development resources available to the fleet industry. We also provide consulting services in all areas of employee mobility management, including travel, car rental, personal vehicle mileage reimbursement, and relocation management.   Based in the Washington, DC area, Mercury has a number of international affiliates with whom we collaborate to provide state-of-the-art consulting, training, and research services to government, military, utility, corporate, and other clients throughout the world.   Providing implementable, real-world solutions whose value far exceed their costs is not just a promise to our clients, it’s our passion. <a target="_self" href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/about-mercury.htm"> <img border="0" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/dots2.gif" width="11" height="11"> learn more about mercury</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <img border="0" src="images/app_facebook.gif" width="30" height="30"></td> <td><a target="_blank" title="learn more about our consulting services" href="http://www.facebook.com/mercuryassoc"> Follow Mercury on Facebook</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="50%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center" height="45" valign="bottom"> <img border="0" src="images/project-spotlight.gif" width="268" height="32"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">  </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="images/Gsa-logo.jpg" width="64" height="58" hspace="10" align="left">Mercury has been awarded a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract by the General Service Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy. The purpose of the contract is to facilitate the efforts of Federal agencies in obtaining support for fulfilling the goals and requirements of a Presidential Memorandum, Federal Fleet Performance, released May 24, 2011. Working with GSA, Federal agencies can award Task Orders under the contract for support services relating to Vehicle Allocation Methodology studies, lease vs. own analyses, life-cycle costing, replacement planning, agency fleet condition assessments, agency fleet operations, fleet management information systems, and policy and procedure development. The contract allows for task-specific projects or on-site staffing, as required.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">  </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/dots2.gif" width="11" height="11"><a target="_self" title="learn more about our consulting services" href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/press-release-9.htm">learn more about our 5-year BPA contract with GSA</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="45" valign="bottom"> <img border="0" src="images/our-fleet-management-services.jpg" width="218" height="27"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="justify"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table23"> <tr> <td width="14" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; margin: 0" valign="top" align="justify"> <img border="0" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/dots.gif" alt="A key factors that has made Mercury the leading provider of fleet management consulting services and business solutions in is our track record of providing services and business resourceswhose value far exceeds their costs." width="14" height="15"></td> <td width="100%" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; margin: 0; text-align:justify" valign="top" align="justify"> Our consultants are recognized industry experts in virtually every area of fleet management including operations, replacement planning finance, leasing, maintenance, information technology, fuel, facility planning, safety, among others. Moreover, since most of our consultants have spent decades actually managing fleets, we offer clients practical advice and solutions that work in real world situations - not just on paper.   We have provided consulting services to hundreds of private and public sector fleet management operations, including federal, state and local government agencies, utility companies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, transit and school districts, universities, and defense and military branches with fleets ranging in size from fewer than 25 to more than 250,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment. <img border="0" src="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/images/dots2.gif" width="11" height="11"><a target="_self" title="learn more about our consulting services" href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/general-consulting-services.htm">learn more about our consulting services</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <hr color="#000080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> Mercury Associates, Inc. Professional Fleet Management Consultants 16051 Comprint Circle Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301 519 0535 Office 301 519 0536 FAX email: <a title="Contact Mercury by email about our fleet, travel, and relocation management consulting services and business solutions." href="mailto:contactme@mercury-assoc.com?subject=Request for information about Mercury's Consulting Services"> contactme@mercury-assoc.com</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <hr color="#000080"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> Fleet Management Consulting Services and Business Solutions, Simplified ™</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> © 2006 Mercury Associates, Inc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="3"> <tr> <td align="center" nowrap valign="top" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0"> <a title="mercury is a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management consulting services to utility companies, military, transit, federal agencies, state and local government, school districts, companies, and private businesses." target="_self" href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/#fleet consultants"> home</a></td> <td align="center" nowrap valign="top" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0"> <a title="mercury's team of fleet management professionals is unsurpassed in its experience (both as consultants and as vehicle and equipment managers), advanced education, and project diversity serving utility companies, military, transit, and government agencies." target="_self" href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/aboutus.htm"> about us</a></td> <td align="center" nowrap valign="top" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0"> <a target="_self" title="consulting services - mercury provides comprehensive fleet consulting and employee travel management services to public and private sector organizations with vehicles and equipment operations." href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/consulting-services.htm"> consulting services</a></td> <td align="center" nowrap valign="top" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0"> <a target="_self" title="Read news about Mercury's success as the preeminent fleet maintenance and management advisory services." href="http://www.mercury-assoc.com/news.htm"> news</a></td> <td align="center" nowrap valign="top" style="word-spacing: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 0"> <a title="Check out our online resources for fleet management professionals, such as articles, speaking events, seminars and live chat with one of our professional consultants. 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