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Workshops for the Fleet Management Professional
Sponsored by the University of Washington College of Engineering

Fleet Shop and Facility Management

As every fleet and shop manager knows, the control of shop operating expenses is crucial to reducing overall fleet costs. To be successful, you need tested management techniques you can immediately apply to your operation to achieve savings and improve performance. This interactive one-day workshop will provide you with vital tools to reduce expenditures from 2% to 5% annually and increase your operation's productivity.

How You Will Benefit

• Learn how to achieve savings in your operation.
• Understand why your shop maintenance facility offers the greatest potential for cost savings.
• Learn the latest information on alternative fuel choices and advanced technologies and get practical advice on how to adapt them to your current operation.
• Examine key shop functions and related management responsibilities to determine your priority goals and objectives.
• Benefit from the practical experience and real-world knowledge of John Dolce and Art Vatsky.
• Practice what you've learned during case study discussions.

Special Features

• Benefit from a special presentation on alternative fuels and new technologies by Art Vatsky. New requirements for low emissions and the pressing need to be less dependent on foreign oil demand that you become informed about alternative fuel options and the latest technologies.
• Gain practical information about how you can meet new requirements, update your facilities and make a smooth transition to using new technologies and alternative fuels.

Who Will Attend

• Mechanics
• Automotive Service Professionals
• Collision Repair Technicians
• Collision Repair Technician Helpers/Apprentices
• Driving Instructors
• Safety Trainers

Course Topics

• Shop goals and objectives
• Scheduled maintenance programs and their management.
• Managing unscheduled maintenance
• Preventive maintenance inspections
• Outsourcing alternatives vs. in-house maintenance practices
• Staffing and space concerns.
• Integrating budget information for capital and operating budgets
• Impact of space and facilities on productivity
• Upgrading present facilities
• Alternative fuels, advanced technologies special presentation:
  • Why alternative fuels and advanced technologies (AFAT)?
  • Options and assessment
  • How to adjust your current facility to accommodate new fuels
  • Training staff to use, store and maintain AFATs
• Lessons learned & success stories from fleets using AFATs

Instructors

John E. Dolce , active fleet manager and consultant, has over 35 years of experience in vehicle maintenance and operations in the field of fleet management. He is an experienced trainer and educator as well, having worked with numerous colleges and universities, the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Private Fleet Management Institute. He has assisted thousands of clients in implementing cost-saving management strategies. In addition to his success as a manager, trainer and consultant, John is the author of several texts on fleet and vehicle management topics. He is a sought-after expert witness and popular speaker at many conferences including the annual Vehicle Maintenance Management Conference in Seattle.

Art Vatsky, P.E. joins John Dolce to teach Fleet Shop and Facility Management. Art has more than 30 years of experience in engine development and technology evaluation. As a development engineer and project manager, he has worked for United Technologies, Inc., Mechanical Technology, Inc., and John Deere Rotary Engine Division. A Technical Consultant since 1991,  he has served many clients including the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in its Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet Demonstration. In 1997, he formed his own consulting firm, Future Fuels Consulting. Art now serves as the Northeast Regional Manager for Antares Group, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based engineering and economics firm. He has written and co-written several SAE and TRB technical reports and has written columns and articles for numerous fleet and alternative fuel publications.

What You Recieve

You will receive a comprehensive notebook written by John Dolce, a certificate of completion awarding .7 Continuing Education Units (7 Professional Development Hours) from the University of Washington, and refreshments during the workshop.

Registration Fee

For registration fees and details, click here.

Contact Us
For more information, contact Emily West.

Engineering Professional Programs
10303 Meridian Ave. N, Suite 301
Seattle, WA 98133 Phone: 206-543-5539
Toll free: 1-866-791-1275
Fax: 206-543-2352
Emily West: west@engr.washington.edu

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