Fleet Services

Responsibilities

The fleet services division is responsible for maintenance and upkeep of Town of Apex vehicles and equipment. Fleet services maintains more than 350 vehicles and over 250 pieces of equipment. This includes fire and rescue, police, dump trucks, backhoes, vacuum trucks, and other miscellaneous operational vehicles.

Innovation Award Winner

Fleet Services was awarded the 2025 Geotab Innovation Award in Excellence, recognizing the Town’s innovative approach to fleet management and the use of Geotab data insights to optimize fleet operations. 

The division was also featured in a video case study produced by Fleetio, the Town’s Fleet Management Information Software (FMIS) provider. The case study highlighted the fleet’s data-driven approach to fleet management and its proactive strategy toward vehicle maintenance.

Town Fleet

The town’s vehicle fleet is going green due to support from the North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University, using federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funding provided by the NC Department of Transportation.

The grant funding allowed us to purchase the following:

  • 3 Ford Ranger trucks, which averaged 18 miles per gallons and were used by utility meter readers, were replaced with all-electric Nissan Leafs, averaging 98 miles per gasoline equivalent
  • 1 motor pool vehicle, a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria also averaging 18 mpg, was replaced with a new, plug-in, range-extended hybrid electric Chevrolet Volt
  • 2 dual Level II electric vehicle chargers were installed at Town Hall to recharge these new EV/PHEV vehicles (these are not intended for public use) 

Additionally, Apex has been awarded $24,000 toward Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations for town operations. Funds were awarded following a competitive application process as part of the North Carolina Volkswagen Mitigation Settlement Program. 

The grant funding allowed us to purchase the following:

  • 3 VersiCharge AC Series Level 2 Chargers for a total of 6 charging ports for Town vehicles. 2 chargers are located at Public Works campus and 1 charger is located at the Electric Utility Facility (these are not intended for public use)