Elevate the Prioritization of Fleets and Equipment Within an Overall Asset Management Strategy

State department of transportation (DOT) fleets support highway maintenance, emergency response, and agency operations. However, fleet funding and prioritization can vary across agencies and may differ from approaches used for infrastructure assets such as roads and bridges. Funding constraints may contribute to increased lifecycle costs, additional maintenance requirements, and challenges related to fleet expansion and replacement planning. In some cases, fleet-related needs compete with other agency priorities during funding and resource allocation decisions. Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs), established under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), provide a framework for managing infrastructure assets using lifecycle-based approaches. Although these plans have traditionally focused on roads and bridges, some agencies are exploring ways to incorporate fleet assets into asset management practices. Current approaches vary across agencies, and practices for integrating fleet management into TAMPs are still evolving. In addition, fleet performance and utilization data may not always be fully integrated into planning and budgeting processes. Research is needed to identify critical equipment, performance measures, funding strategies, and data management methods to assist state DOTs with assessing fleet investment needs and managing fleet resources effectively. The objectives of this research are to (1) develop a guide with reporting tools and successful practices for prioritizing fleet and equipment within state DOT asset management planning processes to improve lifecycle management, and (2) develop a framework for a Fleet Asset Management Plan (FAMP) to aid state DOT funding decisions.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=6049
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $500,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 13-11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Crichton-Sumners, Camille

• Start Date: 20260608
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Decision support systems; Equipment; Financing; Fleet management; State departments of transportation; Vehicle fleets
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01992192
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 13-11
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 9 2026 4:07PM