This is an excerpt from the Fleet Optimization Plan adopted by global nonprofit Catholic Relief Services in 2020. The plan was designed and presented by Michelle Babcock, then approved and implemented by CRS executive leadership. Over the course of 4.5 years, CRS was able to reduce emissions of its more than 1,300 vehicles by as much as 42 million pounds, and reduce operating costs by as much as $2.5 million.
Summary
Large fleets must plan their replacement cycles to ensure vehicles are being resold before their repair costs exceed their value. Without a coordinated fleet management system in place in the past, Catholic Relief Services has yet to realize significant cost and CO2 savings that are possible with an optimized fleet. Our team has determined that a replacement cycle of 4.5-years will allow CRS to realize maximum resale gains and save money on operational costs. With an optimized global fleet, CRS can use more resources in its mission to help others. In coordination with the global fleet manager, we have developed 4 categories of recommendations for the CRS fleet.
Conservatively, complete adoption of these findings will allow CRS to save between $532,300 per year and 6.28 M lbs of CO2 annually on the low end, and $1.05 M and 9.35 M lbs CO2 per year on the high end.
The full proposal is available here: