Fleet
Services Section
The
Polk County Sheriff's Offices Fleet Services Section is located at 2815
Winter Lake Road, south of Lakeland. Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Fleet Services Section currently services
approximately 1000 vehicles for both mechanical and cosmetic appearances.
The staff for this section of
the Sheriff’s Office includes ten personnel; one Fleet Clerk, one Parts
Clerk, one Chief Automotive Technician, five Automotive Technicians, one
Automotive Body Technician and two Part Time Apprentices. Combined the staff
has more than 70 years experience and is ASE certified.
Throughout 2006, the
personnel performed 4,500 repair orders that totaled 11,500 repairs. These
repairs equaled 10,000 hours in labor with a parts cost of $349,000. During
an average month the staff cared for 400 vehicles in the maintenance shop
and 5 cars in the body shop. They strive to reduce the “down time” for
vehicles and average 6-8 hours on each vehicle’s time in the
maintenance shop. The body shop averages a one week turnaround.
By performing in house
regular maintenance on our vehicles, considerable amounts of money and time
are saved. Routine maintenance is performed every 5,000 miles.
Routine maintenance includes
oil change, change of air filters, safety check of critical components,
lubricant, and the inspection of brakes, tires and vehicle appearance. Most
repair work is performed in house, except for transmission and major engine
repairs that are performed by outside vendors to minimize tying up
technicians for extended periods of time. |
