Austin Fleet Facility Tour
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This year's GFX Conference features a tour of the Austin City Fleet Facility
6301-A Harold Ct. Austin TX 78721.
Date: Monday, June 21
Time: 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
RSVP Requested (RSVP with registration)
Shuttle Service Provided to and from the Fleet Facility Tour - departing from convention center at 6:00pm. Shuttles will return to the Hilton after the site visit.
Participants will be able to tour both shop buildings (SC#1 & SC#11) and the rest of the compound including a fuel site and tire shop.
Parking: Limited parking available for individual vehicles along the fence on the north side of SC#1.
Austin Fleet Services manages over thirty different fuel islands around the City. This facility has BioDiesel, unleaded gas, and propane all available. Other sites have E85, and BioDiesel, while still others have CNG, etc. located throughout the city.
Press Release:
City's Fleet Service Center receives Blue Seal of Excellence
October 21, 2009
The City of Austin Fleet Service Center No. 1 has earned a Blue Seal of Excellence maintenance center from the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence, a prestigious industry award that few facilities achieve.
The Northeast Austin facility, 6301 Harold Court, becomes the second City service center to receive this distinguished award. ASE is a nonprofit organization that strives to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service through the certification of automotive service professionals. To achieve ASE certification, individual technicians must pass exams in various areas that assess their knowledge, competency and skill levels.
To further recognize facilities aiming to achieve excellence, the ASE established the Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition Program. Requirements for acceptance into the program are stringent -- at least 75 percent of the technicians performing diagnostic repairs must have attained ASE certification. Additionally, at least one technician must be ASE-certified in each area of service offered at the facility.
There are approximately 28,000 public and private sector automotive and fleet maintenance facilities in the United States that employ more than 400,000 technicians. Only 1,237 of these facilities have received this recognition and only 16 of these facilities are Texas governmental facilities.
Fleet Service Center No. 1 becomes the second City of Austin service center to receive the distinction, meaning that the City of Austin operates 2 of the 16 ASE-certified Texas governmental facilities. The second facility is Service Center No. 5, downtown at 714 E. Eighth St.
"This recognition is indicative of the extremely high level of technical expertise and professionalism of the Fleet Services staff," Fleet Officer Gerry Calk said. "Less than 5 percent of shops nationwide, public or private, ever achieve this. It is truly an outstanding accomplishment."
The City of Austin’s Service Center No. 1 maintains more than 1,600 vehicles and units, ranging from light to heavy duty as well as those with uses on- and off-road. This type of fleet diversity demands technicians with a wide array of knowledge and skills to maintain optimum functionality.
Service Center No. 1 serves almost every department in the City, but primarily assists Public Works, Watershed Protection, the Austin Water Utility and Parks and Recreation.
The Center employs five technicians considered ASE Masters with two of those gaining recognition as LI level Masters and one of those two gaining L2 level recognition. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez recently praised the ASE-certified technicians at Service Center No.1 stating: "Without their individual commitment and achievements, this type of recognition would not be possible."
City Manager Marc Ott agreed, adding "This recognition of our City’s workforce represents yet another step in our goal of becoming the best-managed city in the country."
Directions from Austin Convention Center to The Austin Fleet Facility:6301-A Harold Ct. Austin TX 78721
- Start out going EAST on E 1ST ST/CESAR CHAVEZ ST E/TX-343 LOOP toward RED RIVER ST.
- Continue to follow E 1ST ST/CESAR CHAVEZ ST E.
- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto LEVANDER LOOP.
- Merge onto US-183 N.
- Make a U-TURN at HUDSON ST onto US-183 S/ED BLUESTEIN BLVD.
- Turn RIGHT onto HAROLD CT.
- 6301 HAROLD CT # A is on the LEFT.
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