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Ann Arbor Council OKs $1.5M for Trucks

At its June 18, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council approved the purchase of 11 dump trucks and four front plows from Wolverine Truck Sales. The total cost of the vehicles and equipment was $1,548,376.

The 11 trucks to be replaced with the new vehicles are described in the staff memo accompanying the resolution as averaging $14,000 in repairs each for the last five years. Most of them date from 1999-2001. The dump bodies for some of the trucks are described as rusted out to the point that they would need to be replaced – at a cost of $30,000.

The plows to be replaced date from 1979–1981, and have a fixed angle. The new plows will have an angle that’s adjustable … [Full Story]