Grant Awarded

Dr. Richard Marklin

Dr. Richard Marklin, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, received a three year $898,124 grant from the Electric Power Research Institute for his project, A Systematic Method for Specification, Purchase and Upfitting of Fleet Vehicles in the Electric Power Industry.

The purpose of this study is to develop an efficient method for electric utilities to specify and then purchase fleet vehicles, which range from pickup trucks to aerial bucket trucks, so workers can use the trucks productively and with minimal risk of injury.  This method will also minimize total cost of original vehicles and subsequent upfitting (retrofitting).