The state of Missouri owns 15,120 vehicles, more or less. The state of Missouri owns 15,120 vehicles, more or less. Unknown numbers are precisely the types of things that bedevil the Council on Efficient Operations.
Efficiency is tough to attain when facts are elusive.
That's not something that we want to be proud of. Vehicles, state or otherwise, come with costs, including fuel, maintenance and insurance. If the number of unknown vehicles is significant, the associated costs also will be significant. At a Monday news conference, Maxwell outlined a range of council recommendations concerning the fleet of state vehicles. Create a standard travel division to coordinate all travel arrangements for state employees to assure that the state obtains the best method of travel for the most economical cost for necessary travel.