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Fleet Services

Dean Transportation was the largest private fleet in the state of Michigan to have received the highest possible safety rating awarded by the Michigan State Police School Bus Inspection Team, earning an “Excellent Rating” from 1995 - 1998. After cessation of the “Rating” sticker program, Dean has continued to achieve “Excellent” equivalent ratings in all but one year, in which it received a “Very Good” equivalent. For the 2005-06 inspection year, Dean was again proud to be honored as the largest fleet in the State of Michigan to receive an “Excellent” rating from the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division School Bus Inspection Unit, and several of its local operations have enjoyed “Perfect” inspections.

Dean Transportation currently provides internal 24-hour (3-shift) maintenance for all owned and/or operated vehicles. Dean’s maintenance personnel currently possess over 300 years of in-house experience, covering basic vehicle care, heavy diesel, gasoline and propane engine repair along with specialized training in the maintenance of several different wheelchair lift mechanisms and wheelchair securement systems. Dean Transportation owns and operates four major repair facilities throughout the state in Lansing, Charlotte and Grand Rapids.

Dean Transportation takes great pride in the quality of its fleet. With an average fleet age of 7 years and with over 40% of its fleet meeting EPA 2005 or better standards, Dean Fleet Services strives to go above and beyond Michigan State Police and Federal Department of Transportation maintenance requirements.

Dean Fleet Services and Dean Transportation are committed to being eco-friendly. Dean Transportation recently partnered with the Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities Coalition and was awarded an EPA grant to retrofit over 400 vehicles with diesel oxidation catalysts. With this grant and commitments to alternative energy, Dean is on the cutting edge of having one of the most eco-friendly fleets in the United States.