Weighing up the pros and cons of replacing your vehicle? Mt. Lebanon feels your pain.

The municipality owns more than 70 dump trucks, pickups, vans, SUVs, ATVs, pumper trucks and rescue vehicles. That’s not counting the backhoes, leaf vacuums, loaders, lawn mowers, ice resurfacers and more.

Mt. Lebanon’s capital improvement program for the next five years proposes the replacement of several vehicles that are near the end of their useful life. A portion of the cost is offset by the sale of some of the replaced vehicles. The capital improvement program is a list of proposed actions, not a final list. All major expenditures require Commission approval.

The bulk of the equipment is owned by the public works department, which makes decisions based on recommendations from the American Public Works Association and industry guidelines.

Proposed for 2026, with a net cost of $1,226,000:

• Ford F-550 dump truck
• Truck for the Parking Authority
• Backhoe
• Signal bucket truck
• Wood chipper
• Large dump truck
• Fire safety training trailer

Proposed for 2027, with a net cost of $479,420:

• Ford F-550 dump truck
• Forestry bucket truck (leased)

Proposed for 2028, with a net cost of $613,410:

• Ford F-550 dump truck
• Large dump truck
• Two facility pickup trucks

Also under consideration for 2028 is the replacement of a fire department pumper truck, at a net cost of $875,000. The pumper will be 15 years old in 2028, with approximately 75,000 miles. The department is requesting approval in 2026 to allow for the two to three-year lead time currently required by manufacturers.

The fire department explored the possibility of purchasing an electric pumper, instead of a diesel-powered pumper, and the cost estimate was $1,950,000.