Announcing the 2022 Leading Fleets

Did your public fleet operation make the cut for the Leading Fleets award? Find out!

March 30, 2022

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Government Fleet magazine has announced the Leading Fleets for 2022. The awards program, co-produced with the American Public Works Association and sponsored by Ford Pro, recognizes operations that are performing at a high level, particularly in fleet leadership, competitiveness and efficiency, planning for the future, and overcoming challenges.

The 50 Leading Fleets represent the best in the industry. Rankings for the top 20 fleets as well as the top fleets in size categories: No. 1 small fleet (499 or fewer assets), No. 1 mid-size fleet (500-999 assets), and No. 1 large fleet (1,000 or more assets) will be announced at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference in May and featured in Government Fleet.

Criteria for the award include:

The efficiency, effectiveness, and modernity of the fleet operation, based on 20 key criteria.
How the operation tracks metrics.
How the operation prioritizes and exhibits leadership within its team, with customers, within its local community, and within the overall fleet community.
How the operation ensures competitiveness and efficiency.
The future vision of the operation and steps taken to get there.
How the operation addresses and overcomes its biggest challenges.

We thank the judges for this year’s award: Brian Franklin, CPFP, administrative manager, City of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Don Miller, CPFP, director of fleet, City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Tracy Ochsner, assistant director of operation services, City of Fort Collins, Colorado; Brad Salazar, director of fleet management, City & County of Denver; and Robert Stine, CAFM, CFPP, fleet director, Hillsborough County, Florida.

The 50 Leading Fleets (in alphabetical order) are:

Central Fleet Management - City of Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia - Fleet Services Division
City of Baltimore, Maryland, Department of General Services, Fleet Management Division
City of Beverly Hills, California
City of Boca Raton, Florida
City of Buckeye, Arizona
City of Cape Coral, Florida
City of Conroe, Texas
City of Dublin, Ohio
City of Durham, North Carolina
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fleet
City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
City of Frisco, Texas
City of Gainesville, Florida, Fleet Management
City of Glendale, Arizona
City of Goodyear, Arizona
City of Greenville, South Carolina
City of Irving, Texas
City of Lakeland, Florida
City of Long Beach, California
City of Loveland, Colorado
City of Madison, Wisconsin, Fleet
City of Peoria, Arizona
City of Phoenix, Arizona
City of Raleigh Vehicle Fleet Services, North Carolina
City of San Antonio, Texas
City of San Diego, California
City of Tallahassee, Florida
City of Thousand Oaks, California
City of Ventura, California
Cobb County Fleet Management, Georgia
County of Sacramento, California
County of Santa Clara, California
CPS Energy, Texas
Dakota County Fleet Management, Minnesota
DC Water
Denver International Airport, Colorado
DPW/Indianapolis, Indiana, Fleet Services
DuPage Forest Preserve, Illinois
Iowa State University Transportation Services
King County Fleet Services Division, Washington
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas
Manatee County Government Fleet, Florida
New York City Fleet - Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Orange County Fleet Management, Florida
San Joaquin County Fleet Services, California
Sarasota County Fleet Services, Florida
U.S. Air Force 374 Logistics Readiness Squadron - Vehicle Management Flight
University of Texas at Austin/Univ Fleet Operations
University of California, Davis, Fleet

Notable Fleets

While the following fleets were not named among the Leading Fleets, their accomplishments and efforts warrant recognition.

City of Albany, Georgia, Fleet Management Department
City of Alexandria, Virginia
City of Anaheim, California
City of Battle Creek, Michigan
City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
City of Carlsbad, California
City of Coppell, Texas
City of Fairfax, Virginia
City of Fairfield, California
City of Fishers, Indiana
City of Henderson, Nevada
City of Logan, Utah
City of Lynchburg, Virginia, Fleet Services
City of Marietta, Georgia, BLW
City of Moscow, Idaho
City of Newton, Massachusetts
City Of Ontario, California
City of Orlando, Florida
City of Richmond, British Columbia
City of Roseville, California
City of Salem, Oregon
City of San Jose, California
City of West University Place, Texas
City of Wichita, Kansas
Dallas County, Texas
DeKalb County Government, Georgia
Dublin City School District, Ohio
Eastern Municipal Water District, California
Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services, Virginia
Fleet Mobility Services, City of Austin, Texas
Hanover County General Services Fleet Division, Virginia
Johnson County, Kansas
Monroe County Fleet Management, Florida
New York City Parks
New York City Police Department
Prince William County, Virginia, Fleet Management Division
State of Delaware, Fleet Services
Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois

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