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Announcing the 2025 Leading Fleets
The Leading Fleets for 2025 were announced at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference.

The 2025 Leading Fleet Award recipients.
Photo: Government Fleet

Did your public fleet operation make the cut for the Leading Fleets award? Find out!
Government Fleet announced the Leading Fleets for 2025 at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference. 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) were announced at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Criteria for the award include:
Efficiency, effectiveness, and modernity of the fleet operation.
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.
Top 20 Fleets
City of Tallahassee, Florida (No.1 Largest Fleet)
Sarasota County Government Fleet Services, Florida
City of Glendale, Arizona
City of Fayetteville, Fleet Operations, Arkansas (No. 1 mid-size fleet)
City of Greenville, South Carolina
County of Santa Clara, California
City of Chesapeake, Virginia
City of Durham, North Carolina
Cobb County Fleet Management, Georgia
City of Anaheim, California
City of Round Rock, Texas
City of Boca Raton, Florida
City of Tampa Logistics & Asset Management Department, Fleet Maintenance Division, Florida
Orange County Fleet Management, Florida
City of Knoxville, Tennessee
County of Ventura Fleet Services, California
Monroe County, Florida
City of Carlsbad, California (No. 1 Small Fleet)
City of Salem, Oregon
Miami-Dade County Fleet Management Division, Florida
The 50 Leading Fleets (in alphabetical order) are:
374 Logistics Readiness Squadron – Vehicle Management, U.S. Air Force
Chesterfield County Fleet Services Division, Virginia
City Of Boynton Beach, Florida
City of Alexandria, Virginia
City of Baltimore Department of General Services, Fleet Management Division, Maryland
City of Buckeye, Fleet Management, Arizona
City of Conroe, Texas
City of Dublin, Ohio
City of Fairfax, Virginia
City of Fairfield, California
City of Frisco, Texas
City of Goodyear, Arizona
City of Grand Prairie, Texas
City of Hamilton, Ohio
City of Irving, Texas
City of Lakeland, Florida
City of Lynchburg, Fleet Services, Virginia
City of Orlando, Florida
City of San Diego Fleet Operations, California
City of Wichita, Kansas
DuPage County Forest Preserve, Illinois
Johnson County, Kansas
King County Fleet Services Division, Washington
Leon County Sheriff's Office, Florida
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas
Palm Beach County Fleet Management, Florida
Pinellas County Fleet Management Division, Florida
San Bernardino County Fleet Management, California
The University of Texas at Austin, University Fleet Operations
Town of Queen Creek, Arizona
Notable Fleets
While the following fleets were not named among the Leading Fleets, their accomplishments and efforts warrant recognition.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Transportation Unit, California
City of Burlington, North Carolina
City of El Paso, Texas
City of Gainesville, Fleet Management, Florida
City of Moreno Valley, California
City of Moscow, Idaho
City of Richardson, Texas
Denver International Airport, Colorado
Hernando County Fleet Management, Florida
Houston Airports, Texas
La Plata County, Colorado
Lake County Fleet Management, Florida
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
South Jordan City, Utah
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