TORRANCE, CA – Beginning Dec. 15, Government Fleet magazine will begin accepting nominations for the 2006 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award. The annual award, now in its second year, sponsored by Automotive Resources International (ARI) and Fleet Counselor Services, Inc., will be presented at the National Association of Fleet Administrators’ (NAFA) Fleet Management Institute, held May 6-9 in Orlando, Fla. Fleet managers who have been nominated must complete a short essay questionnaire based on nine principles. The questionnaire is based on some of the fleet certification standards developed by Fleet Counselor Services, Inc., and will serve as a prequalification process for an independent panel of fleet professionals appointed by Government Fleet magazine, who will be charged with qualifying and ranking each nominee to determine the winner. The Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year questionnaire consists of nine questions not to exceed 100 words per answer:

• Business plan development.
  

• Computer systems and technology utilization.
  

• Productivity initiatives.
  

• Policies and procedures development and implementation.
  

• Preventive maintenance programs.
  

• Utilization management.
  

• Vehicle acquisition and replacement programs.
  

• Customer service and downtime initiatives.
  

• Fuel management program.

  The deadline to submit nominations is Mar. 31. For more information, please visit the Web site: www.fleetmanageroftheyear.com/.