GFX 2026 Honors Celebration: Continuing the Celebration
Recognizing excellence, leadership, and innovation across public fleet operations, the GFX 2026 Honors Celebration brought the industry together for an evening of recognition and connection. Browse photos from the event as fleet professionals, award winners, and industry leaders took center stage.
Industry keynote speaker Al Curtis, Cobb County, took to the stage with a raw, high-energy unpacking of the journey from doubt to decisiveness; from playing the role to owning the room and managing fleets to leading people with conviction.
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The 2026 Elite Fleets recipients, all former No. 1 fleets that continue to perform at a high level and show leadership across the public fleet industry.
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The 2026 Leading Fleets judges included APWA representative Bradley Northup of the City of Carlsbad, along with the four members of our 2026 Elite Fleets: Jeffery Shepard, the City of Tallahassee, Rick Longobart, the City of Raleigh, Kevin Schlangen, Dakota County, and Eric Winterset, the City of Long Beach.
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Mercury Associates, Inc. announced the City of Glendale, Arizona, as the recipient of the Certified Fleet Management Organization certification during the Honors Celebration at the 2026 Government Fleet Expo & Conference in Long Beach, California.
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David Renschler, CPFP, fleet division manager for the City of Fairfield, California, speaks to the crowed after being named as the recipient of the Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Government Fleet Expo and Conference.
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The University of Texas at Austin was named as one of the 2026 50 Leading Fleets.
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Judy Setina, Vice President of Setina Manufacturing, which sponsored the Police Fleet Innovators award, recognized the two 2026 winners: the City of Glendale, Arizona, and the City of Tallahassee, Florida.
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The City of City of Alexandria, Virginia, was among the top 50 Leading Fleets for 2026.
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Andy Campbell of Sourcewell announces the two inductees into the Public Fleet Hall of Fame: David Worthington, with the County of Santa Clara and Tim Coxwell, CAFM, CPFP, CEM, with Leon County Sheriff's Office.
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Ross Jackson Jr., fleet manager for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was named the 2026 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year with finalists Eric Winterset, City of Long Beach, California, and Jeffery Shepard, City of Tallahassee, Florida.
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Bill Collins of Element Fleet Management presented the Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year awards.
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Jim Schmidt accepted the award for the City of Salem, Oregon, which took the No.1 Overall Leading Fleet award.
The newest inductees into the Public Fleet Hall of Fame: David Worthington, with the County of Santa Clara and Tim Coxwell, CAFM, CPFP, CEM, with Leon County Sheriff's Office.
The 2026 Leading Fleets included teams from across North America and of varying sizes, from under 500 units to more than 1,000 units.
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Ross Jackson Jr. gives a speech after being named the 2026 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year.
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