Government Fleet, July/August 2020
1 City of Fort Collins Colo Contact Tracy Ochsner Units 1011 On Road 401 Off Road Staff 45 Overcoming Challenges Each fleet shop had different processes and training for environmental compliance and best practices Fleet staff put together an environmental management system team and partnered with the Regulatory Department to become ISO 14001 certified 2 Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Ill Contact Michael Webster CAFM Units 167 On Road 209 Off Road Staff 16 Overcoming Challenges Management was concerned with staffing as three technicians were planning on retiring soon and new recruits were hard to find The operation created an internship program working with local technical schools 3 City of Long Beach Calif Contact Dan Berlenbach Units 1450 On Road 706 Off Road Staff 1225 Overcoming Challenges The fleet needed to coordinate with the Public Works Department contractors and others unfamiliar with electric vehicles EVs to make the transition to EVs Staff members formed an EV Task Force helped obtain 872K in grants and quickly built out charging infrastructure Here are the 2020 Leading Fleets and how they overcame their biggest challenges COMPILED BY THI DAO Congratulations to the Leading Fleets 50 The Leading Fleets program recognizes public sector fleet organizations for their leadership efficiency ability to overcome challenges and vision for the future The award is sponsored by Ford Applicants are judged on their organizations leadership within their operation with customers within the local community and within the fleet community how they ensure competitiveness and efficiency how they address and overcome major challenges and how they are working toward future goals Fleets submit online applications between January and March of each year The rankings for the Leading Fleets were announced at the Virtual Honors Celebration on June 16 THE TOP 20 FLEETS ARE RANKED BELOW SPONSORED BY 20 GOVERNMENT FLEET COM JULY AUGUST 2020
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