The Top 100 Commercial Fleets [1993]

The biggest fleets for the year in 1993.

February 1, 1993

The Top 100 Commercial Fleets [1993] — The Top 100 commercial fleets in 1993 were named.
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1993 RANK	COMPANY NAME & HEADQUARTERS		FLEET CONTACT	CO. OWNED	LESSORS	#CARS	#TRUCKS & VANS	TOTAL
1	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Atlanta, GA	Don Parkinson	×	--	0	63,400	63,400
2	FEDERAL EXPRESS CROP.	Memphis, TN	Jim Gwinner	×	ARI, GECFS, Fleetmark	60	25,873	25,933
3	QUALITY BAKERS AMERICA	Greenwich, CT	David Armstrong	×	--	2,900	17,000	19,900
4	SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.	Chicago, IL	William Jones III	×	--	91	15,006	15,097
5	XEROX CORP.	Rochester, NY	Ron Pink	--	GECFS	2,500	11,000	13,500
6	STATE FARM INSURANCE CO.	Bloomington, IL	Thomas Scurs	×	--	12,398	929	13,327
7	FRITO-LAY, INC.	Dallas, TX	Tom Smith	×	--	500	11,500	12,000
8	SERVICE MASTER CONSUMER SVCS.	Memphis, TN	Ken Cheverko	--	BLC Truck Leasing, Wheels	1,308	8,748	10,056
9	TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	Englewood, CO	Lynn Langfield	×	GECFS	460	9,167	9,627
10	EASTMAN KODAK CO.	Rochester, NY	Mark Hardway	--	PHH	6,700	2,650	9,350
11	AIRBORNE EXPRESS CROP.	Seattle, WA	Gerry Madrid	×	--	615	8,500	9,115
12	CONTINENTAL BAKING CO.	St. Louis, MO	Paul Walsh, J.L. Eber	×	--	356	8,390	8,746
13	DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP.	Acton, MA	Paul Coute	--	PHH, GECFS	8,100	500	8,600
14	ARA SERVICES, INC.	Philadelphia, PA	Ralph Jamic	×	GECFS	1,910	6,277	8,187
15	BORDEN, INC.	Columbus, OH	Ron Cosey	×	BLC, GECFS	1,600	6,085	7,685
16	TCI ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES	Englewood, CO	Craig Beatty	×	GECFS	600	6,300	6,900
17	DOW CHEMICAL USA	Midland, MI	Sue Soper	×	GECFS, Wheels	3,422	3,119	6,541
18	MINNESOTA MINING & MFG.	St. Paul, MN	Dick Martinson	×	--	5,099	1,245	6,344
19	MARY KAY COSMETICS	Dallas, TX	Steve Morton	--	ARI	6,020	5	6,025
20	ASHLAND OIL, INC	Ashland, KY	William Bloss	--	BLC	1,800	4,191	5,991
21	TERMINIX, INC.	Memphis, TN	Andy Gunnell	--	Wheels	650	4,850	5,500
22	INTERSTATE BRANDS CORP.	Kansas City, MO	Gary Pasche	×	--	310	5,060	5,370
23	HONEYWELL, INC.	Minneapolis, MN	Karen Reimer	--	GECFS, PHH	2,803	2,469	5,272
24	TEXACO, INC.	White Plains, NY	Art Fritz	--	PHH	1,457	3,692	5,149
25	SMITHKLINE BEECHAM	Philadelphia, PA	Sandi Nicotera	--	Wheels, PHH	3,964	1,062	5,026
26	ROLLINS, INC. (ORKIN)	Atlanta, GA	John Willis	--	B&M, World Omni, ARI, USFL	769	4,253	5,022
27	CAMPBELL TAGGART, INC.	Dallas, TX	Ray Grzywinski	×	--	700	4,200	4,900
28	AMOCO CORP.	Chicago, IL	Richard Lynch	×	PHH, GECFS	1,200	3,675	4,875
29	TUPPERWARE	Orlando, FL	John Bandy	--	Wheels	4,812	15	4,827
30	SHELL OIL CO.	Houston, TX	Doug Wildman	×	GECFS	1,917	2,875	4,792
31	E.I. DUPONT DE DEMOURS & CO.	New Castle, DE	Dick Prettyman	--	PHH	2,380	2,342	4,722
32	CSX TRANSPORTATION	Jacksonville, FL	Jim Fronckoski	×	ARI, Bank Amerilease	70	4,400	4,470
33	HOFFMANN-LaROCHE	Nutley, NJ	Denise Gizzo	--	Wheels	4,100	300	4,400
34	BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD	Fort Worth, TX	John Long	×	--	619	3,717	4,336
35	EXXON CO. U.S.A.	Houston, TX	Robert Blome	×	ARI	1,300	3,000	4,300
36	MOTOROLA C & E. INC.	Schaumburg, IL	Judy Baxter	×	Associates	2,600	1,700	4,300
37	MERCK & CO., INC.	Rahway, NJ	Art Welton	×	PHH	3,949	163	4,112*
38	GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.	Akron, OH	Joane Rienhart	×	PHH	15	4,085	4,100
39	PHILIP MORRIS USA	New York, NY	Gregory Tarring	--	PHH, GECFS	870	3,224	4,094
40	MILES, INC.	Pittsburgh, PA	Tony Tarquinio	--	GECFS, Wheels	2,551	1,436	3,987
41	VPSI	Troy, MI	Steve Grafe	×	--	350	3,572	3,922
42	TW SERVICES	Spartanburg, SC	Helen Cook	×	ARI	950	2,950	3,900
43	AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY	Hartford, CT	Kathleen Egan	--	Wheel	3,616	170	3,786
44	CRAWFORD & CO.	Atlanta, GA	Wanda Ellison	--	B & M	3,644	125	3,769
45	ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Abbott Park, IL	Greeley Koch	--	Wheels, GECFS	3,000	724	3,724
46	PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.	Bartlesville, OK	Eric Rumley	×	--	685	3,013	3,698
47	FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP	Los Angeles, CA	Eugene Grembowski	×	--	3,556	117	3,673
48	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.-PHARMACEUTICAL	Plainsboro, NJ	Jeff Zielinski	--	PHH, Wheels	3,576	83	3,659
49	WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP.	Pittsburgh, PA	Lou Dobak	--	PHE, GECFS	2,050	1,600	3,650
50	GENERAL FOODS BAKERY COS., INC.	Bay Shore, NY	Ralph Stockmayer	×	--	380	3,268	3,648
51	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	New Brunswick, NJ	Joyce Donini	×	--	3,400	200	3,600
52	PROCTER & GAMBLE	Cincinnati, OH	Norm Neus	×	--	3,600	0	3,600
53	BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.	Rolling Meadows, IL	Mel Martin	×	--	1,427	2,138	3,565
54	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD	Omaha, NE	Elvin Shew Jr.	--	GECFS	510	3,055	3,565
55	NABISCO BRANDS, USA/BISCUIT DIV.	East Hanover, NJ	Bill Kiddle	--	PHH	2,010	1,540	3,550
56	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.	Winston-Salem, NC	Larry Giddens	--	PHH	833	2,645	3,478
57	TENNECO, INC.	Houston, TX	Tiny Robertson	×	--	400	3,000	3,400*
58	JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC	Milwaukee, WI	Bob Borchert	--	GECFS, Wheels	352	3,034	3,386
59	SERVICE CORP.	Houston, TX	Gary Sanders	×	--	1,526	1,794	3,320
60	GENERAL ELECTRIC MED. SYS.	Waukesha, WI	Sheryl Grossman	--	GECFS	1,330	1,959	3,289
61	PFIZER, INC.	New York, NY	Gordon West	--	Wheels, PHH	3,073	141	3,214
62	ADT SECURITY SYSTEMS	Parsippany, NJ	John Africano	×	GECFS	650	2,550	3,200
63	ARATEX SERVICES, INC.	Burbank, CA	Merrit Kinne	×	GECFS	850	2,300	3,150
64	COX ENTERPRISES, INC.	Atlanta, GA	Patsy Brownson	×	ARI, Wheels	587	2,484	3,071
65	ECOLAB, INC.	St. Paul, MN	Jerry Rodewald	--	GECFS	1,926	1,128	3,054
66	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.	Roanoke, VA	Sam Hammett	×	--	832	2,198	3,030
67	SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.	Cleveland, OH	David Hall, Mike Novicki	--	Wheels, McCullagh	1,436	1,593	3,029
68	NORTH AMERICAN PHILLIPS CO.	New York, NY	Marina Alexiou	--	ARI, PHH	3,000	3	3,003
69	BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.	Deerfield, IL	Patrick Sheehan	--	Wheels	1,654	1,319	2,973
70	SERVICE AMERICA CORP.	Stamford, CT	Allen Bellantoni	×	PHH, Wheels, Emkay	719	2,197	2,916
71	THE UPJOHN CO.	Kalamazoo, MI	Steve Levine	--	Wheels	2,279	571	2,850
72	KEEBLER CO.	Elmhurst, IL	Bill Stanley	--	Pitney Bowes, Norlease, Mero Bank, MDFC, Bot Fin. Svc.	2,100	734	2,834
73	SUBURBAN PROPANE/PETROLANE	Whippany, NJ	Wally Euart	×	--	0	2,800	2,800
74	TRAVELLERS INSURANCE CO.	Hartford, CT	Thomas Whalen	--	PHH	2,679	79	2,758
75	WARNER LAMBERT CO.	Morris Plain, NJ	Ed Oleksy	--	Wheels, PHH	2,697	15	2,712
76	GENERAL ELECTRIC IND. & POWER SYS.	Norcross, GA	Carmen Noakes	×	GECFS	2,303	406	2,709
77	PPG INDUSTRIES	Pittsburgh, PA	Debbie Durick	×	GECFS	1,281	1,418	2,699
78	RENT A CENTER, INC.	Wichita, KS	Lynn Zuercher	×	--	102	2,539	2,641
79	NATIONAL LINEN SERVICE	Atlanta, GA	Paul Hyman	×	--	125	2,441	2,566
80	ATCHISON TOPEKA SANTA FE	Topeka, KS	Joan Williams	×	GECFS	306	2,194	2,500
81	HALLMARK CARDS	Kansas City, MO	Debbie Mize	×	--	1,560	930	2,490
82	McDONALD'S CORP.	Oakbrook, IL	Susan Miller	×	--	2,251	200	2,451
83	USX CORP.	Pittsburgh, PA	Don Hillwig	--	PHH	380	2,046	2,426*
84	NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO.	Columbus, OH	Gail Royer	--	Wheels	2,392	32	2,424
85	DHL AIRWAYS, INC.	Redwood City, CA	Fred Shepherd	--	Associates, ARI, GECFS	0	2,400	2,400
86	McKESSON CORP.	San Francisco, CA	Beverly Heim	×	USFL	928	1,404	2,332
87	HOECHST CELANESE CORP.	Somerville, NJ	Isabel Winter	--	Wheels	1,628	669	2,297
88	ELILILLY & CO.	Indianapolis, IN	Hal Olsen, Sue Webster, Rita Rogers	--	Wheels	2,000	282	2,282
89	TEXTRON, INC.	Providence, RI	Howard Maurer	--	PHH	1,702	578	2,280
90	HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP	Hartford, CT	Diane Brittell	--	USFL	2,110	95	2,205
91	GENERAL ELECTRIC CONSUMER SERVICE	Louisville, KY	Don Vittitoe	--	GECFS	0	2,200	2,200
92	DIEBOLD, INC.	Canton, OH	Linda Taylor	--	PHH	600	1,600	2,200
93	CIGNA CORP.	Philadelphia, PA	Tina Kourakos	--	PHH	2,092	100	2,192
94	ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES	Calabasas, CA	Mike Dingman	×	--	175	2,005	2,180
95	ENRON CORP.	Houston, TX	Don Conant	×	--	215	1,885	2,100
96	CIBA-GEIGY PHARM.	Summit, NJ	Barbara Bell	--	PHH	1,873	204	2,077
97	BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO	Louisville, KY	Charles Cooley	×	GECFS, ARI, Emkay	639	1,391	2,030
98	WHITMAN CORP.	Rolling Meadows, IL	Geraldine Marquart	--	GECFS	700	1,300	2,000
99	AVON PRODUCTS, INC.	New York, NY	Maxine Sullivan	--	GECFS, PHH	1,000	1,000	2,000
100	MARATHON OIL CO.	Houston, TX	Liz Nikel	×	GECFS, PHH, Wheels	648	1,335	1,983

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