Top 50 Utility Fleets [1993]

The biggest utility fleets for 1993 are listed.

December 1, 1993

Top 50 Utility Fleets [1993] — The Top 50 Utility Fleets as named by Automotive Fleet in 1993.
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RANK	COMPANY NAME & LOCATION	FLEET CONTACT	TOTAL VEHICLES
1	GTE TELEPHONE OPER. Irving, TX	John Beeck	30,681
2	BELLSOUTH	George Roughton	25,495
	Atlanta, GA
3	AMERITECH CORP.	Anne Franklin	20,000
	Hoffman Estates, IL
4	BELL ATLANTIC INT'L, INC.	W.E. Traynor	17,418
	Arlington, VA
5	SOUTHWESTERN BELL TEL.	Jerry Gordon	16,350
	St. Louis, MO
6	US WEST, INC.	Lawrence Maus	15,778
	Englewood, CO
7	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.	Charles Rickenbacher	15,000
	San Francisco, CA
8	TELESECTOR RESOURCE GROUP	Ann Henry-Dean	14,000
	New York, NY
9	PACIFIC BELL	David Newton	12,848
	San Ramon, CA
10	NEW YORK TELEPHONE	Carl Monheit	11,471
	Brooklyn, NY
11	CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC	James Boles	8,364
	Silver Spring, MD
12	GENERAL TELEPHONE	Lee Parks	7,800
	Redlands, CA
13	NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO.	Thomas Glasheen	7,500
	Boston, MA
14	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO.	Gerald Wellman	7,500
	Los Angeles, CA
15	NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.	Jack Young	6,206
	Syracuse, NY
16	AM. ELEC. POWER SERVICE CORP.	Richard Stage	6,150
	Columbus, OH
17	SOUTHERN CAL. EDISON CO.	Dale Barringer	6,073
	Pomona, CA
18	ASSOC. OF ILLINOIS ELEC. COOPS.	Robert Patton	5,400
	Springfield, IL
19	GEORGIA POWER CO.	AI Stewart	5,084
	Forest Park, GA
20	PUBLIC SERVICE ENT. GROUP	David Seymour	4,920
	Newark, NJ
21	DEPT OF WATER & POWER	Jim Vigue	4,664
	Los Angeles, CA
22	AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC.	John McMonogle	4,440
	Valley Forge, PA
23	EL PASO NATURAL GAS	Charles Donalson	4,100
	EI Paso, TX
24	GPU SERVICE CORP.	Robert Bucklew	3,915
	Reading, PA
25	DUKE POWER CO.	Mike Allison	3,823
	Charlotte, NC
26	VIRGINIA POWER	John Kirkland	3,817
	Richmond, VA
27	CONSOLIDATED EDISON	Joe Schlavone	3,622
	Long Island City, NY
28	TEXAS UTILITIES CO.	Richard Sorell	3,620
	Dallas, TX
29	PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLO.	Linda Kaysen	3,515
	Denver, CO
30	SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TEL.	Ed Bouvier	3,021
	North Haven, CT
31	ALLTEL CORP.	Marty Lacava	3,000
	Hudson, OH
32	NIPSCO	John Graun	2,980
	Hammond, IN
33	LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO.	Charles Hofer	2,954
	Hicksville, NY
34	NY STATE ELEC. & GAS CORP.	Steve Barkwell	2,735
	Binghamton, NY
35	COLUMBIA GAS DIST. COS.	Tim Weber	2,641
	Columbus, OH
36	SPRINT CAROLINA	H.C. Davis	2,575
	Tarboro, NC
37	CONSUMERS POWER CO.	Michael Craig	2,500
	Jackson, MI
38	ALABAMA POWER CO.	Ron Allums	2,423
	Birmingham, AL
39	DETROIT EDISON CO.	A.E. Pavlovics	2,300
	Detroit, MI
40	WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.	D.W. Buser	2,264
	Topeka, KS
41	HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER	Richard Grasshoff	2,200
	Houston, TX
42	SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC	John Hutchinson	2,200
	San Diego, CA
43	PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO.	Robert Melvin	2,068
	Berwyn, PA
44	PA POWER & LIGHT CO.	Jim Spadotto	2,018
	Allenstown, PA
45	JERSEY CENTRAL POWER	Robert Thomas	2,010
	Morristown, NJ
46	NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.	Arnie Mach	2,008
	Minneapolis, MN
47	FLORIDA POWER CORP.	Owen Paulson	2,006
	High Springs, FL
48	CLEVELAND ELECTRIC POWER	Robert Koza	2,000
	Cleveland, OH
49	PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT	William Carey	2,000
	Kent, WA
50	UNITED TELEPHONE OF FLORIDA	Sharon Gandy	2,000
	Leesburg, FL

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