Seattle Named No. 1 Government Green Fleet in North America
SAN DIEGO - The 40 winners of the 2010 Government Green Fleet Awards were announced at the Green Fleet Conference in October, with the City of Seattle named as the No. 1 Government Green Fleet in North America. Tom Johnson, author of the 100 Best Fleets program, presented an award and $1,000 check to Dave Seavey, fleet manager for the City of Seattle.
SAN DIEGO - The 40 winners of the 2010 Government Green Fleet Awards were announced at the Green Fleet Conference in October, with the City of Seattle named as the No. 1 Government Green Fleet in North America. Tom Johnson, author of the 100 Best Fleets program, presented an award and $1,000 check to Dave Seavey, fleet manager for the City of Seattle.
The annual Government Green Fleet Award is open to all federal, state, and local government fleets in North America. Evaluation standards are divided into the following categories: fleet composition, fuel and emissions, policy and planning, fleet utilization, education, executive and employee involvement, and supporting programs.
This year's judges were Rhea Courtney Bozic from Clean Cities New York; David Mills, former fleet supervisor for the City of Oceanside, Calif.; Steve Riley, director of fleet operations for the City of Coral Gables, Fla.; and Paul Condran, fleet manager for the City of Culver City, Calif., and last year's No. 1 Green Fleet award winner.


The 2010 Government Green Fleet Awards winners are:
City of Seattle, WA
Denver, CO Fleet Management
Las Vegas, NV Valley Water District
University of California, Davis
City of Long Beach, CA Fleet Services
City of Phoenix, AZ
City of Columbus, OH Division of Fleet Management
District Of Columbia, DPW-FMA
City of New York, NY
City of Fort Wayne, IN
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
City of Sacramento, CA
County of Alameda, CA
City of Irving, TX
Atlantic County, NJ Utilities Authority
New York City, NY Department of Sanitation
Monroe County, NY Fleet
Equipment Service, City of Vancouver, BC
City of San Diego, CA
Port of Seattle, WA
Dakota County, MN Fleet Management
University of California San Diego, CA
Snohomish County, WA PW Fleet Management Division
Idaho Nat'l Lab Integrated Transportation Services
Town of Cary, NC
City of Colorado Springs, CO
New York City, NY Police Department
City of Thousand Oaks, CA
City of Chicago, IL, Department of Fleet Management
City of New York, NY/ Parks & Recreation
NASA Glenn Research Center (OH)
County of Sonoma CA, Fleet Operations Division
Los Angeles, CA Unified School District
The City of Kansas City, MO
County of Riverside, CA Fleet Services
San Antonio, TX Water System
County Of San Bernardino, CA
Washington State Department of Transportation
City of Durham, NC
City of Milwaukee, WI
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