Culver City Observer -

The City of Culver City has been named the 3rd Best Municipal Fleet in North America, out of 38,000 public fleets, by the 100 Best Fleets National Fleet Certification/Recognition Program. Government Fleet publication representatives presented Culver City with this prestigious award at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference held in Denver, Colorado in June 2012. This achievement is awarded to public city fleet organizations in recognition of their outstanding contributions and leadership, particularly in the advancement of accountability, efficiencies and advanced technologies. Award winning fleets have established and maintained high standards of operation, while demonstrating consistent sustainability practices throughout their operations.

The highly competitive 100 Best Fleets in North America program is open to all federal, state, and local government fleets in North America and is based on a comprehensive set of criteria, specifically tailored to the challenges and requirements of government fleets. The 38,000 public fleets in North America are measured against these criteria, which were carefully established by industry leaders and past fleet winners in 12 specific categories:

• Accountability

• Technology implementation

• High trust culture

• Acknowledgement

• Collaboration

• Creativity

• Celebration

• Doing it right the first time

• Quick/efficient turnaround

• Staff development

• Resource stewardship

• Competitive pricing

Culver City has been a progressive leader in its commitment to maintaining a highly efficient operation and by its use of natural gas as its fuel of choice for its entire fleet. Culver City’s fleet includes refuse and public works trucks, standard autos, fire and transit buses, all of which conserve over 800,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel per year, saving taxpayers more than $1.5 million dollars annually. “Culver City recognizes the value of a highly skilled workforce. We are pleased with this award in that it not only acknowledges the talent and dedication of our employees, but it also gives us an opportunity to share the successful and environmentally sound operations we have in place”, says Culver City Mayor Andrew Weissman.

Along with this year’s 3rd Best Fleet recognition, the Equipment Maintenance & Fleet Services Division was awarded the prestigious #1 Best Government Green Fleet Award in 2009 and was named the 5th Best Overall Fleet in North America for 2011, among more than 38,000 municipal fleets. The Division was awarded the prestigious Natural Gas Vehicle America Leadership Award in 2008, and is a three-time winner of the Environmental Leadership Award. Culver City has been ranked as one of the top 12 fleets in North America since 2004. For more information about these awards or the Culver City Transportation Department’s Equipment Maintenance Operations Division, please contact Paul Condran, Equipment Maintenance Manager at (310) 253-6520.