City recognized for integrating sustainability into daily operations
The City of Fort Lauderdale has been ranked 28th among the 100 Best Fleets in the Americas in 2016.
The award was announced at the 2016 National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Institute & Expo held recently in Austin, Texas.
With more than 38,000 public fleets in North America, this is a significant accomplishment. “Your outstanding application reflected fresh thinking with new ideas,” said Tom Johnson, author of The 100 Best Fleets in the Americas and Green Fleet Awards. “You are helping to create the future for fleets in the Americas.”
The 100 Best Fleets program identifies peak performing fleet operations, reviewing 12 areas of operations and reviewing 12 areas of competency including accountability, use of technology, collaboration, efficient turnaround and resources stewardship.
The City’s 2016 ranking moved up eight places to the ranking of 28th after placing 36th in 2015.
The City continues to improve procedures to track fuel use, idling and vehicle performance. The City’s vehicle replacement process includes collaboration with the stakeholder departments to purchase vehicles that are optimized for the assigned tasks. The City continues to increase the number of ultra-low emitting vehicles purchased to achieve the goal of reducing fuel consumption 20% by the year 2020.
The Fleet Team is customer service focused with metrics to demonstrate turnaround time and innovative tools for operators to track the repair status of their vehicles.
The City is committed to reducing the environmental impact associated with the fleet operation and has achieved the ISO 14001 certification for Environment and Sustainability Management. The City has improved safety, waste diversion and chemical management at the fleet site.
