Submissions are open from now until 17 February 2012. Entrants must be members of NAFA Fleet Management Association to qualify. Applications may be submitted by any individual who is directly employed in a vehicle management role by any company, utility, government agency, or not-for-profit organisation in the United States or Canada.  A NAFA Member can nominate themselves and/or their fleet team. Non-members, suppliers, vendors, and others may nominate NAFA members, but the member being nominated must sign the entry form being submitted.

Entries are judged by a panel that includes representatives from OEM manufacturers, automotive publishing companies, leasing companies, and fleet managers from both private and public sectors. The criteria for judging includes originality, innovativeness, and demonstrated accomplishment for reducing energy consumption.

Last year’s Sustainable Fleet Award winners included: Gary Polito, global commodity manager, travel and fleet, EMD Millipore; Amy Leddy, manager national program management, Liberty Mutual; Angela Sherick-Bright, acting assistant general manager, City of Los Angeles, and; Gerry Calk, fleet officer, City of Austin.

For more information, visit http://www.nafa.org/sustainablefleetawards