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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.

Photo: Bobit

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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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