The National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA) is a not-for-profit, individual membership

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for professionals who manage fleets of automobiles, SUVs, trucks, vans, and a wide range of specialized mobile equipment for organizations in the

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and

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History

NAFA was founded in 1957. The association provides its members a range of services, including certification, statistical research, monthly and annual publications, regional chapter meetings, government representation, annual

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s and

trade show A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and cu ...

s, and also educational

seminar A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some parti ...

Scope

NAFA's members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance and disposal of more than 3.5 million vehicles — including 1.1 million

truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...

s. Across the

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n continent, NAFA members have more than 350,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks in their fleets, totaling for more than $21 billion in assets for medium- and heavy-duty trucks alone.

Fleet Types

The more “traditional” fleet vehicles of

passenger car A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

s, vans, and

SUV A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive. There is no commonly agreed-upon definiti ...

s managed by NAFA members total 1.4 million and account for $45 billion in assets, as well as a quarter million police sedans; 58,000-plus

emergency vehicle An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services. Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment a ...

s; and 386,000 pieces of specialty equipment used by public service and commercial fleets.

External links

*{{official website, http://www.nafa.org Organizations established in 1957 Professional associations based in the United States Fleet management