There are only four more weeks to enter the Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest. The first place winner will be awarded airfare and hotel for two to TMC 2011 in Tampa, Fla., a Top Green Shop 2010 trophy, a feature story in the February 2011 issue of Fleet Equipment and an additional prize package from Citgo.

In addition, three Top Green Shop finalists each will receive a finalist trophy and a prize package from Citgo. To enter, fill out the form located here.

Fleets that enter the Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest need to write a 300-word statement outlining the ways in which they have made significant strides toward building an environmentally friendly maintenance shop. The panel of judges is looking for multiple examples of ways fleets have reduced and/or recycled waste, complied with government regulations and employed other “green initiatives” that make them a viable candidate for the award. This includes details on recycling and disposing of waste, compliance with EPA regulations and comments on all programs that have lowered the fleets’ carbon footprint.

The judges are Technology and Maintenance Council members, all of whom have 15+ years of trucking fleet maintenance experience. They look for applications that reflect significant improvements in the way fleets carry out shop maintenance procedures, as described above, which qualify the fleet as an exceptional “green shop.”