Automotive Fleet

By Automotive Fleet

Explore the latest trends, insights, and expert discussions in fleet management with Automotive Fleet's podcast series. From industry-leading interviews to in-depth analyses, each episode is designed ... more

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The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

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October 09, 2023 Fleet Safety: Breaking 7 Commonly Held Concepts
The State of the Fleet Industry video series, produced by Automotive Fleet, offers insights into the state of the fleet market.
In Episode 142, Associate Publisher Chris Brown interviews Brian Fielkow, an executive leader, author, and speaker who has spent three decades in fleet and transportation with a direct focus on safety. Fielkow breaks down preconceived notions on fleet safety and offers a new framework on how to manage it in your organization.
He is delivering the opening keynote at the 2023 Fleet Safety Conference, convening November 8-10 in Santa Clara, Calif.
Today's topics include:
- Safety is not a priority.
- It's not an accident and it’s not minor.
- Move from a blame culture to a just culture.
- We don’t necessarily need more processes.
- Safety is not a department.
- We’re drowning in data.
- Just because you are compliant does not mean you are safe.
This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠U.S. Bank⁠⁠⁠.

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October 02, 2023Fleet Budgets Struggle to Cope With Increasing Costs
The ⁠State of the Fleet Industry⁠ video series, produced by Automotive Fleet, offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich.

In Episode 141, learn more about the top factors contributing to increasing costs in the commercial fleet market, as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich.

🎙Today's topics include:
While cost containment has been a top priority since the birth of the fleet industry, today, it has gained even greater urgency since fleet is more expensive than ever.

When you examine fleet cost increases in their totality, the fleet industry is experiencing a simultaneous convergence of many different cost trends.
The top six cost trends examined are:
Higher acquisition costs and the minimal or non-existent availability of fleet incentives.

Inflationary pressures on all goods and services, higher interest rates, and higher fuel prices.

Ongoing sourcing constraints primarily due to restrictive OEM ordering allocation systems that preclude fleets from getting all the replacement units they need.

As the average age of fleet vehicles in service increases, so does the frequency of unscheduled maintenance incidents and PM expenses as older vehicles enter new PM intervals, often requiring replacing wear items such as tires and brakes.

Higher rental expenses due to unpredictable OTD and slower maintenance turnaround due to replacement parts shortages.

Increase in tolls, dollar amount for parking fines, miscellaneous environmental disposal fees for tires and motor oil, and assorted property taxes on fleet assets.
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September 16, 2023The Evolution and Transformation of Fleet Management
The State of the Fleet Industry video series, produced by Automotive Fleet, offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich.

In Episode 140, we have a wide-ranging discussion with Shlomo Crandus, CEO of Wheels, about the evolution and transformation of fleet management in the next five years.

🎙Today's topics include:
The industry disruptions experienced over the past three years will be the catalysts for innovation and transformation in fleet management, ultimately strengthening the industry.

The goal in merging the three legacy companies – Wheels, Donlen, and LeasePlan USA – is to go beyond integration with a focus on transforming the overall Wheels business.

A key focus is rethinking technology by expanding the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation (RPA), augmented reality applications, and electrification. Wheels is generating one-and-a-half billion miles of EV driving data per year.

In the next five years, downtime management will evolve into efficiency management, privacy protection will gain greater importance as vehicles generate increasing volumes of data, and there will be a convergence of technologies such as V2V communication, communicating with fleet management tech, vendor tech, and client tech.
This episode is sponsored by ⁠U.S. Bank⁠.

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September 05, 2023Supply Chain Hurdles to Inflation: 15 Trends Impacting Fleet Managers in 2023
The 139th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich.

🎙Today's topics include:
One of the top trends impacting fleet managers is ongoing sourcing constraints to acquire replacement vehicles amplified by logistics delays throughout the entire order-to-delivery process.

The average age of fleet vehicles is increasing. The limited availability of replacement vehicles has forced fleets to extend the service lives of those vehicles currently in service. This has resulted in fleet managers being forced to operate older vehicles in a high-mileage fleet environment, resulting in the inevitable uptick in unscheduled maintenance.

The difficulty in sourcing replacement vehicles has caused fleet managers to use multiple OEMs or to compromise and settle for vehicles that may not be their first choice but are a secondary choice to fulfill the fleet application. This creates complexity in maintenance schedules due to the diversity in models in operation.

Inflationary price pressures and higher interest rates are putting upward pressure on total fleet costs, such as fleet acquisition expenses aggravated by lower or no fleet incentives, higher repair expenses, higher labor rates, and the ongoing price increases of replacement parts.
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July 13, 2023Catalytic Converters: Preventing Thefts, Replacement Options
This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with Fleet Response. 🤝
Catalytic Converter thefts have reached epidemic proportions, with thefts up 288% in just two years. In this Fleet Momentum episode, Chris Brown, Bobit associate publisher, discusses how fleets can address the issue with Richard Jacko and Lindsey Fade of Fleet Response.

Fleet Momentum videos are designed to shine a spotlight on key industry leaders, trends, and products for fleet management.
Topics discussed:
Who is Fleet Response and how do they serve fleets?

What is a catalytic converter and what is its main
function?

Is there still a backlog of orders and sourcing issues
for catalytic converters?

How would you guide fleets on replacement options – OE
versus aftermarket?

What vehicle models are thieves targeting for catalytic converter theft?

What are some common-sense deterrents to help fleets
prevent catalytic converter thefts?
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June 02, 2023 Global Fleet Management Voices Interview with Vinzenz Pflanz
Find out global mobility service provider Sixt has planned for future expansion as the company’s Chief Business Officer Vinzenz Pflanz sits down with Automotive Fleet Editor Mike Antich. The Global Fleet Voices video series is produced by Automotive Fleet and offers an updated look at the multifaceted, multinational fleet market.
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June 02, 2023 How Can Artificial Intelligence Impact Fleet Management?
The Fleet Meet series is co-produced by Automotive Fleet and
Fleet360 to compare and contrast fleet trends occurring in both Europe and
North America. The discussion is cohosted by Hans Damen, managing partner of
Europe-based Fleet360, and Mike Antich, Editor of Automotive Fleet magazine,
based in the U.S. and following North American fleet market trends in the U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico

In this episode, we examine the development of artificial
intelligence (AI), its applications within fleet management, and its impact,
both positive and negative.
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May 08, 2023Holman & Schindler Elevator Corporation Talk Fleet Electrification and Custom Upfits
This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with Holman. 🤝
When it comes to electrification of commercial vehicles, there are a number of considerations beyond just the vehicle model — fleets must consider new strategies around spec’ing, upfits, and duty cycles. In this Fleet Momentum episode, Chris Brown, Bobit associate publisher, discusses these challenges in a real-world scenario with Gibran Lehmkuhl, head of purchasing & mobility for Schindler Elevator Corporation, and Ted Davis, senior VP and COO, manufacturing and distribution for Holman.
Fleet Momentum videos are designed to shine a spotlight on key industry leaders, trends, and products for fleet management.
Topics discussed:
Introduction of Gibran and Ted.

Gibran explains Schindler Elevator Corporation’s Net Zero commitment and the company’s fleet electrification progress to date.

How is Schindler matching the job duties of the fleet with the capabilities of the EV models on the marketplace today?

Gibran explains how Holman, Schindler’s fleet management partner, has helped shape the company’s EV strategy.

Ted explains how Holman is working with fleet clients to fit new EV models into their duty cycles.

Ted highlights the special considerations when upfitting a commercial EV versus a traditional ICE vehicle.

Ted explains how Holman’s unique range of automotive services can help in the electrification process, including collaborating with OEMs and bringing new, innovative upfit solutions to market.
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March 28, 2023Commercial Fleets Identify 'Pain Points' in Vehicle Remarketing
The 138th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich.

Today's topics include:
The used-vehicle market remains strong for commercial fleet remarketing out-of-service company vehicles at auction, but there are three pain points that are negatively impacting fleets

The ongoing delays in shipping out-of-service fleet vehicles to auction is increasing days-to-sale, which is increasing fleet depreciation expenses.
There are backlogs in de-identifying fleet vehicles, sometimes as long as three to four weeks. Fleets require that their vehicles be de-identified of all logos and signage before they can be sold at auction. These delays are increasing days-to-sale.

A third pain point is the lack of consistency at auctions in writing condition reports, which are the basis of how a vehicle is graded and has a direct bearing on the ultimate sale price.

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March 27, 2023Fleet Meet -- Fleet Implications of ADAS Proliferation in More Models
Fleet Meet is an interactive dialogue with AF Editor Mike Antich and Hans Damen, managing partner for Fleet360 discussing the latest global trends in fleet management and contrasting their impact in the U.S. and the European fleet markets.
Today's discussion focuses on the proliferation of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADA) in fleet vehicles. Topics include:
The risk that drivers will become too reliant on the safety technology, developing a false sense of security and becoming lax in performing basic safe driving skills.

The need for fleets to properly instruct drivers on ADAS functions and correct usage of the technology.

While extremely important to driver safety, ADAS technology increases a vehicle’s acquisition cost, increases maintenance and repair costs, and adds a recalibration expense to ensure the system is functioning properly.
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