Geotab's Mike Branch joins the Fleet Future podcast to discuss how data can help them navigate the coronavirus crisis and beyond.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, trucking has, of course, been designated an essential service, and naturally truck maintenance followed suit. Today’s guest is Kevin Bangston, general manager of distribution network development for Daimler Trucks North America, who talked about how DTNA's service network is providing for its customers, as well as some of the new service related initiatives from the company.

Chris Orban, vice president of data science for Trimble Transportation, stops by the Fleet Future podcast to talk about how telematics companies can help fleets during the Coronavirus pandemic, and to go over some of Trimble's newest offerings such as Dispatch Advisor and video intelligence.

Despite everything that's going on with the Coronavirus, trucks have had to keep running. And they rely on telematics to do that. In this episode I spoke with Sid Nair, head of product management and UX at Teletrac Navman, about the role of telematics providers in helping fleets through these times, and about other innovations in telematics and data that are helping fleets run.

In this episode, I'm joined by Tim Denoyer, vice president and senior analyst with ACT Research, who talked about the impact the coronavirus is having on the tracking industry. Later in the episode, Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for FTR, filled me in on the latest projections for the industry and for the economy as a whole.

Fleet Equipment editors Alex Crissey, Jason Morgan and David Sickels discuss the state of the trucking industry during the current crisis, including which manufacturers have suspended production, the state of the freight market, and the need to keep telematics and service going as trucks continue to run their routes.

Fleet Equipment's Alex Crissey and Jason Morgan recap the 2020 TMC Annual Meeting and Exhibition, including the biggest news from the show, the trends we saw at the show and what fleet managers should be looking for at trade shows.

In the February issue of Fleet Equipment we featured Cooper Tire as our cover subject. In the story I talked with Gary Schroeder, executive director of Cooper’s global truck and bus tire business, and Phil Mosier, manager of commercial tire development, about bringing their heavy-duty Cooper-branded truck tires to market. But there’s a lot from our interview that didn’t make it into the print story. So here are a few more topics covered by Cooper’s Gary Schroeder and Phil Mosier.

Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan and Managing Editor Alex Crissey discuss the magazine's 2019 Truck Trend of the Year: the new innovations and products being put forward by the trucking industry’s suppliers.