The Fleet

From vertiports to predictive maintenance, Aviation is entering a new era - and the supply chain is under pressure.

In this episode of The Fleet, WestJet’s Director of Supply Chain, Shail Oza, explains how electric aviation, flight analytics, and new infrastructure will transform airline operations.

Key Moments (audio versions):

0:00 The Airline Industry Is About to Transform

1:33 Shail Oza Explains the Aviation Supply Chain

4:44 Standing Up a New Aircraft Fleet From Scratch

8:44 Real-Time Aircraft Data and Predictive Maintenance

12:25 24/7 Maintenance, Uptime, and Inventory Strategy

14:10 Pandemic Shocks, Tariffs, and Fragile Aviation Supply Chains

23:44 Data, Analytics, and Making Maintenance a Revenue Protector

29:49 Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, and the Next Wave of Fleets

35:50 Drones, Zipline, and Last-Mile Delivery by Air

40:05 Vertiports, Backyard Launchpads, and New Infrastructure

44:25 How Fleet Managers Can Prepare for Aviation's Next Era

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What creates good city infrastructure? What makes it fail?

Professor Shauna Brail from the University of Toronto joins The Fleet to unpack why cities remain the beating heart of innovation, what makes infrastructure succeed or fail, and how human-centric design is quietly redefining mobility. From post-industrial skylines to the rise of third spaces and multimodal fleets, this episode explores what future-ready cities can teach every leader about building resilient systems that move people and ideas forward.

Key Moments:

0:00 Shauna Brail Explains How Cities Never Die

1:30 Why Urban Areas Still Matter

3:48 How Modern Cities Are Formed From Industrial Roots

8:24 The Cost of Old Urban Planning

10:55 Path Dependence - You Can’t Just Create a Tech City

16:29 How to Redefine Your City - Urban Comeback Stories

20:25 Remote Work and the Future of Cities

27:30 Third Spaces and Workplaces Beyond the Office

32:24 Human-Centric Streets and Urban Mobility Fleets

39:26 Wins and Mistakes of Long-Term City Planning

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Fleet leaders face chaos. Use analytics to thrive in it.

On this episode of The Fleet, Steve Jastrow, SVP of Client Advisory and Analytics at Element Fleet Management, joins host Chris Brandt to explain how mobility chaos is an opportunity.

Explore how AI-driven analytics and camera technology are reshaping safety, efficiency, and the entire culture of fleet management. From leasing versus ownership decisions to EV adoption and autonomous vehicle realities, Steve shares why the next decade will belong to data-centric fleets that understand their drivers as well as their vehicles.

Key Moments:  

0:00 Data Opportunity in Fleet Chaos

1:00 From Finance to Fleet Leadership

2:40 Tariffs, AI, and Electrification

4:40 Leading Teams Through Uncertainty

6:10 Replacement Discipline and the Supply Chain Hangover

8:30 Leasing vs. Owning: The Five-Year Electricity Question

10:40 The Realities of Electrification

13:30 Tariffs, Politics, and the Next Market Cycle

16:20 AI, Analytics, and the 50 Percent Driver Factor

20:00 Safety Doesn’t Happen by Accident

25:20 Autonomy and the Road Ahead

33:20 Partnerships, AI Tools, and Accelerate Intelligence

42:00 Benchmarking and the Art of Possible

44:40 The Next Frontier of Fleet Efficiency

If your organization depends on a fleet of vehicles, it’s time to think about your fleet as a strategic asset. Element delivers end-to-end solutions that reduce costs, improve productivity and support sustainability goals.

From vehicle acquisition to electrification and everything in between, Element’s data-driven approach helps organizations optimize performance and keep their drivers safe and supported on the road. To learn more about how Element can move your fleet forward, visit elementfleet.com.

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Most companies say they’ll go electric someday. AstraZeneca didn’t wait.

Procurement leader Alejandra Torres shows how her team at AstraZeneca built a carbon-zero fleet across Latin America - proving that going electric isn’t just sustainable, it’s smart business. From cutting fuel costs to turning sustainability into ROI, here’s why waiting for the market is the real mistake.

Key Moments:  

0:00 Why Waiting for the EV Market Is a Mistake
2:32 Alejandra Torres Explains the Procurement and Sustainability Connection
4:27 Building Trust and Partnerships Inside Procurement
9:54 How Transparency and Innovation Drive Supplier Success
11:07 AstraZeneca’s Carbon-Zero Goal and Global Fleet Transition
14:42 Making the EV Business Case With Finance and HR
17:23 Alejandra Torres on Getting Employees to Want EVs
20:54 Fixing Infrastructure Gaps and Charging Challenges in Latin America
24:33 Scaling EV Programs Regionally
30:10 What to Do or Avoid When Electrifying a Fleet
35:58 Holding Suppliers Accountable for Emissions and Certifications
40:06 Business Travel and Going Zero Print Without Losing Impact
45:35 How to Get to Carbon Zero

If your organization depends on a fleet of vehicles, it’s time to think about your fleet as a strategic asset. Element delivers end-to-end solutions that reduce costs, improve productivity and support sustainability goals.

From vehicle acquisition to electrification and everything in between, Element’s data-driven approach helps organizations optimize performance and keep their drivers safe and supported on the road. To learn more about how Element can move your fleet forward, visit 

elementfleet.com

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Real freedom isn’t parked in your driveway. It arrives there when you need it to.

This week on The Fleet, Chris Brandt sits down with Sampo Hietanen, founder of MaaS Global and Aspectu, and the original mind behind Mobility as a Service. Together, they explore how MaaS is transforming not just transportation, but the entire fabric of urban life. Where fleets, data, and design come together to move people more intelligently and sustainably.

Hietanen explains how the shift from ownership to access could redefine personal freedom, reduce inefficiency, and unlock the full potential of shared mobility as this episode dives deep into a simple but radical truth: the future of movement isn’t about owning more… It's about moving better.

Key Moments:

00:00 Sampo Hietanen Defines Mobility As A Service

01:08 Rethinking Car Ownership Freedom

03:18 Ownership Problems and Shared Mobility Solutions

08:13 How Cities Will Drive the Mobility Revolution

13:31 The Future of Autonomous Fleets

17:51 Developing Regions Will Leapfrog Traditional Transit

23:36 Modern Transportation Starts Luxury Not Utility

33:43 MaaS Redefines Efficiency Past Transportation

40:04 Safety, Automation, and the MaaS Human Factor

46:35 Mobility as a Service Ecosystem

50:38 Mobility as a Service Policies

51:39 Embracing the Future Freedoms of MaaS

If your organization depends on a fleet of vehicles, it’s time to think about your fleet as a strategic asset. Element delivers end-to-end solutions that reduce costs, improve productivity and support sustainability goals.

From vehicle acquisition to electrification and everything in between, Element’s data-driven approach helps organizations optimize performance and keep their drivers safe and supported on the road. To learn more about how Element can move your fleet forward, visit elementfleet.com.

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Should we be preparing for the autonomous electric fleet revolution… or has it already arrived?

Chris sits down with Dr. Sven Beiker (Silicon Valley Mobility; ex-BMW, Stanford CARS, McKinsey) to cut through hype and explain where EVs and AVs actually stand — and what it will take to scale them.

You’ll hear why the “gold rush” era of autonomy is over, what’s working shockingly well (hello, robo-taxis?), and why the real bottleneck is systems change: charging reliability, “machine-readable roads,” policy frameworks, and industry standards.

We also dive deep on the fleet advantage — how professional operations, tighter use cases, and better utilization can unlock the biggest near-term wins in safety, uptime, and cost.

If you want to stay up-to-date on fleet management directly from industry-leading experts, hit subscribe and share with someone working on fleet electrification or autonomy.

Key Moments:

00:00 Dr. Sven Beiker

04:04 Current State of Electrification and Autonomy

06:40 Challenges in Infrastructure and Standardization

18:33 Public Perception and Safety Concerns

25:09 Future of Fleet Vehicles

27:05 Fleet Operations and Infrastructure

30:42 Hydrogen vs. Electric Vehicles

37:25 Global Advances in Battery Technology

40:51 Adoption of Autonomous Technology in Fleets

47:53 Expert Advice for Fleet Managers

If your organization depends on a fleet of vehicles, it’s time to think about your fleet as a strategic asset. Element delivers end-to-end solutions that reduce costs, improve productivity and support sustainability goals.

From vehicle acquisition to electrification and everything in between, Element’s data-driven approach helps organizations optimize performance and keep their drivers safe and supported on the road. To learn more about how Element can move your fleet forward, visit elementfleet.com.

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The road ahead for fleet management is changing fast — and this is your first look. Get a glimpse of the big questions host Chris Brandt will be tackling with industry-leaders, including:

• How will electrification and autonomous vehicles transform your operations? 
• What new risks and opportunities will global supply chains, AI, and connected vehicles create? 
• And what strategies will fleet leaders need to stay ahead? ‘

From success stories to emerging technologies, The Fleet is here to help you navigate what’s next. New episodes release every other Tuesday. Subscribe now and get ready for the journey.

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What does it take to be nominated as Driver of the Year? 6,000,000 accident-free miles in a career is a good start.

Jan Quarnberg is a driver for Barney Trucking and was recently selected as a Lytx Driver of the Year. He’s been a professional truck driver for over 40 years and has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Lytx/DriveCam Good Driving Award and the Glen Barney Haul of Fame award. In the 6,000,000 miles that he’s driven, Quarnberg has never been involved in an accident and has never had any driving violations -- an incredibly impressive record.

On this show, we talk to all kinds of managers, executives, and industry thought leaders, but rarely do we get to sit down with a driver doing the hard work every day. In today’s conversation, Jan shares with us how he got into trucking, what his day-to-day looks like, and his thoughts on safe driving. Plus, he shares some of the craziest things he’s seen on the road in his career.

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Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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For much of our show, we’ve focused on our market here in the United States, but what about the rest of the world?

Fleet Managers that get assigned to international markets quickly learn just how different other countries operate compared to the United States. 

Size of roads, availability of refueling stations, access to repairs and maintenance, laws and regulations, traffic density, and accessways, it’s endless, the myriad of systems in play around the world. 

Meet Raj Bajaj, Vice President for Webfleet Solutions International, a Bridgestone Tire company. They are on a mission to make it easier to operate a fleet anywhere in the world. And to do this, it requires highly sophisticated and localized data plus an intimate knowledge of how each country operates. 

All of this data is used to gather better insights to make better recommendations on how to more efficiently operate a fleet. 

If you’ve ever been curious about how international markets prepare for maintenance, how critical infrastructure around the world plays a massive role in how goods are shipped or wanted to know why a tire company would want to buy a software company, this is your episode.

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The Fleet is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Whether you manage a fleet of five vehicles or 5,000 – Lytx is here to help. 

Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.

Mission.org is a media studio producing content alongside world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.

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Where does a city turn in order to make their roads safer? Who does a private fleet call to improve driving conditions for its drivers? 

Because these questions went largely unanswered, a new organization was created to better address solutions for safer roads.

From companies like ABInbev and UPS to city governments, Together for Safer Roads, or TSR for short, is a global coalition on a mission to create safer roads. David Braunstein is the President of TSR and he joins us today to discuss how the organization has been making impacts for decades. 

From redesigning roads and intersections, to providing data and data collection systems to improve civil engineering decisions, TSR is playing a part.

David also discusses how TSR funding helps to enable smaller fleets to gain access to new technologies like Machine Vision or In-Cab cameras to help improve driver safety. 

And the impacts from these solutions aren’t just local. They are global. Learn more on today’s episode with David Braunstein.

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The Fleet is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Whether you manage a fleet of five vehicles or 5,000 – Lytx is here to help. 

Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.

Mission.org is a media studio producing content alongside world-class clients. Learn more at mission.org.

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