In this podcast short, Erin records live from the NAFA I & E in Baltimore as a guest on the Fleet Safety Geeks podcast. Erin gives a short keynote on all-things fleet safety. You can expect to hear about the critical aspects of a successful fleet safety program to include tools, technology, processes, data and more. All shared in a fun and interactive environment at the fleet industry’s top fleet management conference.

For a deep dive on fleet safety and building safety culture in your organization, watch or listen to episode 10 of the Straight Talk on Fleet podcast found here: https://intellishift.com/straight-talk-on-fleet/?wchannelid=5qrgfuev8a&wmediaid=0gppz1ijye

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

In this 29th episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast, Erin interviewed her long-time friend and fleet industry colleague David Hayward, live from the Wheels, Inc. coffee lounge at the 2023 NAFA I&E in Baltimore. NAFA I&E is one of the industry’s top learning and networking events.

David is the Global Fleet Manager at ABM Industries, a global facilities services company.

Erin and David shot a sort of “podcast short” covering:

How David got into fleet management

What David would tell his younger self knowing what he knows now

HIs top challenges and how he’s solving them

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

In this 28th episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast, Erin interviewed her long-time friend and fleet industry colleague Laura Jozwiak, live from the Wheels, Inc. coffee lounge at the 2023 NAFA I&E in Baltimore. NAFA I&E is one of the industry’s top learning and networking events.

Laura is the SVP of Client Relations and Sales at Wheels, Inc. and comes with many years of fleet industry knowledge and expertise. Wheels is one of the largest fleet management companies in North America, Wheels features a portfolio of 800,000 vehicles under management across the continent.

Erin and Laura dug into the following topics and much more!

How Laura got into fleet management

Advice Laura would you offer new fleet leaders coming into the fleet industry

Top-of-mind challenges for fleet leaders/clients of Wheels and some solutions they are working on together

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

In this episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin hosted Straight Talk Live with an audience of fleet professionals coming together on the topic of fleet maintenance. In this recording from the live podcast, Erin shares the present and future states of fleet maintenance. With her extensive experience in the field, you can expect valuable insights and real-world examples. In this podcast, you will learn:

Erin will share her fleet maintenance framework for success, and share:

1. What data you need to collect for predictive maintenance.

2. Hear what other fleet leaders are doing to implement predictive maintenance.

3. Bring your own maintenance challenges and best practices to the discussion.

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

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In this episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin comes to you from NTEA’s Work Truck Week 2023 in Indianapolis, one of the industry’s largest fleet expos. The interview takes place in Knapheide’s booth on the show floor where they were celebrating 175 years in business. Congratulations and thank you to our friends at Knapheide for hosting this episode.

Erin interviews friend & colleague, Mike Camnetar, Fleet Services Manager for General Mills. General Mills, if you’re not aware, produces some of the world’s most iconic brands like Cheerios, Chex and the like. They make the food the world loves. Mike also serves as the current president of NAFA Fleet Management Association. Mike and Erin cover topics like:

• How Mike got into fleet
• How being involved in NAFA has benefitted him as a fleet leader over the years
• Some of his goals for NAFA during Mike’s term as president
• What he’s working on in his own fleet and much more

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

Customer experience or “CX” as we like to call it these days, is crucial to successful relationships and partnerships in business. Statistics show that 70 percent of customers say they have made purchase decisions based on the quality of the customer experience.

In this 25th episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast, Erin shares her philosophies and learnings on customer experience and her vision of what makes up a successful supplier relationship. Topics she’ll dig into are:

What is customer experience?

What should it look and feel like?

The importance of healthy and successful partnerships

Personal experiences and examples that will help to frame what’s possible and what you should expect from solid partnerships and world class service

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

No matter what your current tech stack is, pairing and surfacing the right data is essential to improving operational efficiency.

In this recording from her live podcast episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin sheds light on why fleet/operations/safety leaders need to consolidate safety, maintenance, inspection, and fuel data, by branch and by location, to surface the data you need right now, next and later.

With her extensive experience in the field, she brings valuable insights and real-world examples. In this podcast, you will learn:

Why the way you navigate your tech stack is crucial to safety and efficiency

How to overcome the challenges siloed data and multiple systems create

What other fleet leaders are doing to remove data siloes and empower their vision

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.

In this episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin hosts esteemed guest Ryan Wilkins, CMO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio and the Founder and Manager of RMHC’s National Vehicle Donation Program. Ryan is a longtime colleague and friend who inspires Erin to be a better human! Erin serves on the board of RMHC of Central Ohio and chairs the Vehicle Donation Program Committee alongside Ryan.

Erin has always said that working for an organization that not only gives back but encourages and supports their associates in doing the same is a deal breaker for her. IntelliShift is a place where we encourage our team of associates to give back to the communities where they live and work. Erin shares her gratitude to the House and IntelliShift for allowing her to help fulfill our joint passion to give back to our communities!

Join the conversation and bring your best practices around safety culture.

Changing hearts and minds around safety in organizations can be complicated and building a culture of safety can be even harder because it means something different. It means that safety is part of the very fiber of being for your organization. In this live version of The Straight Talk on Fleet Podcast, Erin will provoke thinking around safety culture as a people-first strategy and "the way we work" vs. "a way of working." Saying "a way of working" suggests there is another way. So, if you're building culture, stay aligned with the path of "the way we work" to keep the entire organization beating to the tune of the same drum. In Erin's opinion is what culture is all about.

Erin will talk about how a well-developed safety program in your fleet that includes tools, tech, and policy will drive results in every area of fleet management, from compliance to accident management to fuel and maintenance management and successful vehicle life cycling.

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break

On today’s episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast, Erin interviews IntelliShift customer Tommy Parker. Tommy is the operations manager and a charismatic people leader at Fox Electric out of Arlington, Texas. Fox Electric was established in 1960 and has built a solid reputation for reliability and performance as electrical contractors throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Erin and Tommy discuss safety, leadership, what it’s like to be a customer of IntelliShift, and more. Tommy will share how using IntelliShift’s telematics and AI video dash cams solutions is improving Fox’s safety, significantly reducing their accidents, and is just the tip of the iceberg on how he sees IntelliShift helping Fox redefine their fleet operations and safety management strategy. Join in to learn from the first-hand experience of a successful and experienced operations and safety leader in the field service industry.

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, connect with Erin on LinkedIn. You’ll join a community of like-minded fleet leaders, have a voice in the conversation, and be part of an industry-leading initiative to elevate the role of fleet operations and break down the barriers to change.