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Fast Forward
by Fast Forward
Fast Forward is a series brought to you by Fleet Forward where our industry experts talk about the future of fleet.
Episodes
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New Holman CEO Shares Company, Industry Vision
In episode 32 of Fast Forward, Chris Brown sits down with Chris Conroy, who was recently appointed CEO of Holman. The pair discuss his background and path to the new position, his strategic vision for the future of Holman, and the challenges and opportunities facing the fleet management industry...
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Which Technologies Deliver the Most Insights & Efficiencies for Fleets?
In episode 31 of Fast Forward, Chris Brown sits down with Marty Kuhn, president of Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, and Brian Bathe, vice president of information technology at Mike Albert Fleet Solutions. The three discuss new technologies around predictive analytics, AI, telematics, data sourcing,...
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How Financial Sector Volatility Could Affect Fleets
In episode 30 of Fast Forward, Chris Brown discusses with Ann Brodette, Senior Vice President of Sales at Mitsubishi HC Capital America, the current volatility in the financial sector, including inflation, high interest rates, and bank failures, and what this could mean for fleets. Fast Forward...
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2023 Truck & Van Outlook: Pricing, Volume, and Demand
In episode 29 of the Fast Forward video series, Chris Brown, Bobit fleet group editor, connects with Karl Brauer, executive analyst at iseecars.com. Chris and Karl talk truck and van trends, and how pricing, volume, and demand are shaping up for the year ahead. Fast Forward connects leaders in...
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Fleets Explore New Acquisition Strategies to Meet Ongoing Supply Constraints
The Fast Forward video series connects leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. In episode 28, Chris Brown, Bobit fleet group editor, connects with Kathryn Schifferle, founder and chief vision officer for Work Truck Solutions and Comvoy.com....
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IRA EV Tax Credits for Fleets: Calculating $7,500 to $40,000 Eligibility
In episode 27 of the Fast Forward video series, Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, interviews David Schwietert, chief policy officer for the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle tax credits and how fleets can calculate eligibility by...
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Driving Dynamics Acquisition & Trends: A Conversation with Smith System’s Douglas
In episode 26, Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown interviews Tony Douglas, president and CEO of Smith Systems. Douglas describes Smith’s recent acquisition of Driving Dynamics and how the combined company will be structured. Douglas also shares the latest trends in fleet safety training, and…
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Shlomo Crandus: The Merger is Complete, What Does the Future Hold?
In a new episode 25 of Fast Forward, Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown connects with Shlomo Crandus, CEO at Wheels Donlen LeasePlan, to find out how the newly combined company is addressing a changed fleet market. Fleet Forward’s Fast Forward video series connects leaders in fleet, tech, and...
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How FMCs' Roles & Services Expand with Fleet Electrification
The Fast Forward video series, hosted by Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, is about connecting with leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. In this episode of Fast Forward, Chris Brown discusses with Brice Adamson, president of Enterprise...
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How to Measure, Manage & Improve Fleet Carbon Emissions
The Fast Forward video series, hosted by Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, is about connecting with leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. In this episode, Chris interviews Sharon Etherington, who manages the Roche Diagnostics fleet, and...
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A Fleet Owner Shares His Goals and Process for Electrification
The Fast Forward video series, hosted by Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, is about connecting with leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. David Ziker, owner of Ziker Cleaners in South Bend, Indiana, runs a business in which…
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Key Considerations for EV Charging at Home
The Fast Forward video series, hosted by Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, is about connecting with leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. In this episode, Chris connects with Jay Collins, WEX’s senior vice president and general manager…
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Fuel, Labor, and Supply Chain: Delivery Fleets Face Negative Margins
Fast Forward videos talk all about the future of fleet and are hosted by Fleet Forward Editor Chris Brown. In today’s video, Spencer Patton, owner of Patton Logistics, explains the challenges of delivery fleets that face of inflationary pressures around fuel costs, wages, and supply chain issues....
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How Fleet Managers Become Change Managers
Fast Forward videos talk all about the future of fleet and are hosted by Fleet Forward Editor Chris Brown. In today’s video, Erin Gilchrist, VP of fleet evangelism for Intellishift, draws on her years of experience and shares her tips to succeed in fleet management, from leveraging industry...
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Inside Lightning eMotors & Perrone Robotics’ Autonomous & Electric Van
When Lightning eMotors announced its partnership with Perrone Robotics in May, order banks were officially open for “TONY,” an electric delivery van equipped for Level 2 autonomous travel. And when Lightning eMotors invited us to its headquarters in Loveland, Colorado, to take a spin in one of...
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Sordoni Outlines XOS' Plan to Electrify Fleets
Fast Forward videos talk all about the future of fleet and are hosted by Fleet Forward Editor Chris Brown. Xos, Inc. is a maker of Class 5 to 8 electric last-mile delivery vehicles. In today’s video, Chris sits down with Gio Sordoni, co-founder and CEO of XOS, to learn about the company’s fleet...
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Fleet Electrification: How Technician and Staff Roles Will Evolve
This Fast Forward video, hosted by Fleet Forward Editor Chris Brown, takes a look at the new needs and considerations fleet and maintenance technicians need in the electrified environment. Hear from Al Curtis, director fleet management for Cobb County Georgia, about the importance of and…
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Does U.S. Charging Infrastructure Pass the Stress Test?
This episode is sponsored by Circle K. Learn more about the Circle K fleet card. Managing director of Charge Across America, Kristin Slanina, joins Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown to discuss last year’s electric vehicle competition across the country and how the five teams managed in-vehicle...
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Fleet Manager’s View: Transitioning from ICE to EVs
This episode is sponsored by Circle K . Learn more about the Circle K fleet card. Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, sits down with Fleet Manager, Henry Kayler, to discuss the variables fleets should consider when transitioning to EVs. 🎙 Conversation topics include: What goes into the...
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How to Incentivize More Efficient EV Driving
Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, speaks with Director of Marketing and Sales Operations for Lightning eMotors, Nick Bettis, about the factors that impact EV performance, including payload, HVAC, and hilly conditions. They also discuss the steps to follow to successfully implement a gamification...
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Electrifying a Fleet Within Budget
Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, sits down with San Joaquin County Fleet Manager, Kevin Myose, about how they are actively working to electrify their fleet while staying within budget. Conversation topics include: Upcoming green fleet mandate deadlines, including 2034. How to utilize grant money...
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Supply Crisis: Which Data Helps to Keep Vehicles Running Longer?
Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, speaks with CTO of IntelliShift, Ryan Wilkinson, about the data that keeps vehicles running longer in the age of the supply crises. Conversation topics include: How the global supply chain issues are impacting vehicle availability How to utilize data to manage...
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A Walkaround of the BrightDrop EP1 Pallet
Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, gets a tour of the new BrightDrop EP1 electric pallet from CEO, Brad Beauchamp at the 2021 GM Fleet Solutions Summit in Phoenix, AZ. Brad demonstrates the EP1 pallet and highlights cargo capacity, features, and use cases. 💡 You can learn more about the BrightDrop...
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Free2Move Explains the Future of Fleet Management
In this episode of Fast Forward, Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, sits down with Head of North American Business for Free2Move, David C. Dowty, to discuss what the future of fleet management looks like. Today's topics include: How Free2Move Solves fleet management problems. The advantage of...
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Electric Pickups: Timelines, Use Cases, Performance
In this episode of Fast Forward, Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, speaks with Executive Analyst for iSeeCars, Karl Bauer to discuss the timelines, use cases, and performance of various electric pickups. Today’s topics include: - What it will take for new EV OEMs to succeed in the market. - If EV...
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The Promise - and Challenge - of Reaping OEM Data for Fleets
In this episode of Fast Forward, Fleet Group Editor, Chris Brown, sits down with Co-Founder of Motorq, Arun Rajagopalan to discuss big data, market trends, and unifying data across platforms. Today’s topics include: Learning how fleets are currently utilizing big data. What unifying data across...
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BrightDrop Talks Fleet and EV Sustainability for the Delivery Market
Fleet Forward Executive Editor, Chris Brown, sits down with Chief Revenue Officer of BrightDrop, Steve Hornyak to talk fleet and EV sustainability for the delivery market. Episode topics include: What BrightDrop can offer to last-mile businesses and how they approach a dealer base How the EP1...
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Fast Forward is a series brought to you by Fleet Forward where our industry experts talk about the future of fleet.
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