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Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility. Chris produces and emcees the annual International Car Rental Show, the largest event serving the auto rental industry worldwide. Chris also created and produces the Fleet Forward Conference along with regional Tour stops, the Fleet Safety Conference, and DeliveryCon, for the last-mile delivery fleet market. 

Chris has won publishing awards for editorial excellence including a Jesse H. Neal Award, three Folio: Eddie Awards, and three Maggie Awards. As an internationally recognized expert on fleets, auto rental and mobility, Chris has spoken at industry events in the U.S., Brazil, Ireland, and China. He has appeared on Good Morning America and has been sourced and quoted in national media such as Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and National Public Radio.

Newsby Chris BrownDecember 16, 2021

Ford Pro Charging Launches to Help Fleets Electrify

Ford Pro Charging will provide services to aid in implementing electric vehicle charging through consulting on the design and construction of charging sites, providing software and hardware infrastructure to support energy management, and working with local utilities on energy and infrastructure needs.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownDecember 15, 2021

What 2022 Portends for Fleets and Mobility — and What it Doesn’t

These 10 trendlines in electrification, mobility, and transportation tech bring promise to revolutionize fleets. Some may come to fruition next year, while others will only start to germinate.

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Articlesby Chris BrownDecember 10, 2021

Putting an Electric 3-Wheeler to Work

With the need to minimize carbon footprints, match the right fleet vehicle to the task, and maneuver in increasingly congested areas, fleets could use the FUV from Arcimoto in a growing number of niche applications. Mark Frohnmayer, the company’s founder and CEO, lays out the plan.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 29, 2021

22 Takeaways from the Fleet Forward Conference

This year’s agenda had a heavy focus on electrification, but also on the growth of autonomous transportation, the transformation of the automotive supply chain, using predictive analytics to drive efficiencies in maintenance, and how to harness data for multiple fleet processes.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 22, 2021

Utilities Are Essential to Fleets’ EV Infrastructure Plan

Ford Pro Charging’s Muffi Ghadiali explains how increasing grid demands necessitate fleets and utilities working together to reduce peak load with local battery storage, renewables, and bidirectional power from EVs themselves.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownNovember 4, 2021

Fleets Face Looming Compliance Deadlines

This FleetTakes blog covers the 3G sunset, a moonshot mandate for California public fleets, a contrarian take on gamification, and whether Hertz can fleet 100,000 Teslas.

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Videosby Chris BrownNovember 3, 2021

3G Sunset: Are You Prepared?

Hear a discussion around what the 3G sunset is, how it will impact fleets, and what you should be doing now to prepare in this episode of Fleet Momentum.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 1, 2021

Solve Your Driver Shortage Problem by Retaining Them

Handwringing over the national labor shortage won’t help — but improving your driver retention by 20% is within your grasp. Here are seven strategies to help.

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Videosby Chris BrownOctober 28, 2021

Electrifying a Fleet Within Budget

San Joaquin County Fleet Manager, Kevin Myose, explains how they are planning and executing on fleet electrification while staying inside their budget, including utilizing grant money, in this episode of Fast Forward.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownOctober 21, 2021

Automakers Become Service Providers to Fleet EVs

In this first edition of FleetTakes, we delve into automakers becoming service providers, Free2Move’s big plans for North America, reimbursement’s effect on carbon reduction goals, and refocusing senior management on safety.

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