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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 BrownSeptember 23, 2020

Gov. Newsom Issues Order to Ban New Gas Car Sales in Calif. by 2035

The order requires all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission in 15 years, though it would not prevent Californians from owning gasoline-powered cars or selling them on the used car market.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 15, 2020

The Episode with the Electric Truck Fraud Scandal

As the new technology hype machine works in overdrive, it’s time to take a deep breath and concentrate on product releases that we can experience for ourselves and drive. Remember those?

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 1, 2020

Ford Takes Telematics In-House and Hardware Free

Manufacturers are partnering with telematics providers to allow access to data from OEMs’ factory-installed modems. Meanwhile, Ford has introduced its own telematics system that takes advantage of its factory modem to maximize the depth and breadth of that data for fleets.

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Newsby Chris BrownAugust 26, 2020

Looking for an Autonomous Truck Driving Job? Waymo Is Hiring In Texas

Waymo is hiring Class A Drivers to monitor autonomous systems during driverless truck tests out of its new Dallas facility.

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Articlesby Chris BrownAugust 4, 2020

What Can Autonomy Do for the Middle Mile?

The middle mile in the supply chain is ripe for efficiency gains, while its repeatable routes make it a fit for early autonomous transportation adoption. Gatik’s Sam Saad explains when, how, and why.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 31, 2020

Lordstown Motors Unveils All-Electric Pickup for Fleets

Preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 27, 2020

Fleet Electrification: Level 2 or DC Fast Charging?

While the future of electrification infrastructure is DC fast charging, some fleets may never need it. James Kennedy of Tritium explains the decision process.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 14, 2020

Waymo Outlines Plans to Integrate Autonomous Trucking in Fleets

While agnostic on deployment models and vague on timelines for deployment, Waymo is clear — its end goal is to be a technology provider, not a truck manufacturer or fleet owner.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 3, 2020

Using Sharing Tech to Reduce Fleet Budgets

New forms of sharing technology allow fleet operators — from corporate and rental fleets to motor pools — to increase utilization and recoup costs.

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Newsby Chris BrownJune 26, 2020

Lordstown’s Electric Endurance: A Truck for the Working Class

While the Endurance launch event offered more big-picture proclamations than actual truck specs, Lordstown CEO Steve Burns pointed out one reason why an all-electric pickup will be so tantalizing for fleets.

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