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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 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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Newsby Chris BrownJune 25, 2020

Lordstown Motors Has Sold Out First-Year Production

Lordstown Motor Corp.’s CEO Steve Burns said 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 BrownJune 23, 2020

Playing the Release Date Game with New Electric Pickups

Ford’s electric F-150 is due by mid-2022. Is this a realistic assessment of the electrification timeline, or is Ford late to the game?

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Articlesby Chris BrownJune 9, 2020

Planning for Fleet Electrification through a Distributed Charging Network

“Everyone comes into fleet electrification talking about hardware, and they leave talking about software workflow and project management,” says Michael Hughes of ChargePoint.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMay 21, 2020

Pandemic Pivot: Distillery Ups Routing Efficiency to Deliver Spirits and Sanitizer

When this boutique spirits distillery began production and distribution of sanitizer, the company needed to reorganize its routing from a few deliveries a week to over a hundred a day.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMay 12, 2020

Hot Takes: Understanding CARB’s Commercial EV Moonshot

CARB’s new targets may be unrealistic, but will they propel the electrification market? Also: Tesla releases Autopilot crash data; autonomous start up attacks the middle mile.

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Newsby Chris BrownMay 11, 2020

In Memoriam: Morris Belzberg, Budget Rent a Car Pioneer

Through his marketing campaigns, government relations, and ability to manage a powerful group of franchisees, the former Budget CEO is credited with propelling the brand “into the major league of car rental.”

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Newsby Chris BrownMay 7, 2020

Gatik’s Autonomous Box Truck Serves the Middle Mile

The autonomous vehicle is intended for fixed, repeatable routes between distribution centers and stores, which reduces autonomous travel’s problematic “edge cases.”

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Newsby Chris BrownApril 28, 2020

Calif. Superior Court: Turo Is a Car Rental Company

The ruling stems from a 2018 lawsuit regarding Turo’s San Francisco International Airport (SFO) operations and the collection of the airport’s permit fees.

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Newsby Chris BrownApril 23, 2020

Conn. Police Dept. Backs Away from COVID-19 Drone Surveillance

The Westport Police Department intended to use drones to monitor social distancing and use biometric readings to detect fever and respiratory rates, but then backed off after protests.

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