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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.

Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 18, 2020

Hot Takes: Developing the Ecosystem for Electric Commercial Vehicles

We can finally see the horizon for electric trucks and vans, though it will take a range of stakeholders — from funding, infrastructure planning, tech training, and maintenance — to drive adoption.

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 13, 2020

Advanced Safety Technologies: Comprehension, Implementation, Training

Studies have shown that advanced driver assistance technology is amplifying distracted behavior. Do you know how to manage these technologies and educate your drivers to avoid the risk?

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 12, 2020

What’s Happening to Carsharing?

With high-profile closures and pullbacks in 2019, the North American carsharing market looks to new market opportunities. But can it grow past its traditional base?

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 4, 2020

Hot Takes: Unexpected EV Findings

Battery electric vehicles lose their top spots on a prestigious green car ranking; where EV charging will kill your budget; how to mitigate the Big Brother talk with in-cab cameras; where autonomy happens first; and more in this week’s roundup of mobility news for fleets.

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 3, 2020

Is Paying Drivers to Allow In-Cab Cameras a Good Idea?

With the idea that management can now literally look over the shoulder of drivers, this brings a new dimension to the Big Brother conversation.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJanuary 23, 2020

How a Fleet Operator Builds an Electric Truck

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.

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Articlesby Chris BrownDecember 24, 2019

How a Fleet Operator Builds an Electric Truck

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.

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Articlesby Chris BrownDecember 3, 2019

What I Want from an Electric Pickup

If an automaker can make an electric truck like the one I’m laying out here, I’m all in.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 26, 2019

8 Fleet Forward Conference Takeaways

Data management and protection, electrification, telematics, video technology, mobile servicing, shared mobility, and advanced safety tech took center stage in San Jose.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 22, 2019

Tesla's Electric Pickup: Is It a Work Truck?

An up-close dose of Tesla’s Cybertruck from last night’s reveal in Hawthorne, Calif. answers some initial questions on whether it can function in a traditional fleet capacity.

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