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FleetTakes

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

FleetTakes is exactly that — a take on what fleets need to know when it comes to the latest in automotive, transportation technologies, and creative solutions to make fleets more efficient, productive, safe, and sustainable. FleetTakes is brought to you by Chris Brown, associate publisher of Automotive Fleet. Chris covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility, and is the founder and producer of the annual Fleet Forward Conference.

FleetTakesby Chris BrownFebruary 2, 2024

An Open Letter to Fleet Managers

As I see it, the prime directive of Automotive Fleet is to help make your fleets more efficient, productive, safe, and sustainable. Simple enough, right? I look forward to working with all of you to achieve these goals.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownNovember 14, 2023

For Fleets, AI is No Longer a Buzz Acronym

Generative AI and its implications were weaved through multiple seminars at the 2023 Fleet Forward Conference. But does it deserve to be added to the ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared) acronym?

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownNovember 2, 2023

Do You Have a Fleet Manager Succession Plan?

Succession planning is a job in and of itself. If ownership of the task isn’t defined or formalized as part of job duties, it could fall through the cracks and lead to finger pointing when the transition falters.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownOctober 23, 2023

Telematics is No Longer Avoidable

We are a digital and connected society, and that interconnectedness is only intensifying. It is incumbent on fleet operators to have as much transparency and insight into their businesses as possible.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownSeptember 21, 2023

UAW Strike & Gov’t Shutdown: A Perfect Storm?

While the strike is still too young to reveal its effect on fleet vehicle inventories, the looming government shutdown could present a double whammy of macro effects on fleets and transportation.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownJuly 5, 2023

Did We Learn Anything from the Lordstown Bankruptcy?

Lordstown Motor’s bankruptcy makes life harder on the upstart automakers still standing — but this hot glare of reality is exactly what the market needs.

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