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Fleet Forward the Tour Set To Land in New Jersey
On Sept. 10, Fleet Forward: the Tour — Somerset will allow fleet operators to test drive EVs and provide educational sessions on infrastructure and regulations.

The 2024 East Coast Fleet Forward Tour stop will take place at Delta Hotels Somerset on Sept. 10. The West Coast stop convened in the Port of Los Angeles, CA, on June 12.
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Fleet Forward: the Tour will convene a one-day event on Sept. 10 at the Delta Hotels Somerset, New Jersey, addressing infrastructure insights, solutions for fleet compliance, regulations, and more.
Held in conjunction with NAFA-the Fleet Management Association, the Sept. 10 tour stop agenda includes seminars, tabletop exhibits, networking, lunch, and a vehicle ride and drive.
In addition to New Jersey fleets, national organizations with a portion of their fleet in New Jersey are encouraged to attend.

On June 12, Fleet Forward: the Tour convened in the Port of Los Angeles. Registrants attended educational panels and experienced new technologies behind the wheel through a hands-on Ride and Drive.
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The West Coast event, held on June 12 in the Doubletree Port of Los Angeles, attracted 160 registrants to the educational sessions focusing on the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation instituted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Somerset Agenda
What will fleets take away at Fleet Forward: the Tour — Somerset? Sessions include:
Registration for the Sept. 10 event is open now.
About Fleet Forward: the Tour
An offshoot of the larger Fleet Forward Conference, Fleet Forward: the Tour consists of one-day, regional events to help fleets manage the transition to electric vehicles and understand other new technologies.
This year, the Tour consists of a West and East Coast event. The first stop convened in the Port of Los Angeles, CA, on June 12, and the second Tour stop will be in Somerset, N.J., on Sept. 10.
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