Automotive Fleet is dedicated to not only providing the news, articles, blogs, and videos to help fleet managers do their jobs, but also to give readers the perspectives behind the headlines. 

Understanding the “why” and “how” provides a deeper understanding of an issue, whether it's navigating supply chains or preparing for fleet electrification, implementing new technologies or training the successor to your job. 

These curated articles and blogs from our fleet editors and industry community showcase Automotive Fleet’s Top Perspectives of 2024:

1. Supply, Unchained: An Update on Vehicles, Upfits & Intergalactic Backorders

While vehicle supply came roaring back in most sectors in 2024, other factors still delayed trucks’ and vans’ arrival in fleets.

2. Outlook 2024: Is Fleet Back to Normal?

In this article, we dug into the trends that shaped 2024, while highlighting how fleets got creative to meet the substantial market challenges. 

3. Reassessing Fleet Electrification After a Disruptive Year

As the market retrenched in 2024, certain developments moved the needle toward greater EV penetration in fleets, while other factors held it back. 

4. How Much Trust Should We Give Generative AI?

Chris Brown asked ChatGPT to synopsize his work to create a new opinion piece for fleet managers on the benefits and potential pitfalls of AI. ChatGPT didn’t get it quite right.

5. Navigating the Future: A Guide to Creating a Fleet Manager Succession Plan

With the impact of a personal loss still fresh, a fleet management industry veteran shared her blueprint for fleet managers to help build their position’s succession plan.

6. What the Industry Got Wrong on EVs

“Electrify, it’s cheaper” was the message relentlessly pushed to fleets over the past five years. We need a new message, wrote Chris Brown in this blog, which was nominated for an Eddy Award for excellence in business-to-business journalism. 

7. What Happens When a Charging Company Exits the Market?

The closure of Enel X Way USA exposed the vulnerabilities and new complexities that fleets face on the path to electrification. 

8. Fleet Managers Are Middle Managers — And They Defy the Stereotype

Fleet managers wield a lot of power, and this power is growing as the job demands become more complex. Middle management? Sure. But fleet managers are constantly demonstrating creativity, ingenuity, and resilience.

9. Remarketing Trends 2024: Moving Toward Normal but Not to 2019

Post-pandemic, fleet editor Martin Romjue tackled wholesale vehicle prices, supply kinks, electric vehicle uncertainty, rising operational costs, and AI potential. 

10. New Tech Is Revolutionizing Fleet Safety — But at the Price of Awareness?

AF’s Christy Grimes asked fleet experts to weigh in on the technologies and regulations improving fleet safety. Those experts cautioned that drivers are becoming overly reliant on technology and neglect situational awareness on the road.