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SEARCHThe 2023 Fleet Forward Conference and Fleet Safety Conference convened Nov. 8-10 in Santa Clara, California. Through photos, take a look into this year’s educational sessions, thought leadership, networking events, and hands-on experiences with the latest vehicles and technologies.
Bobit is excited to announce changes for 2024: The conferences are moving to San Diego, host hotel the Sheraton Marina, and will be co-located with the Global Fleet Conference.
The Circle K Pro team interacts with an attendee.
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A friendship is renewed.
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Mark Sandoval of Ouster (left) discusses levels of automated driving with Kevin Chronicle of Bosch.
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Cortez Tolbert, occupational safety and health manager for Satellites Unlimited, discusses strategies for retaining the next-generation workforce with Ingo Wiegand of Samsara (left), Mark Fontecchio of 451 Research, and Fontaine Schaber of Udemy (right).
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Attendees enjoy the Northern California evening.
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Amanda Schuier of Jetco Delivery, discusses trucking fleet safety with Jonathan Gong of Young's Inc., Mike Lasko of Boyle Transportation, and Sarah Cates, director of safety of Keller Trucking.
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Attendees mingle among 26 hot new vehicles during the vehicle showcase and reception.
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The Samsara team interacts with attendees.
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Kristin Leary, fleet manager for Syneos Health, and Phil Moser, associate director of driver safety at Syneos Health, explain how to protect fleet drivers from crime.
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Eric Richardson, deputy chief fleet management officer at City of New York, accepts the 2023 fleet safety award with Mike Joyce, executive director of AALA (left) and Chris Brown of Bobit.
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John Donahue of Fleetcor discusses the evolution of fleet payments with Jay Collins of WEX (left) and Matt Nicholson of Car IQ.
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Clay Okabayashi of Mullen Automotive talks electric truck chassis with a fleet manager as Don Borthwick of Mullen looks on.
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Attendees get behind the wheel of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which offers 21 miles of electric-only miles before switching to the internal combustion engine.
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Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions (left) leads a panel on the new market of commercial EVs with Claus Tritt of GreenPower, Ryan Pritchard of Pritchard Companies, and Heather Hanson (right) of the Genentech fleet.
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New partnerships were created and business was transacted at the 2023 Fleet Forward and Fleet Safety Conferences.
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The combined conferences convened 24 seminars and 10 networking events, including this outdoor reception and vehicle showcase.
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Mike Hauge, fleet manager for Ecolab, discusses fleet strategy during the opening keynote panel.
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David Worthington, fleet manager for the County of Santa Clara, discusses how he manages high-risk drivers with Judie Nuskey of Advanced Driver Training Systems and Jeff Martin of Lytx.
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Linda Ellis, fleet manager for UCB Pharmaceuticals, networks between sessions.
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David Renschler, public works fleet manager for the City of Fairfield, California, discusses the challenges of getting power to depot charging locations with Mike Rowand of EPRI (left) and Patrick Sullivan of EV Realty.
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SuYvonne Bell, fleet manager for Gilead Sciences, explains the uncalculated costs for fleet crashes with Corey Woinarowicz of NoCell, Delamon Rego of Decked, and Eliot Bensel of CEI.
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Breakout sessions covered depot electrification, measuring fleet carbon emissions, understanding regulations, fleet van of the future, and more.
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Phil Moser of Syneos Health (far left) and Chris Brown, conference chair, pause for a photo with Terry Enlow of ABA Technologies (red coat) and the team from Discount Tire.
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Heavy Duty Trucking's Jim Park presents the 2023 Safety & Compliance Award to Sarah Cates of Keller Trucking. Congratulations Sarah!
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Automakers explained vehicle features during the ride and drive.
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The closing keynote panel was a fleet manager affair. (l-r) Mike Hauge of Ecolab, Matt Betz of DTE energy, Eric Richardson of the NYC Fleet, and SuYvonne Bell of Gilead Sciences discuss the evolution of fleet with Christy Grimes of Government Fleet Magazine.
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Stephen Joos of Fluid Truck explains how he's using Chat GPT at Fluid with Brian Bathe of Mike Albert Fleet Solutions (standing), Roger Lanctot of TechInsights, and Amir Sayegh of Geotab. Generative AI was a hot topic at this year's event.
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Terry Enlow of ABA Technologies shares how to create safer fleets through strong leadership with Annette Correll of eDriving (right) and Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions.
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The Motive team chats with an attendee during one of the many networking opportunities.
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Ryan Richards, strategic sourcing manager for Genentech, talks shop with Robert Larson of Toyota.
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Matt Betz of DTE Energy shares notes with Temica Gordon and her colleague from the City of Alexandria, Virginia Fleet.
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