ARI's fourth annual Best in Fleet conference was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Nov. 5 to 7. David Feherty, television personality and former professional golfer, was the conference's keynote speaker. Photos by Andy Lundin
ARI's 2019 Fleet Conference in Pictures
Peter Nogalo (left), marketing manager for ARI, hosted a panel on the future of ridesharing in the automotive space. Speaking at the panel were Chris Donus (center), VP of Express Drive for Lyft, and Marion Harris, president and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company.
Mike Ramsey (left), vice president, sales support, ARI, hosted a case study panel on the successes seen in Direct Energy's fleet. Dave Selsky (middle), VP North American Environment, Health, and Safety at Direct Energy spoke to the success of the fleets' safety and how ARI aided in the success. Erin Stone (right), manager, strategic accounts, ARI, also spoke on the success of the fleet.
ARI hosted an evening reception and dinner at the Holman Motorcars dealership in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Conference attendees admire an Aston Martin that was on display among many other luxury vehicles.
Katie Silverberg, strategic account manager, ARI, chats with Brett Switzky of American Family Insurance at the evening reception at the Holman Motorcars dealership in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Craig Pierce (far left), hosted a client success panel on the fleet management strategies of TruGreen. Hobbs DeWitt (second from left) VP of supply chain for TruGreen; and Billy Wassmer (second from right) director of fleet operations for TruGreen, contributed thoughts to overcoming the fleets' challenges.
Stephen Haindl, executive VP of technology for Holman Automotive Group, spoke during a presentation on technology megatrends that are impacting businesses today and in the future.
David Feherty, television personality and former professional golfer, was the conference's keynote speaker on the final day of the conference.
Bob White, president of ARI, kicked off the conference with a message on the current state of the company as well as future initiatives.
Trip O'Neil presented during a talk on the major trends that will impact fleets in the near future and how to address them.
Mike Ramsey, vice president, sales support, ARI, led a presentation on looking at total cost of risk within how a fleet analyzes total cost of ownership.
Chris Conroy, president and CEO of Holman Business Services, spoke on the value of relationships inside and outside of the industry during a presentation on the last day of the conference.