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When the first issue of AF was published in 1961, founding editor Ed Bobit was solely responsible for content, but he was soon backed up by an excellent automotive editor named Roy Wiley, who came from the Chicago Tribune. In time, many great editors would serve at the helm of the magazine. Here's a photo gallery of Automotive Fleet editors through the years.
Work Truck magazine's Managing Editor Lauren Fletcher attended Freightliner's ride and drive event in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19.
Some photos of Chrysler's (Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Jeep) new product at the 2011 Chrysler Fleet Preview in Austin, Texas.
While pioneers like Helen Bland and Helene Kamon set a tone of professionalism for women in fleet, the industry nevertheless was a real man's world well into the early 1980s. The pages of Automotive Fleet were replete with images of women draped over cars suggestively, and ads hinted at more than automotive performance. Appreciate this review of women in fleet in the context of the times. But for the real female pioneers, view our more serious A History of Women in fleet photo gallery as well.
Many of today's most advanced and helpful products have their origins in an idea further back in our history. What at the time may have seemed revolutionary now looks quaint or even wacky. But it's a tribute to the great innovators that have populated our industry since the first automobile rolled off the line.
We hope you'll enjoy this look at some very important women to whom the entire industry -- both men and women -- owe a great debt.
Founder of Bobit Business Media (originally called Bobit Publishing) and Automotive Fleet Magazine, Ed Bobit was a leader in fleet.
With more than 420 registered attendees, a number of industry expert keynote speakers, and a slew of professional recognition awards, the 2010 AFLA Conference was a huge success.
Fleet industry professionals gathered in “Motor City” for the 2010 NAFA Fleet Management Association Institute & Expo (I&E) April 24-27 at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
More than 350 fleet industry professionals attended the Green Fleet Conference, which offered solutions and resources to help fleet managers continue environmental initiatives in budget-challenged times, according to organizers. Environmental initiatives "make economic sense," Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley told a crowded audience at the conference, held Oct. 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Suzuki made its global debut of the all-new 2010 Kizashi mid-sized sedan in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., marking the automaker's first entry into the all-wheel-drive sports sedan segment. Automotive Fleet attended the reveal and snapped a few "sneak peak" photos.
