Chris Brown, executive editor of Business Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, offers his perspective on fleets, auto rental, and the new mobility ecosystem. Along with related publications and online newsletters, Chris produces the International Car Rental Show and the Fleet Forward Conference. Chris is relied on as an industry resource in matters by major media outlets such as the Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.
Storylines that emerged from the 2018 Work Truck Show include the increasing need for on-site productivity, inclusion of active safety systems in trucks, DPF frustrations affecting product decisions, data management, and the growing link between fleet management and company revenue.
Uber and Lyft drivers make far less when factoring vehicle expenses, though the actual numbers are now in dispute. A proper lifecycle cost analysis would’ve helped, and shows the benefit of collaboration with fleet professionals.
Counter bypass is just the beginning. The promise of a “data-driven ecosystem” that connects renters with the rental agency, retail services, and even the city is a better managed fleet, an improved user experience, and new revenue opportunities during the rental itself.
The question is central to the City of San Francisco’s lawsuit against Turo for operating without a permit at San Francisco International Airport.
The hottest segment today is facing a glut of models and volume in tomorrow’s wholesale market.
While media reports concentrate on the sting and the “outrage,” where’s the empirical evidence that fleet vehicles are less mechanically sound than vehicles sold from private owners?
With the ELD rule finally in effect, small fleet operators need to hunt for new efficiencies. In transportation logistics, Internet of Things (IoT) systems could have similar lasting impacts as telematics.
The cars are still the stars, but this year’s L.A. Auto Show revealed an auto industry at a crossroads.
A newfound austerity in fleeting is producing a domino effect of benefits for 2018.
As fleet miles increase exponentially, and as new stratum of fleet enter both consumer and business use cases, the "founding fathers" who gathered at Fleet Forward in Miami last week have some work to do.
As advanced safety technologies have migrated to mainstream vehicles, retaining value for these options at resale remains an issue.
If you think you have 11 weeks to implement an Electronic Logging Device system to meet the Dec. 18 compliance deadline, you really don’t — for a few reasons.
In the name of security, an automaker’s alliance is advocating denial of third-party access to the OBD-II port. Is this going too far?
Technology that allows cab drivers flexible access to a shared fleet is leveling the playing field for an 89-year-old taxi company.
As advanced safety technologies become even more pervasive on mainstream vehicles, are we creating “stupid drivers?"
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