The Fleet

Best Way to Learn Fleet? Become a Sponge.

Jamie McKay walked into a role that had never existed at Aptive Pest Control, in the middle of COVID, knowing almost nothing about fleet. Six years later, she manages a f

What Will It Take to Scale Autonomous Trucking?

Autonomous trucks mean so much more than driverless. Nick Elder, VP of Commercialization at Torc Robotics, joins The Fleet to explain what has to be true before autonomy

How Siemens Turned Small SUVs Into Service Vehicles

Your service vehicle may be built around assumptions that stopped being true years ago. At Siemens, Adam Orth and his team went into the field to see how technicians wer

Fleet Costs Don’t Just Disappear

Fleet costs money. Trying to minimize those expenses can cost far more. Jennifer Pemberton, Senior Manager of Fleet and Routing at Alsco Uniforms, explains why the cheap

The Cost of Cutting Costs

Robert Braswell has spent 33 years at the neutral technical seat of the trucking industry as Executive Director of the Technology and Maintenance Council. He sees what's

The Trends Reshaping Modern Fleet

In this special look back at The Fleet, industry leaders explore how mobility, infrastructure, technology, economics, data, and driver experience are becoming part of one

The Hidden Math of the Middle Mile

Sometimes the smartest freight route is A to C to B. Lacy Greening, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University and a semifinalist in the DO

Building a Cyber-Ready Fleet Culture

Only 1 in 10 fleet cyber attacks ever gets reported — and the smaller the carrier, the more likely the breach ends quietly in bankruptcy. Joe Ohr, COO of the National Mot

Networking Is Not Optional

Fleet moves your mail, your produce, your workforce — and most people have no idea how big the industry actually is. Zā Farley, founder and CEO of Black Fleet Network, j

Acquire. Divest. Change Vendors - But Don’t Break the Fleet!

When a business changes, the fleet cannot stop moving. Jennifer VrMeer, Senior Manager of Sales Operations at BD, has helped manage fleet through acquisitions, divestitu

Does Your Fleet Fit Your Driver’s Life?

Fleet strategy only works if drivers actually use it. EV rollouts. Safety tech. Policy changes. Vendor consolidation. Every major fleet initiative eventually comes down

How 4 People Run 18,000 Vehicles

4 people. 18,000 vehicles. No blown engines. How does that work? Charles Schott is Fleet Director at Rollins, one of the largest service fleets in North America - 20 pes

Driver Data: Your Defense or Your Risk?

Fleet safety isn’t just accidents - it’s what your data says you did about them. In this episode, Brian Kinniry - Director of Safety and Collision Product Management at

Physical AI Is Coming for Fleet Operations

Physical AI is rewriting what's possible for autonomous fleets, and the infrastructure decisions you make today determine your competitive position in 2035. Colin Dhillo

Strategic Theft: The $725M Crime Wave Hiding in Your Supply Chain

Cargo theft has fundamentally evolved – and the criminals behind it aren't breaking locks. They're forging documents, building fake carrier identities, and running what a

How AI and Autonomy Are Redefining Fleet Operations in 2026

Fleets are undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation and the companies leading this shift aren't traditional automakers. In this episode, Philipp Kampshoff, Co-founde

Stop Treating EV Charging Like a Parking Problem

You’re not stuck because there aren’t enough chargers. Dr. Sheldon Williamson, professor at Ontario Tech, explains why the real constraint is when and how power hits the

Vehicle Design Is the Bottleneck of EVs

Vehicles were designed for an old era of transportation. The modern fleet demands a redesign. In this episode of The Fleet, Will Graylin, Founder & CEO of IndiGO Technol

How the RIGHT Data Changes Driver Behavior (And Saves Lives!)

The world’s next fleet evolution isn’t just electric - it’s contextual. Chris Brandt sits down with Dominique Kwong, Founder and CEO of Damon, to explore how “data with

Electric Aircraft Are Coming. But Is the Supply Chain Ready?

From vertiports to predictive maintenance, Aviation is entering a new era - and the supply chain is under pressure. In this episode of The Fleet, WestJet’s Director of S