Automotive Fleet

The 117th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: More and more of these catalytic converter thefts are turning violent, and on at least three occasions, the vehicle owners were killed while the crime was in progress. It is important to instruct employee drivers...

The Fast Forward video series, hosted by Bobit Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown, is about connecting with leaders in fleet, tech, and automotive to show what the future holds for fleets of all types. In this episode, Chris addresses how fleets with EVs should prepare themselves for when the grid goes down — a topic that has taken on new urgency after the devastation left by Hurri c ane Ian . 🎙Timest...

The 116th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Labor shortages are occurring in many industries that support the fleet market, ranging from vehicle transport companies that are coping with an ongoing driver shortage, to national account fleet service providers...

The 115th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Parts shortages first started to appear in the fourth quarter of 2020 and since have been a series of ongoing and sporadic inventory shortages for a variety of automotive components throughout calendar years 2021...

The 114th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Examined is the transition by most OEMs to an allocation system designed to manage the acquisitions of their products by their fleet customers. The implementation of controlled allocation systems is a significant...

The State of the Fleet Industry Spotlight video series is produced by Automotive Fleet puts a spotlight on key leaders in today’s fleet management industry. In this episode Matt Dyer, CEO and president of LeasePlan USA, is interviewed by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Discussion of today’s sourcing constraints for replacement vehicles and the inflationary pressures on fleet total c...

The 113th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: The European Union and the state of California have issued mandates that only zero-emission vehicles may be sold in their jurisdiction by 2035. EV production mandates will drive commodity demand and will put upwar...

The 112th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: The majority of EV users — more than 80% — are charging their EVs at home and work. As EV usage proliferates to a broader demographics of employees who are not homeowners, more will be using public recharging stat...

The biweekly Fleet Meet video series is co-produced by Automotive Fleet and Fleet360 to compare and contrast fleet trends occurring in both Europe and North America. The discussion is co-hosted by Hans Damen, managing partner of Fleet360 who is based in Europe; and Mike Antich Editor, Automotive Fleet Magazine, who is based in the U.S. and follows North American fleet market trends in the U.S., Ca...

The 111th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Multi-prong forces exerting upward pressure on fleet acquisition costs. Concern that future resale prices will be insufficient to offset today’s higher depreciation rates. The overwhelming majority of commercial f...

The 110th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates that he acknowledges will cause “pain” to the U.S. economy in order to achieve the 2% inflation goal. The construction industry proverbial canary in the coal mine...

The 109th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, signed into law by President Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, creates a new set of rules on the issuance of tax credits to purchase new and used EVs. People familiar with the new EV cre...

This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with CEI 🤝 Do your drivers think they’re safer than they really are? The answer is most likely yes. And those drivers often present more challenges to manage than those drivers identified as “more risky.” Join this conversation with Brian Kinniry and Mark Iorillo of CEI to better address these hidden risks to foster a safer...

The 108th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Order-to-delivery times have increased for trucks and vans, which, in turn, has increased demand for long-term rentals, especially when a vocational vehicle is damaged in an accident. Pricing is another sore point...

Fleet Meet is an interactive dialogue discussing the latest global trends in fleet management and contrasting their impact in the U.S. and the European fleet markets that is co-presented by AF Editor Mike Antich and Hans Damen, managing partner for Fleet360. Today, our hosts as well as a special guest weigh in on managing fleet safety programs and mitigating risk for drivers, fleet managers, and e...

The 107th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: The fact that more than half of the global production of microprocessor chips are concentrated in two countries — Taiwan and South Korea —which is a growing concern because people fear that a future China-Taiwan c...

The 106th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Merchants Fleet will be acquired by Bain Capital and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world. The acquisition will provide m...

This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with PARS 🤝 Today’s challenges around supply of both vehicles and workers — as well as changes in work locations and patterns — are causing auto transport companies to adjust to this new environment. In this Fleet Momentum episode, Teri Ross, vice president, sales and client relations for PARS, will discuss how PARS is help...

The 105th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Fleet managers need to order more vehicles for the 2023 model-year because of the difficulties in sourcing replacement vehicles in the past two model years. Ordering constraints due to a controlled allocation syst...

This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with Flexco 🤝 In this episode of Fleet Momentum, Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown connects with Dan Fierro of Flexco Fleet Services. Chris and Dan discuss trends in the used car market, wholesale prices, and what fleets can do recoup as much as possible at the time of sale. Fleet Momentum videos are designed to shin...

The 104th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today's topics include: Inconsistent delivery of chassis to upfitters. Impact of supply chain disruptions and delays on the upfit process. Upward cost pressure making upfits more expensive. Ongoing labor shortage make most upfitters shor...

This episode of Fleet Momentum is sponsored by and created in partnership with Solera 🤝 When it comes to implementing driver safety programs, maintaining driver privacy may be overlooked, but is an important factor to consider. In this Fleet Momentum episode, Stef Campbell, Senior Vice President of Privacy for eDriving, discusses with Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown the factors organizations must...

This State of the Fleet Industry Spotlight video produced by Automotive Fleet features an interview Wheels Donlen CEO Shlomo Crandus who will discuss the June 13, 2022, announcement of the stock purchase agreement to acquire LeasePlan USA and combine the business with Wheels Donlen to create a unified fleet management company. 🎙Today's topics include: When will the stock purchase agreement to acqu...

The 103rd State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers insights into the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. 🎙Today's topics include: Decline in U.S. of gasoline consumption in the second quarter of2022 compared to same time last year due to demand destruction following a 61% increase in fuel prices. Gasoline future market had a 9.7% decline on...

Fleet Meet is an interactive dialogue discussing the latest global trends in fleet management and contrasting their impact in the U.S. and the European fleet markets that is co-presented by AF Editor Mike Antich and Hans Damen, managing partner for Fleet360. Today's topic includes a discussion on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is a collection of 17 interlinked global goals developed by...