Ed Bobit, or Coach, set a high bar for us all and he meant so much to so many industry professionals out there. There's no replacing the Coach, so we're not...

A great deal of our attendance this year was made up of risk and environmental, health & safety (EH&S) professionals from Fortune 500 companies. I hope...

Americans (and fleet managers) love their trucks. Occasional spikes in oil prices aside, in most cases the American consumer and the American fleet driver...

Big Data is the hottest new catchphrase with the tech and fleet crows. Our recent surveys indicate that most fleet managers love data and want more of it,...

A common refrain from those who are trying to market products and services to the fleet industry is that fleet managers never answer their phones.

If Harvard had a school of fleet, it would have lots of courses on vehicle selection, advanced lease accounting, depreciation, and maybe even alternative...

In changing and expanding Green Fleet Conference to the Fleet Technology Expo, group publisher of Automotive Fleet and Green Fleet Sherb Brown, explains how...

As we approach another NAFA Fleet Management Association Institute & Expo (I&E) — my 20th — it seems like a good time to pause and reflect a bit on how the...

If you don’t stay on top of the latest developments in mobility, battery technology, autonomous vehicles, and telematics, you are subjecting yourself to the...

Fleets are often the beta testers of the vehicle market. That shift away from compact sedans we saw in the fleet market a few years ago is playing out in...

There is just no better opportunity to network, to learn, and to mingle with the best and the brightest than an in-person fleet event.

Fleet management may be a lot more science and lot less art than it was in the 20th century, but there are still a lot of decisions to make.

Reflecting back on the fleet preview season and understanding the responsibilities of fleet managers.

Looking back on the problems that plague the OEM vehicle ordering and delivery process. And deciding what can be done to repair this broken system.

Merger mania is hitting the fleet market once again. We’re hearing about potential OEM consolidations and we now have Element Financial Corp. expanding its...

Fleet management will always be a critical role in any business or public entity that relies on vehicles regardless of the title of the person making the...

When the day comes that you decide to finally hang up your cleats, you’ll probably realize that it was less about what you knew about the fleet business and...

We bang the drum for fleet safety a lot here at Automotive Fleet. It’s an area of top concern for most of our readers and for most of the suppliers that do...

Fleet management is a complex job; it requires a little forward thinking, a little anticipation, and maybe a crystal ball to help you see the future.

It’s time to put another year in the books and look forward to 2016. Take some time to analyze current and future trends and how that will impact your fleet...

Plan ahead for the future and have discussions with your senior management about costs and what the future has in store for your fleet. While it looks like...

The modern fleet manager and the companies that serve them need to keep an eye on the political process. They need to watch not just the economic trends,...

There are a lot of safety options available for the modern fleet’s drivers. It’s time to take a more nuanced look at the options that are available in the...

The best fleet managers survived the total fleet management era because they brought value to their companies.

It’s a great time for fleet managers to make a real difference, save money, save lives, and make their businesses more productive.

Despite all leading-edge technology and bleeding-edge regulations that are being thrust upon the fleet market, there is a gaping hole in many fleet plans....

Fleet Technology Expo will include three days of education on tactics for optimizing fleet software and data and alternative-fuel adoption, information on...

The fleet industry is evolving at an ever-increasing pace, but the one area that hasn’t evolved and never seems to improve is the actual vehicle delivery...

Fleet management has migrated from the garage to the Excel spreadsheet. We don’t have to wonder anymore about whether that compact car really is more...

When it’s all said and done, there usually is a right answer for a particular fleet and the best person to make that decision is a well-educated fleet manager.

We may not be able to predict the future here at Automotive Fleet, but we can confidently predict that 2017 will be very interesting.

Every fleet is different. Most of the service providers in our market realize this and do their best to tailor their solutions to meet the needs of today’s...

Depreciation is a necessary evil in our industry. Knowing your risks and knowing your OEM partners won’t make depreciation go away but it can make it more...

Fleet managers should stay current with new developments in the auto industry but stay grounded in reality to keep their fleets efficient and prepared for...

Are you taking the time to keep an eye out for the person who is going to fill your chair when you decide to move on?

Three years have gone by since our founder Ed Bobit passed away. In many ways it feels like an eternity but in other ways it feels like he was just here...

Welcome to the premiere issue of Work Truck Magazine! You might ask why we decided to create a new magazine covering the work truck industry. The answer is...

There is little doubt that the folks out there with 5,000-10,000 vehicles have a good handle on how much they should be paying; for everything from bucket...

The fleet management companies, the telematics providers, the upfitters, and the general service providers in our market can offer you some wonderful...

The mainstream media may have sold out lock stock and barrel to the fringe elements but as a fleet decision maker you still have some tremendous resources...

We’re not where we need to be with battery technology and the whole herd seems to be betting that a magical new solution will appear in time to save us all....

Data is driving fleet decisions more than ever. Whether it’s big data or small data, fleet management is becoming less of an art every day and more of a...

'Automotive Fleet' defines a fleet as any commercial or public entity that operates 15 or more vehicles or buys 10 or more vehicles in a single calendar-year.

Fleet management is part art, part science. Recent developments in the industry have made it more science and less art for sure. There are a lot of very...