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Armor Your Connected Fleet with Cybersecurity Measures
Utility fleets are integrating various connected-vehicle technologies that mine data to boost operational efficiency and effectiveness. But leveraging this brave new world of rich data is not witho…
The Fleet Leader’s Guide to Effective Communication: Inspired by ‘Made to Stick’
Do you struggle with getting your team to understand, remember and act correctly on your instructions?
How can you consistently communicate in a simple, straightforward and memorable way?
How can y…
Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Are Your Electrification Targets Realistic?
The latest headlines signal that the electric vehicle market is tapping the brakes, with the road ahead becoming increasingly uncertain. How will this trend impact your company’s ability to hit its…
In Many Ways, Fleet Management is Sales
In this issue’s “Women in Utility Fleet” feature, I speak with Lissa Brady, the fleet asset manager at San Diego Gas & Electric and a director on the EUFMC board.
We talked about her nontraditi…
Safety Signs and the Importance of Training
When I think about safety signs, the first thing I hear in my head is the hit 1970s song “Signs” by Five Man Electrical Band, particularly the part that goes, “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, blocki…
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The Evolving Fleet Professional for an Electrified Future
Over the last decade, technology has emerged that can make fleet management a little easier – think telematics, dashcams and integrated fleet management platforms. Electrification is a different story. The next 10 years will likely make a fleet manager’s job more complex, and that means fleet man…
The Impact of AI and Machine Learning on Telematics
While the flying automated cars of “The Jetsons” cartoon are still to come, the growing power of artificial intelligence is moving fleet telematics into the future.
Smart telematics systems are already in use by many fleets, but the technology is moving to the next level with the integration o…
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Fleet Electrification Plans Face Reality Check Amid EV Slowdown
Last year’s NTEA Work Truck Week was a parade of new electric vehicle launches. But if recent news is a sign, the bullishness toward EVs might be more subdued at this year’s show in Indianapolis in March.
The Sudden Downshift Until a couple of months ago, the EV market looked unstoppable.
EV sale…
Women in Utility Fleet: Lissa Brady
Lissa Brady arrived at the University of Washington as an English major and graduated with an international studies degree.
She served in various sales roles for nearly 25 years with GE Capital (now Element Financial Corp.), PACCAR Financial and Terex Utilities, earning her MBA along the way.
Sal…
Using Supporting Materials with Stabilizers and Outriggers
When utility workers are tasked with setting up equipment, oftentimes it’s along roadsides with slopes, ditches or unstable surfaces. Unfortunately, equipment tip-overs continue to be one of the most common job site accidents, but they are generally preventable with proper planning, training and …
Women in Utility Fleet: Julie Gomez
In the past, a passion for cars and mechanical expertise marked the starting point for a career in fleet management. Today, there are many roads to fleet success.
Take Julie Gomez as an example. Her journey began in 2003 with a customer service role at Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Within a year, …
Women in Utility Fleet: Lissa Brady
Lissa Brady arrived at the University of Washington as an English major and graduated with an international studies degree.
She served in various sales roles for nearly 25 years with GE Capital (now Element Financial Corp.), PACCAR Financial and Terex Utilities, earning her MBA along the way.
…
Using Supporting Materials with Stabilizers and Outriggers
When utility workers are tasked with setting up equipment, oftentimes it’s along roadsides with slopes, ditches or unstable surfaces. Unfortunately, equipment tip-overs continue to be one of the most common job site accidents, but they are generally preventable with proper planning, training and …