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Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility. Chris produces and emcees the annual International Car Rental Show, the largest event serving the auto rental industry worldwide. Chris also created and produces the Fleet Forward Conference along with regional Tour stops, the Fleet Safety Conference, and DeliveryCon, for the last-mile delivery fleet market. 

Chris has won publishing awards for editorial excellence including a Jesse H. Neal Award, three Folio: Eddie Awards, and three Maggie Awards. As an internationally recognized expert on fleets, auto rental and mobility, Chris has spoken at industry events in the U.S., Brazil, Ireland, and China. He has appeared on Good Morning America and has been sourced and quoted in national media such as Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and National Public Radio.

Articlesby Chris BrownJune 11, 2019

The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers

A massive new market for fleet management will be created that doesn’t exist yet. Are you ready?

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Newsby Chris BrownMay 1, 2019

eCUVs: A New Choice for Urban Deliveries

With a payload of up to 2,000 lbs., the all-electric Able XR has the capabilities of a small pickup or van but for non-freeway urban environments.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJanuary 22, 2019

Hauling Cannabis and Cash: New Fleets Serve Exploding Industry

With recent cannabis legalization, new commercial fleets are springing up to transport pounds of marijuana and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Navigating wildfire growth, ever-changing regulations, and federal illegality, it’s a fast learning curve for these new cannabis entrepreneurs — the legal ones, anyway.

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Photo Galleriesby Chris BrownNovember 13, 2018

Jaguar's 2018 E-Pace

Jaguar is entering a new category with its 2018 E-Pace luxury subcompact performance SUV.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 12, 2018

LeasePlan’s Smolka Shares Challenges to EV Fleet Implementation

To understand those challenges firsthand, LeasePlan’s global employee fleet intends to go fully electric by 2021.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 10, 2018

The World Has Been Mapped into Three-Meter Squares: What Are the Implications for Fleet?

Identifying the exact delivery point down to a three-meter square on a large corporate campus, construction site, or any location without an address would result in valuable cost and time savings for numerous fleet applications.

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Articlesby Chris BrownAugust 1, 2018

Trimming the Fat From Fleet Management

Human interaction in traditional fleet management processes is inherently inefficient. But what can be done?

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 23, 2018

What’s the Next Evolution of the Work Van?

Inside the Mercedes-Benz Vans Future Transportation North America workshop, Nick Tempelhoff has some thoughts.

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Photo Galleriesby Chris BrownMay 22, 2018

Seen on the NAFA Show Floor

The expo hall at the annual NAFA Institute & Expo, held this year in Anaheim, Calif., provided an abundance of innovative products and services designed to create more efficient fleets.

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 15, 2018

A Fleet Grows with the Cannabis Industry

Hardcar Security’s custom refrigerated Ford Transits haul cannabis and cash for California growers and dispensaries. The company is establishing logistics and transportation best practices to help this nascent industry mature.

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