Fleet Future

Fleet Future

There are a lot of questions about trucking’s future. We try to answer them on Fleet Future, a podcast from Fleet Equipment magazine.

Episodes

The evolving camera technology in today's trucks

November 2, 2021 • 18 mins
The debates about inward-facing cameras in trucks are significant, but what’s not up for debate is the fact that this camera technology has evolved significantly recently.
Take one announcement from this summer, which was the launch of the AI DashCam from KeepTruckin. The technology provider partnered with Ambarella on the image processing capabilities of the camera to provide a device with ADAS and driver monitoring capabilities.

Wa...
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Recapping the 2021 TMC Fall Meeting

October 13, 2021 • 22 mins
Another week, another trade show recap! The gang's all here once again as Editor Jason Morgan and Senior Editor David Sickels join the podcast to talk about last month's TMC Fall Meeting, which took place in Cleveland and was host to a bevy of OEM and supplier news. We talk about the news of the show, which heavily featured tires and smart trailers, as well as the challenges facing today's fleets, many of which were discussed at th...
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ACT Expo: A recap podcast, part 2

October 7, 2021 • 16 mins
It's time for part two! For those who missed it, the last episode of Fleet Future featured Editor Jason Morgan, Senior Editor David Sickels and yours truly, Managing Editor Alex Crissey, recapping September's zero-emissions focused ACT Expo. Jason attended the show, but David and I did not, so we peppered him with questions for enough time that the conversation had to be broken into two parts.
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ACT Expo: A recap podcast, part 1

September 30, 2021 • 24 mins
Part 1 of 2 in which FE's Jason Morgan, Alex Crissey and David Sickels recap the ACT Expo.
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What fleets need to know about electrification and truck charging stations

September 22, 2021 • 12 mins
In this episode of Fleet Future, FE Managing Editor Alex Crissey and Senior Editor David Sickels sit down in the podcast studio to talk about the rise of electrification in 2021.
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How electrification will change truck tires

August 25, 2021 • 14 mins
Continental announced in July that it has been testing tires specifically built for electric trucks in Germany. When I saw this news I instantly wanted to know more – to start with, why do electric trucks need specialized tires? For that answer and several others, I spoke with Hinnerk Kaiser, head of tire development for truck and bus tires at Continental.
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What your fleet needs to know about tire maintenance

August 10, 2021 • 16 mins
Tire maintenance: with tire costs being what they are, it’s always going to be a hot topic. From routine checks to investing in equipment like TPMS and ATIS, it’s all important when cutting those costs and making sure you don’t fall victim to an unexpected roadside breakdown or another similarly nasty surprise.

For more on this, I sat down with two Bridgestone representatives, Greg Kidd and Randy Patterson, to talk through everythin...
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Podcast: Extras from FE's Mack Trucks Executive Interview

July 28, 2021 • 5 mins
This episode of Fleet Future features Jonathan Randall, Mack Trucks senior vice president of North American sales and commercial operations, with a bit more info on Mack’s role when it comes to infrastructure, charging, and everything else that will go along with making electrification more widespread.
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The potential benefits of replacing truck mirrors with cameras

July 22, 2021 • 18 mins
In today's Fleet Future podcast, I spoke with two members of Stoneridge, a company that makes MirrorEye, a system through which mirrors on the sides of trucks are replaced by cameras, which the company says provides greater visibility and improved aerodynamics.
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Driver training, retaining and the trucking industry's "oral tradition," with CarriersEdge

July 13, 2021 • 18 mins
The driver shortage is always a hot topic—and recruiting is only one piece of that; retaining is another. One overlooked aspect of retaining is in training—after all, the training process is the first impression drivers have of your company. To discuss this topic, today’s guest is Jane Jazrawy, co-founder of CarriersEdge.
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A look at the state of the trucking market with FTR

June 22, 2021 • 15 mins
It has been, to put it mildly, an absolutely wild year for the US economy, and by extension, the trucking industry. So what can fleets expect from the market the rest of this year, and what’s on the horizon for 2022? I spoke Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for FTR, to find out how they're seeing the market.
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Thermo King on the challenges and potential benefits of electrification

June 9, 2021 • 11 mins
There is a lot of excitement in the air about electrification, but also a lot of questions. And this was the subject of a recent Thermo King webinar, hosted by Paul Kroes, the company’s market insights leader for North America.

Paul took some time to discuss some of the biggest issues in electrification, from infrastructure and regulation to vehicle and battery development to when it will all make sense from an ROI perspective. And...
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Michelin on the importance of the right truck tires in the right applications

May 26, 2021 • 6 mins
Joining me on today’s podcast is Coy Jones, senior marketing manager for on road with Michelin to talk about the company's new truck tires, the technology used in making them, and why it’s so important to get the right tire for the right application.
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Telematics, routing and staying ahead of the truck technology curve

May 19, 2021 • 15 mins
Joining me on today’s episode of the Fleet Future podcast is Alex Osaki, product marketing manager for Here Technologies, which is a supplier of telematics, including routing and mapping technology, to the trucking industry. Alex and I had a great conversation about routing and mapping technology, the struggles of adopting telematics, and how telematics will play into electrification.
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How telematics can help in last mile delivery, with electric fleets, and more

May 12, 2021 • 15 mins
The growth of both the last mile delivery market and the ascendancy of electric trucks have rarely been out of the news for the past year. With that in mind, joining me in this episode of the Fleet Future podcast is Travis Hunt, business development manager for Ford Commercial Solutions. Our conversation focused on telematics, from how telematics can help electric vehicles succeed, to Ford’s recent announcement in March that it wil...
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How electric trucks will change your fleet management process

May 5, 2021 • 12 mins
Electric trucks are here. At this point, every major OEM either has trucks available for order or in development, but if you are interested in adding some of these models to your fleet, there is a lot of preparation that needs to be done ahead of time. Joining me on this episode to discuss this topic is Dave Downs of CalAmp, a telematics provider.
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Podcast: New electric and diesel trucks, plus the effects of the microchip shortage

April 15, 2021 • 17 mins
Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan and Managing Editor Alex Crissey go over the biggest trucking news of the past month, including:

- The ongoing microchip shortage and its potential impacts on trucking
- The newly available electric trucks from Freightliner
- Driving new heavy-duty trucks from Peterbilt and Kenworth, as well as new medium-duty models from both OEMs
- How fleets can prepare their shops for the arrival of an electric t...
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The role of e-axles and power systems in the electric future

March 17, 2021 • 10 mins
The electric future has arrived, with several major OEMs making battery electric trucks available now, some that will be available soon, and even a growing push toward hydrogen fuel cell power.

So what will the role of suppliers be in this electric future? To answer that question, I talked with Jeremy Frenznick, senior director of CV engineering at Dana. Dana is providing e-axles and/or power systems for electric trucks from Peterbi...
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Why tracking the right metrics is key for your maintenance operation

March 10, 2021 • 16 mins
Precise data: it’s one of the most important keys to running a good business, in the fleet world or elsewhere. After all, how will you know where to start improving your business if you don’t have a real sense of where the business is now?

This was the theme of a recent talk by Jacob Findlay, founder and CEO of Fullbay, a provider of shop management software, at this year’s Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week.

Jacob joins me on this week’s p...
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The impact of emissions standards on trucking equipment

March 3, 2021 • 8 mins
For this episode of Fleet Future I talked with Robb Janak, director of new technologies at Jacobs Vehicle Systems, about CARB and EPA emissions regulations and the technology Jacobs is developing to meet them.
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