Fleet Safety Culture Evaluation Checklist
You’ve got policies. You’ve got tech. But is safety really embedded in the day-to-day decisions of your drivers, managers, and leadership team? This in-depth self-evaluation gives you a clear view of where your safety culture stands, and where it needs work. It’s...
Fleet Maintenance Is Not a Cost Center — It’s Culture
What if we told you that maintenance isn’t just something your fleet does — it’s everything your fleet is? In Episode 65 of Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin Gilchrist sits down with Stefano Denari, Fleetio’s Fleet Ecosystem Strategist, for a raw, insightful look into...
3 Ways to Curb Summer Driving Habits Draining Your Fleet Budget
Picture This: It’s 93º out. Your driver just finished a service call and is sitting in the cab—A/C blasting, engine idling, sipping a soda, and scrolling through TikTok. Multiply that by 50 drivers. Then do it again tomorrow. And the next day. And the next. And the...
From Myths to Must-Haves: Real Fleet Talk from the NAFA Show Floor
What happens when you take five seasoned fleet pros, give them a mic, and drop them in the middle of NAFA I&E 2025? You get one of the most fast-paced, truth-packed episodes of Straight Talk on Fleet to date. In Episode 64, Erin Gilchrist goes live from the show...
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculation Guide
Know the Real Cost of Your Fleet There’s more to your fleet costs than fuel and maintenance. This guide gives you a step-by-step framework to uncover every dollar tied to your vehicles—acquisition, operation, downtime, admin costs, and beyond. If you’re budgeting on...
Proactively Lower Fleet Maintenance and Repair Costs
Nothing hurts quite like unexpected maintenance costs, especially when they can be up to three to nine times higher than scheduled servicing. For example, ignoring a worn-out brake pad replacement, which typically costs around $150, could result in rotor damage,...
The Cost of Disconnected Fleet Operations — And Why Unifying Them Is Non-Negotiable
Running a fleet has always been complex. Fleet managers juggle driver safety, fuel management, vehicle maintenance, compliance, and more—often across multiple disconnected systems. But as fleets grow and technology advances, fragmented operations become more than just...
AWISCO’s Road to Safer, Smarter Deliveries with IntelliShift and Wise Systems
Industry: DeliveryFleet Size: 39 AWISCO is in the business of welding and industrial gas delivery—and they don’t mess around when it comes to getting things where they need to go, safely and on time. But tight delivery windows, customer break times, and manual route...
IntelliShift Partners with Netradyne to Enhance Overall Safety and Optimize Performance
The partnership connects positive recognition AI cameras with a centralized platform to reduce risk in real-time COMMACK, N.Y.–Arpril 28, 2025–IntelliShift, the connected fleet intelligence platform for safety and operations teams, today announced a strategic...
Smarter Fueling Starts Now: No-Nonsense Talk for Fleet Pros
In episode 63 of Straight Talk on Fleet, host Erin Gilchrist is joined by Phil Mirisola from Coast Pay to dive into the persistent challenges surrounding fuel management and fleet payment solutions. This episode highlights practical strategies fleet managers can...