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IntelliShift Benchmarking: Your Fleet’s Competitive Edge

IntelliShift Benchmarking: Your Fleet’s Competitive Edge

Managing a fleet involves far more than just keeping vehicles operational—it requires making strategic, data-driven decisions that improve safety, save time, reduce costs, and conserve resources. IntelliShift recognizes these challenges, which is why we’ve developed...

Optimizing Delivery Efficiency: A Fleet Manager’s Blueprint

Optimizing Delivery Efficiency: A Fleet Manager’s Blueprint

In the latest episode of Straight Talk on Fleet, Erin Gilchrist Rugg welcomes Wise Systems’ Vice President of Global Partnerships, Erin Blair, to discuss the value of combining route optimization and fleet management technology into one super-charged platform.  ...

Plug Into the Fleet Community

Plug Into the Fleet Community

In this episode, Erin celebrates 50 episodes and 11,000 followers on LinkedIn! The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast aims at building a community of industry professionals. It’s a destination for thought leadership, best practice sharing, vetting out challenges, and...

Managing Your Most Dangerous Tool with the Pest Posse

Managing Your Most Dangerous Tool with the Pest Posse

  In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at IntelliShift, speaks with Foster Brusca of Pest Posse TV. This conversation was recorded for a pest management audience but facts are facts and this conversation is good for all fleet types! They...

Uncensored Fleet Manager Tips from the Trenches

Uncensored Fleet Manager Tips from the Trenches

      In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at, speaks with 5 fleet bosses LIVE from NAFA 2024.This is fleet manager tips and so much more! They give you their unfiltered take on the they are facing, at’s actually working for...

Digital Solutions to Maximize Fleet Safety and Efficiency

Digital Solutions to Maximize Fleet Safety and Efficiency

In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at IntelliShift, is interviewed by Marc Babin, host of the Auto Tech Show. Additional panelist Chris Garcia from Anyline makes for three industry experts with a deep dive on commercial fleets and YOU get a...

Conquering the Chaos: Mastering Fleet Supply Chain Management

Conquering the Chaos: Mastering Fleet Supply Chain Management

In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at IntelliShift, speaks with Ellen Wood, host of Speaking of Supply Chain podcast. She peels back the layers of supply chain management in fleet and the difference it can make. If you are seeking the...

What Does a Fleet’s Tech Stack Have to Do with Safety?

What Does a Fleet’s Tech Stack Have to Do with Safety?

  In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at IntelliShift, speaks with Scott Tucker of Paraco Gas. Two experienced fleet leaders get in the trenches about what’s working (and what’s not) when it comes to building a strong, effective safety...

7 Opportunities to Supercharge Your Construction Fleet’s Bottom Line

7 Opportunities to Supercharge Your Construction Fleet’s Bottom Line

When was the last time you slowed down enough to read a report with the mindset of cost savings? With as many data sources as operations leaders have today, it’s probably been a bit. The good news is that technology can help actionable insights rise to the surface of...

Your Roadmap to an Optimized Fleet Operation and Safer Drivers

Your Roadmap to an Optimized Fleet Operation and Safer Drivers

Your expert crew are rockstars, but are they road warriors? If you manage a delivery or service fleet, this on-demand webinar is your fast pass to: Develop safer drivers. We will share actionable strategies to boost driver safety, reduce turnover, and make them...

For Fleet Safety Technology, Choose a Partner Not a Vendor 

For Fleet Safety Technology, Choose a Partner Not a Vendor 

Any experienced fleet leader will vouch that true fleet challenges are not solved in a single pass. They are layered and intertwined with other departments with multiple points of view (or lack thereof), causing confusion, delays, or other impacts on moving forward...

How to Get Driver Buy-In on Your Safety Program 

How to Get Driver Buy-In on Your Safety Program 

There’s a world of difference between simply having a safety program and achieving a culture of safety. While implementing rules and procedures is crucial, true driver buy-in is what drives lasting results. This is especially true when introducing new technologies...

Automotive Fleet Safety Beyond the Driver

Automotive Fleet Safety Beyond the Driver

  In this episode, Erin Gilchrist Rugg, VP of Fleet Evangelism at IntelliShift, speaks with Marc Babin, host of The Auto Tech Show. She challenges fleet leaders to see safety as not just drivers’ responsibility but rather that of the entire organization. Whether...

Unlock Efficiency and Safety for Utility Fleets: On-Demand Webinar

Unlock Efficiency and Safety for Utility Fleets: On-Demand Webinar

  Tired of not knowing the location of your assets? Do you find yourself questioning the safety of your on-site teams? Are late arrivals and no-shows affecting your customer appointments? We're here to address these challenges around efficiency and safety for...