The Future of Fleet Technology with Geotab CEO, Neil Cawse

11/18/20 • 53 min

Author and futurist, Alvin Toffler, once said, “The great growling engine of change [is] technology.”

If there is one thing we can count on in the years and decades to come, it’s that technology will continue to augment and redesign everything we do -- and this includes how we operate and manage fleets.

But exactly what technology can fleet managers expect to see in the future? And what can they do today to prepare for those technologies of tomorrow?

Joining me today is Neil Cawse, CEO & Founder of Geotab, a Candian-based company that specializes in providing analytics-driven fleet management solutions. Neil founded Geotab in 2000, and while he now leads the fast-growing company as CEO, he is still very much an engineer at heart.

In today’s conversation, Neil shares his predictions of the future and what these changes mean for consumers, drivers, and managers. You’ll hear about a wide range of technologies; from 5G and cloud, to new and improved electric vehicles, to telematics, ML, and AI, and much more.

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Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.

Author and futurist, Alvin Toffler, once said, “The great growling engine of change [is] technology.”

But exactly what technology can fleet managers expect to see in the future? And what can they do today to prepare for those technologies of tomorrow?

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The Fleet is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Whether you manage a fleet of five vehicles or 5,000 – Lytx is here to help.

Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.

Previous Episode

From Fleet Manager to Fleet Manager: Here's What You Need to Know about Mitigating Risk in Your Fleet

Whether you manage a small local fleet of delivery vans or lead a nationwide fleet of hundreds, mitigating risk and encouraging safety are top priorities for fleet managers.

But as a manager, how do you make sure those priorities become reality?

Here to help answer that question is Stephen Darbonne, a safety manager at Abacus Plumbing, Air Conditioning, and Electrical.

Steve’s unique career path began as an aspiring athletic trainer, led to 5-years of service in the Army, and then to a career in emergency medical services after he got out. In today’s conversation, Steve gives a behind-the-scenes look at life as an EMS field and operations supervisor and how those experiences influence him at Abacus today.

Steve also shares his experiences implementing new systems of safety management, and how to stop risky driving behaviors -- including how technology can identify those behaviors in real-time.

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The Fleet is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Whether you manage a fleet of five vehicles or 5,000 – Lytx is here to help.

Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.

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The Challenges of Last Mile Logistics: An Inside Look at Amazon DSPs

Every day, around the world, Amazon is pulling off a logistical feat of inventory fulfillment and next-day deliveries the likes of which has never been seen... So how do they do it?

Joining us today is Ahmad Khan, the President and Founder of Colonial Logistics, an Amazon Dedicated Service Provider – or DSP. Ahmad’s DSP runs routes in Houston and Fort-Worth, consists of over 200 vans, 450 employees, and delivers nearly 200 packages per day per van – that’s upwards of 40,000 packages per day across the company.

Today, it’s a massive operation, but when Ahmad started the company just three years ago, he had only 10 vans and an optimistic attitude.

In today’s conversation, Ahmad guides us through that explosive growth, how he nurtured a culture of safety as the company expanded, and shares the good and the bad of being a DSP. Plus, he gives us a glimpse of what it’s like on the frontlines of package delivery.

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The Fleet is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Whether you manage a fleet of five vehicles or 5,000 – Lytx is here to help.

Lytx fleet dash cams are powered by best in class machine vision and artificial intelligence designed to help commercial fleets and drivers operate more safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Go to Lytx.com/thefleet to learn more today.

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The Fleet is created by the team at Mission. To learn more about our creative studio and network of podcasts, go to mission.org.