Utility Fleet Professional Podcast
Welcome to the Utility Fleet podcast, brought to you by Utility Fleet Professional. Join us as we dive into the world of utility fleet management and maintenance, exploring the latest trends, best practices, and strategies from industry experts and peers. Our focus is on providing valuable insights and information to decision-makers in the utility sector, helping them to meet the unique challenges faced by utility fleets and maximize their fleet’s productivity. With more than 60 years of combined experience in the utility and fleet management industries, our publishing team delivers the highest-quality content for our listeners and advertisers. Subscribe now and join the conversation on the only podcast laser-focused on the informational needs of utility fleet professionals.
Episodes
In recognition for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we did a podcast with the ATSS Foundation with Lori Diaz, CFRE.
They offer various programs including:
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- Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program: provides scholarships to dependents of roadway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job.
- National Work Zone Memorial: a traveling memorial that raises awareness about work...
This is an interview between Kurt Moreland, associate publisher with Utility Fleet Professional Magazine, and Ralph Kokot, CEO of Vanair. Ralph discusses his career path from mechanic to CEO and the reasons behind Vanair's recent acquisitions.
Key points:
- Ralph started his career as a mechanic and eventually became a fleet manager at a utility company.
- He acquired Vanair, a mobile power solutions company, in 1997.
- Van Air focus...
The key points are:
- KJ has previously worked in the truck body and utility truck business.
- He recently left his job to start his own company, Service Trucks USA, which focuses on service trucks with cranes.
- Kurt and KJ discuss the current state of the supply chain for trucks, attributing the disruption to a lack of computer chips, Covid shutdowns, and labor shortages.
- KJ predicts that the supply chain will slowly return to norm...
Managing a fleet of vehicles in rugged and diverse environments like those faced by Northwestern Energy, which operates across Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, requires careful planning and adaptation. Winter preparedness is crucial, with checks on tires, hydraulics, and the use of appropriate vehicles with snow chains being essential from October onwards. Deep snow necessitates the use of track units, requiring precise plannin...
In this episode of Under the UFP Hood, Kurt interviews Matt Gilliland of Nebraska Public Power discussing Winterizing the Fleet.
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Listen to this special holiday episode of “Under the UFP Hood,” during which we explore a new children's book written by our host, Kurt Moreland, and his daughter, fourth-grade teacher Kaylin Moreland. You’ll learn more about how “Buckey the Bucket Truck Saves the Day” provides lessons on teamwork and safety, all while giving children an appreciation of the hard work it takes to maintain and repair util...
Listen to Kurt Moreland as he dives in with JPaul Milner & Gretchen Reese from Utilimarc about data management for fleets and what to do with all the analytics.
Paul Milner is the Director of Analytics with Utilimarc
Reach out to Paul with questions: pmilner@utilimarc.com
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Listen to Kurt Moreland as he dives in with Julie Gomez from TEP. They talk a host of topics including EUFMC!
Read the article here -
https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/women-in-utility-fleet-julie-gomez/
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Welcome to the Utility Fleet podcast, brought to you by Utility Fleet Professional. J...
Take a listen as we dive in with the past EUFMC chairman, George Survant and your host Kurt Moreland. They talk a wide array of memories as they drive down the history of the past 70 years of EUFMC and what stood out to them.
Here is some additional information about EUFMC:
- The conference is organized by the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Council (EUFMC), a non-profit association of fleet professionals from electric utilities. ...
In this special episode dedicated to sustainability and launched just in time for Earth Day, we sit down with Matthew Betz from DTE Energy. Matthew was at work truck week and gave a great presentation on EVs and how they have implemented them at DTE Energy. There is a ton of great information here for fleet managers and how electrification of parts of your fleet can be beneficial!
Sean M. Lyden is the Utility Fleet Professional Magazine's editor and the host of the new podcast "The Future of Fleet". Sean will take you on into some of the most influential trade shows and press conferences shaping the future for fleets. You won't want to miss these episodes if your in the fleet world!
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In Honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Listen to the 4th episode from "Under The UFP Hood" hosted by Kurt Moreland. Utility Fleet Professional was live at the ATSSA 2023 show and got to interview Scott Ryan, VP of Marketing & Jeff Moss, VP of Engineering for Traffix Devices. They talk about attenuators and how they save lives.
Check them out here - https://www.traffixdevices.com/
Listen to the 3rd episode from "Under The UFP Hood" hosted by Kurt Moreland. Utility Fleet Professional has on as special guest, Holly Giffrow Bos who the fleet manager for East Central Energy.
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Listen to Kurt Moreland, Associate Publisher talk to Mandar D. Dighe who is the VP of Marketing/Sales for Knapheide. Listen as they discuss a range of topics including the 175th anniversary and much more! UFP congratulates the whole team at Knapheide and on setting a huge milestone at 175 years of business!
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company will celebrate its 175th anniversary this year, marking nearly two centuries as a family...
Listen to the debut episode from "Under The UFP Hood" hosted by Kurt Moreland. Utility Fleet Professional has on as special guest, Dan Remmert Sr. Manager - Fleet ServicesAmeren IL.
Dan tells us what they are doing on their fleets and even tells a unique story involving a bear!
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