EUFMC releases conference speaker lineup

With the 2023 EUFMC set to begin in early June, the conference educational program Driving Safety, Sustainability & Technical Expertise continues to take shape. Plans for presentations by fleet executives, manufacturers and industry experts during the two-day General Session include:

Keynote address

Brian L. Wolff, Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President, Public Policy and External Affairs, Edison Electric Institute

Fleet safety

Thomas Guntrip, Director, Transportation Services, Southern California Edison
Joe Suarez, Senior Director of Fleet Services, Florida Power & Light Company
William Kokemor, Vice President Fleet Operations, H&M Shared Services, Inc.

ZEV design, acquisition, planning and testing

Michael Glover, Senior Director of Transportation Services, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Ken Jack, CEO, KenetIQ
Facilitator: Fortunato Gulino, EUFMC Director, Chief Automotive Engineer, Consolidated Edison of New York

Fleet regulatory update

Michael Taylor, Senior Advisor, HillStaffer

Fleet charger construction updates and mobile fleet charger developments

Lissa Brady, Fleet Asset Manager, SDG&E
Todd Carlson, Principal Manager – Fleet Asset Management, Southern California Edison

Legal perspectives

John O. Radeck, Jr., Partner, The Hood Law Firm, LLC

Navigating supply chain disruptions

Brian Johnson, Fleet Services Manager, Alabama Power Company
Chad Calvello, Senior Government Equipment Compliance Specialist, ComEd Fleet
Facilitator: Julie Gomez, EUFMC Director, Executive Vice President – Fleet Operations at Tucson Electric Power

PHEV medium-duty vehicles

Dave Stenson, Founder and CEO, Inventev

Technician training and best practices

James Kuha, Operations Supervisor of Transportation, Central Hudson Gas and Electric
Robert Ruiz, Principal Manager — TSD Fleet Operations & Maintenance, Southern California Edison
Facilitator: Dan Remmert, EUFMC Director, Sr Manager Fleet Services, Ameren Illinois

Telematics strategies

Brendan King, Manager of Fleet Engineering Operations, Salt River Project
Travis Grindstaff, Director of Procurement, Quanta Services
Facilitator: Peter Michaud, EUFMC Director, Fleet Manager, New Brunswick Power

Tire considerations and benchmarking

Joe Hughes, Urban Product Category Manager, Michelin North America

Roundtables

Moderator: Dan Remmert, EUFMC Director, Sr. Manager Fleet Services, Ameren, Illinois

EUFMC 2023 fleet registration is still open for professionals from electric utilities, electrical contractors, utility co-ops, tree care operations, municipalities, and telecoms.

Geotab Connect, HDAW, TMC, Work Truck Week—It's been a busy start to the year here at Fleet Equipment. From tires to tech, connectivity to components, there's a list of topics that we've covered as companies look to deliver new products throughout this year, and beyond.

What have been some of the key themes so far? If you guessed EVs, you'd be right... sort of. While the race to the electrified future is always top of mind when talking about industry developments, this year, another big "E" took center stage, and that is efficiency. Many companies seem to be focusing on improving current generation technology to make sure fleets can get the most out of the money they've invested in their trucks.