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Building a Safer Fleet with Telematics Technology
For utility fleets, a truck is a toolbox, workshop and commute all rolled into one machine. Driving to and from jobsites presents a certain level of inherent risk exposure – exposure that will likely…
Plan It, Brief It, Build It: A Guide to Safer Utility Work Zones
Utility work zones often place serious hazards on the same strip of pavement as your crew. Where a driver observes another row of traffic cones, a worker sees the hard edge of their worksite. Danger…
Human-Centered AI and the Role of Design Thinking
Artificial intelligence is rapidly finding its way into the utility sector, with industry organizations exploring how it can be used to identify hazards, analyze incident trends, summarize procedures…
Roadway Safety, Innovation to Take Center Stage at ATSSA’s 57th Annual Convention
Billed as the place where roadway safety and innovation intersect, the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s 57th Annual Convention & Traffic Expo will take place February 5-9, 2027, at…
Reliability By Design
Winter often puts utility fleets to the test. Snow-covered roads, frozen ground and remote jobsites can complicate access, while dropping temperatures place added stress on vehicles and equipment. Ke…
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Evaluating Mobile Power Solutions
As utility fleets strive to reduce engine idling, manufacturers are expanding their mobile power offerings with crew productivity in mind. The solutions highlighted here offer three approaches to powering tools, electronics and other jobsite instruments – all without the need to idle your truck…
Rethinking Tire ROI
Although tires represent a significant portion of fleet operating costs, emerging technologies are giving fleet managers more control than ever. Data-driven maintenance strategies – which combine telematics and predictive insights to proactively manage tire health – help extend tire life, reduce do…
Assessing Alt-Fuel Options: Hydrogen, RNG or Renewable Diesel?
Alternative fuels appeal to utility fleets largely because they release fewer emissions and typically cost less than traditional gasoline and diesel. But with numerous options available, how do fleet professionals determine the best fit for their operations?
To answer that question, UFP reached…
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Women in Utility Fleet: Maria Neve
After three years of law school, Maria Neve realized that she did not want to practice law. Instead, she pivoted to alternative fuels and transportation safety, consulting for automakers and the U.S. Department of Energy. That path eventually led her to fleet, where she chose to stay.
“I’d like to…
Keeping Public Power Rolling
Fleet management looked quite a bit different when Mike Donahue first walked through Omaha Public Power District’s doors in the early 1990s. For starters, much of the technology integral to today’s fleet operations simply did not exist yet.
Now, almost 35 years later, Donahue has borne witness to –…
Women in Utility Fleet: Ann Brown-Hailey
As director of administration for the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (https://eufmc.com), Ann Brown-Hailey has guided the event through decades of growth and change while preserving its unique qualities. Utility fleet-specific educational sessions, equipment demonstrations and displays…
What’s Your Bucket IQ?
I know a lot about buckets, but it wasn’t until after I hung up my tools that I learned much of what I’m going to share with you in this article.
Background I was lucky to work as a lineman when I did. The buckets we used at Florida Power & Light through the 1970s were unlined, simple fiberglas…
Keeping Public Power Rolling
Fleet management looked quite a bit different when Mike Donahue first walked through Omaha Public Power District’s doors in the early 1990s. For starters, much of the technology integral to today’s fleet operations simply did not exist yet.
Now, almost 35 years later, Donahue has borne witness t…
Women in Utility Fleet: Ann Brown-Hailey
As director of administration for the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (https://eufmc.com), Ann Brown-Hailey has guided the event through decades of growth and change while preserving its unique qualities. Utility fleet-specific educational sessions, equipment demonstrations and displays…