# Utility Fleet Professional: KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHT \& STRATEGY FOR UTILITY FLEET LEADERS

> Utility Fleet Professional is the premier resource for utility fleet managers, offering in\-depth articles, expert insights, and the latest industry trends to enhance fleet operations and safety\.

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\<p\>Each year we publish five issues of \<strong\>UTILITY FLEET PROFESSIONAL \</strong\>magazine\. Each issue will be produced and distributed in conjunction with key utility industry events:\</p\>
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        \<div\>\<p\>An impact attenuator is a safety device, either mounted on the rear of a truck or towed as a trailer, that absorbs the force of a vehicle collision at speeds up to 62\.5 mph to protect roadside crews working nearby\. While attenuators are not a new concept – they’ve been in use in the highway construction industry for decades – what is new is that they’ve started to become more prevalent in the utility industry\.\</p\>\</div\>
    
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        \<h3\> CenterPoint Energy to Electrify 100% of Light\-Duty Fleet by 2030\</h3\>
    
    
        \<div\>\<p\>In late September, CenterPoint Energy announced that, by the end of this decade, the company will replace 100% of its light\-duty fleet – currently 134 cars, vans and SUVs – with plug\-in hybrid and all\-electric vehicles at CenterPoint’s electric operations facilities in Evansville, Indiana, and Houston\.\</p\>\</div\>
    
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\<h1\>Update from Utility Fleet Professional\</h1\>
\<div\>\<p\>The impact of COVID\-19 has changed our world and the way we work, but our mission remains the same\.\</p\>
\<p\>\<em\>To bring the utility safety and leadership community together online and offline, to promote safety, innovation, education and best practices\.\</em\>\</p\>
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- [Dedicated to the Utility Industry](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/about-us/): \<h2\>Knowledge, Insight \& Strategy for Utility Fleet Leaders\</h2\>
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\<p\>If you’re a fleet professional working for an investor\-owned utility, public utility, cooperative or utility contractor, Utility Fleet Professional is for you\.\</p\>
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\<p\>\<strong\>Utility Fleet Professional\</strong\> is the only trade publication laser\-focused on the informational needs of decision\-makers who purchase and manage fleet assets for investor\-owned utilities, public utilities, cooperatives and utility contractors\. If you’re objective is to reach fleet management and maintenance professionals in the utility sector \-\- readers who depend on products and services like yours to do their job \-\- UFP is your direct access\.\</p\>
\<p\>Since its launch in 2011, \<strong\>UFP\</strong\> has been embraced by fleet professionals as the go\-to informational resource for the latest fleet trends, best practices and strategies from peers and industry experts\. Utility fleets face unique challenges, and they’re turning to UFP’s specialized content to help them meet those challenges and maximize their fleet’s productivity\.\</p\>
\<p\>UFP’s publishing team brings together more than 60 years of combined experience in the utility and fleet management industries to produce the highest\-quality product for our readers and advertisers\.\</p\>
\<p\>Editorial content is led by Sean Lyden, who has covered the transportation and energy sectors as a journalist and editor for nearly two decades\. Sean is well connected in the industry and passionate about providing UFP readers with the most relevant and actionable information on aerial equipment, vehicles, new technologies, green fleet trends, fleet management advice and any other content that can give utility fleet managers an edge in tackling their biggest challenges\.\</p\>
\<p\>Carla Housh, UFP’s publisher, has worked in the utility publications market for more than 25 years, including her tenure as publisher for the former Utility \& Telecom Fleets magazine\. Along with UFP, Carla produces the popular and fast\-growing Incident Prevention magazine, a highly respected publication serving the utility safety and operations audience\.\</p\>
\<p\>Dedicated to the market for nearly a decade, managing editor Kate Wade has developed an impressive roster of industry resources\. Her passion for creating quality magazines with content that serves a growing readership is evident in the popularity of her publications\.\</p\>
\<p\>Kurt Moreland, associate publisher, has also benefited from a long career in niche utility publications\. For several years, Kurt was a leading ad sales generator for Utility \& Telecom Fleets magazine\. And today, Kurt develops print and online media solutions that help UFP advertisers grow their sales in the utility sector\.\</p\>
\<p\>Rich Kunkel, Business Development joined our team in 2016\. Rich has enjoyed a lengthy career in publishing and has already been instrumental in the continued growth of Utility Fleet Professional\.\</p\>
\<p\>We publish five issues of UFP per year, with each issue published in conjunction with key industry events, such as the the Utility Fleet Leadership Summit, NTEA Work Truck Show, NAFA, iP Utility Safety Conference \& Expo, Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference \(EUFMC\), SEMA show and APWA International Public Works Congress \& Exposition\.\</p\>
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\<blockquote\>\<strong\>Utility Fleet Professional\</strong\> is the only trade publication laser\-focused on the informational needs of decision\-makers who purchase and manage fleet assets for investor\-owned utilities, public utilities, cooperatives and utility contractors\.\</blockquote\>
\<h2\>For More Information About Utility Fleet Professional\</h2\>
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## Categories
- [UFP Video](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/category/ufp-video/)
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## Series
- [UFP ARTICLE VAULT 2011 \- 2015](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series/ufp-article-vault-2011-2015/)
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## Series Categories
- [Volumes 1\-5 \- UFP 2011\-2015](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series-category/volumes-1-5-ufp-2011-2015/)
- [Volume 6 \- UFP 2016](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series-category/volume-6-ufp-2016/)
- [Volume 7 \- UFP 2017](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series-category/volume-7-ufp-2017/)
- [Volume 8 \- UFP 2018](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series-category/volume-8-ufp-2018/)
- [Volume 9 \- UFP 2019](https://utilityfleetprofessional.com/blog/series-category/volume-9-ufp-2019/)

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