{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dig","title":"EVs, alternative fuels remain transportation's future with Fleet Advantage's Brian Holland","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":851,"description":"Welcome to The Dig, where equipment finance news editors connect with industry leaders and dealers to discuss news analysis, market trends, tips, and more. I am Johnnie Martinez II, Senior Associate Editor of Equipment Finance News, the one news source for both dealers and lenders. Today we're joined by Fleet Advantage's Brian Holland, and I'll let him introduce himself. Hey, good afternoon, I'm Brian Holland, CEO of Fleet Advantage, delighted to be here. Delighted to have you, and I want to start off, for people who maybe aren't as familiar with you guys, who is Fleet Advantage, and what role do you guys play in the equipment industry, specifically the transportation industry? So Fleet Advantage is the largest independent lessor for heavy-duty Class A trucks in the country. We're also the leading innovator for specialty financing, fleet data analytics, fleet management services, and life cycle cost management. We serve more than 50 of America's top corporate transportation fleets, and Johnnie, while we're technically a specialty finance business, we're better described as a business intelligence or an asset management firm. We use data analytics, deep industry expertise, and flexible financing solutions to help our clients make better decisions about their fleet, to improve productivity, to reduce their environmental footprint, and save millions and sometimes tens of millions in operating costs. So our innovative life cycle management program also helps fleets to meet their ESG objectives while effectively managing their transportation assets. Right now, we're helping our clients plan for the future and deal with the rapidly changing landscape. To your point, the current state of the market has been in such a flux, the rapidly changing landscape, as you said, and some of that is also the role that you guys have just had to play has changed, and the role that lenders have had to play has changed, but with that in mind, how do you evaluate the current state of the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JyKr4xU9r7F_ZHV3lyzf-er5CQgYjOmQLgEUbPPNf8U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YTE4/NDQzOWZlOGY5OGI2/MTVkNTA0ZTNlOGEy/MjVjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}