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Fleet Advantage CTO and COO James Griffin to Discuss Convergence of Technology, Business Intelligenc

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Fleet Advantage CTO and COO James Griffin to Discuss Convergence of Technology, Business Intelligenc

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (February 10, 2020) - Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management today announced that Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, James Griffin, is presenting at this year's IoT Evolution Expo at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Griffin's session: Intelligent Edge of Smart City is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 3:00 p.m. EST.

In the age of e-commerce, shoppers want quick and agile delivery that's trackable, traceable and predictable. Buyers, whether industrial or consumer, expect a shipment delivery that occurs in a matter of days. IoT, telematics and connected devices are all working at the forefront to grease the wheels of this "Amazon Effect" Universe. Griffin's session will cover how business intelligence and data are changing the way companies deliver goods through improving the efficiency of their transportation fleets. Griffin is a pioneer in data technology with expertise in fleet modernization and next-generation asset acquisition strategies.

Griffin will also discuss how leading-edge software platforms are providing transportation fleets with the intelligence they need to modernize their fleets with next-generation asset acquisition strategies, enabling quicker deliveries while reducing their carbon footprint.

James Griffin is a seasoned IT executive with over 25 years of experience in technology and information systems. He is responsible for building technology-driven engineering and professional service support teams that address both internal and client-centric goals. He is a proven leader, innovator and technology visionary widely respected for his thought leadership and recognized with multi-industry awards and U.S. patents. "Business Intelligence is a disruptor to business above and beyond the operations behind freight and shipments. It's providing disruptive, innovative philosophies that drive and shape financial strategies at the C-Suite level as well," said Griffin.

The IoT Evolution Expo is an intelligence conference where a worldwide community of technologists, strategists and business leaders come together to learn about the next phase of connected technologies that are driving consumer, enterprise and municipal applications.


About Fleet Advantage

Fleet Advantage serves America's top truck fleets and guarantees the absolute lowest cost of operation by providing truck and trailer leasing and matching proprietary data driven IT processes with fleet analytics using the latest eco-efficient clean diesel technology to achieve optimum vehicle productivity, while reducing operating costs. Fleet Advantage is ranked as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the state of Florida and the fastest growing independent truck lessor in the U.S. In 2018, Fleet Advantage was ranked the 9th Top Private Independent from Monitor Daily; and in 2015 and 2013, the company was named to Inc. magazines' 500|5000 list of fastest growing companies in the nation. In 2011, CEO John Flynn received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2011 Florida - Emerging Category award.

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