Community

Before the meetings, before the data, before the contracts – there are drivers. The men and women who rise before dawn, who navigate traffic, weather, and fatigue so the rest of us can live uninterrupted. This is for them.

In fleet and mobility, visibility is currency. Too many Black-owned supplier businesses rely solely on referrals and digital outreach while million-dollar conversations are happening face-to-face on exhibit floors. Showing up isn’t vanity. It’s velocity.

Every spring, thousands of Black students graduate ready to work – and too many discover the door to real opportunity is still closed. The problem isn’t talent. It’s the systems meant to develop, evaluate, and welcome that talent into the workforce.

Black women are driving results in fleet, mobility, and commercial automotive; often without the recognition, partnership, or compensation that matches their excellence. Yet despite the barriers, they continue to lead. The industry now has the opportunity - and responsibility - to lead with them.

In fleet and mobility, we pour so much into the work of keeping everyone else moving. But during the holiday season, it becomes especially clear: the people who fuel us - our families - deserve our very best energy.

Clean energy is supposed to be the great equalizer. But in practice, marginalized communities are still left behind; bearing the brunt of environmental harm while seeing the fewest benefits from clean energy investments.