Auto Driveaway’s Rodney Ruth: How Tech is Transforming & Disrupting Vehicle Logistics

In this episode of Automotive Fleet’s State of the Fleet Industry video series, ‪@Auto-Driveaway‬ President and CEO Rodney Ruth joins Chris Brown to break down how fleet vehicle transport and logistics are changing — and what it means for fleets and FMCs.

Ruth explains how customer expectations for real-time visibility, tighter timelines, and centralized fleet management are driving new technology investments. He also compares brokers, tech platforms, gig-style models, and driveaway services, and why he believes a combination of technology plus human support is essential for complex moves and added services.

The conversation closes with a look ahead at the next three to five years, including EV transport challenges, added services like storage, reconditioning, licensing and titling, and why being “the eyes and ears on the ground” will matter even more as fleets keep vehicles longer and redeploy them more frequently.

🧭 Topics discussed:

• How technology and customer expectations have reshaped the vehicle transport landscape
• Why fleets are centralizing logistics and what that means for communication and visibility
• The differences between brokers, pure tech platforms, gig-style delivery, and driveaway services
• The importance of added services: storage, detailing, damage handling, recalls, licensing, and titling
• How changing utilization patterns and redeployments are affecting demand for relocation services
• The impact of EVs on transport, safety, and service needs over the next 3–5 years

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