Fuel is once again moving from a budget line item to a management priority for light- and medium-duty fleets. As of May 3, 2026, AAA’s national average for regular gasoline was $4.446 per gallon, while diesel averaged $5.642 per gallon. That is a sharp move ... Read More »

The Changing World of Commercial Insurance In the past, insurance companies decided your rates based on general statistics. They would look at your age, your location, and the type of truck you drove. If other people with similar trucks had accidents, your rates would go ... Read More »

Why Precision is Replacing Speed For a long time, the goal of every delivery company was simple: get the package there as fast as possible. Everyone wanted "next-day" or even "same-hour" service. However, as we move through 2026, the market has shifted. Customers have realized ... Read More »

Why the Old Maintenance Schedule is Failing For decades, fleet managers relied on a simple calendar. Every six months or every five thousand miles, a truck would come in for an oil change and a quick look-over. This is known as preventive maintenance. While it ... Read More »

The New Reality of Fleet Insurance The world of commercial insurance changed fast as we moved into 2026. In the past, insurance companies looked at your history and guessed how much of a risk you were based on your age or your location. Today, the ... Read More »

The Problem With App Overload For years, the trend in the trucking and logistics world was to find a specific app for every single problem. If you needed to track fuel, you bought one software package. If you wanted to monitor driver safety, you installed ... Read More »

The Business End of the Vehicle Buying a truck is only half the battle for a fleet manager. You might have a great engine and a comfortable cab, but the "business end" of the vehicle is the body you bolt onto the back. This is ... Read More »

The Most Under-Appreciated Tool Tires are often the most under-appreciated part of any work truck. They are the only thing connecting your expensive vehicle to the hot asphalt. Because they are always under the truck and often covered in road grime, many fleet managers forget ... Read More »

Turning Off the "Money Burner" If you enjoy burning stacks of twenty-dollar bills, then go ahead and let your trucks idle all day. For everyone else, managing idle time is the easiest way to find "free" money in your budget. In 2026, with diesel prices ... Read More »

More Than Just Annoying Beeps Modern safety technology is more than just a series of annoying beeps in the cabin. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, are now standard in most new Class 1 through 6 vehicles. These systems help drivers avoid common mistakes on ... Read More »

The End of the Paperwork Mountain Managing a fleet of Class 1 to 6 trucks often feels like being buried under a mountain of paper. If you feel like you spend your whole life looking at spreadsheets, you are not alone. Recent research from Ford ... Read More »

Driving a truck or a van is a difficult job that requires constant focus. A new report from Geotab shows exactly how quickly things can go wrong on the road. Geotab analyzed data from millions of vehicles to find a "five-second window" that predicts a ... Read More »

Managing a large fleet is hard enough without paying for every “helpful suggestion” a repair shop tosses onto a work order like parmesan on bad pasta. That is exactly the problem 3S Services tackled. The Texas-based company operates more than 1,100 vehicles statewide, and before ... Read More »

The Problem With Traditional Maintenance For a long time, fleet managers followed a simple rule: change the oil every 5,000 miles and check the brakes once a year. This is called "preventive maintenance," and while it sounds smart, it is no longer enough to keep ... Read More »