Avoiding Overloaded Frames and Suspensions Buying a new chassis cab feels great. However, custom service bodies can eat up all your payload. Overloading Class 1 through Class 6 work trucks ruins suspensions fast. It also wears out expensive tires early. After all, driving an overloaded ... Read More »

Cutting Through the Daily Data Noise Modern work trucks gather tons of data every minute. Staring at eighty error codes on Monday morning is not fun. Fleet leaders running Class 1 through Class 6 trucks feel buried under alerts. However, hidden inside those tire alerts ... Read More »

Tailoring Work Chassis for Specialized Fleets Building a versatile commercial fleet requires robust chassis designs that adapt easily to diverse work applications. Through dedicated commercial initiatives, GM Envolve continues expanding its medium-duty vehicle ecosystem to serve utility, construction, and municipal services. Specifically, medium-duty Silverado chassis ... Read More »

Expanding Zero-Emission Options for Urban Routes Commercial fleets operating in dense urban corridors face mounting pressure to reduce tailpipe emissions without compromising payload capacity. Fortunately, recent product rollouts from Isuzu Commercial Truck aim to answer this challenge with the all-electric N-Series EV cabover truck. Designed ... Read More »

Simplifying Complex Body Integration Managing a fleet of Class 3 to Class 5 work trucks often feels like an exercise in controlled chaos. For example, upfitting a bare chassis with a utility body, crane, or liftgate traditionally required miles of aftermarket wiring and questionable spliced ... Read More »

Connected Telematics Data Pinpoints EV-Ready Work Trucks Deciding which gas vans are ready to go electric without risking route delays can make any fleet manager sweat. Fortunately, Ford Pro introduced its new E-Switch Assist tool to check connected truck data. The digital tool checks daily ... Read More »

Eliminating Obsolete Fuses Clears Out Truck Cab Clutter Carrying old gear in work trucks to satisfy old paper rules is a daily stress for fleet bosses. Fortunately, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration updated safety rules to remove old gear mandates for work trucks. The ... Read More »

Bringing Live Telematics Directly Into Corporate AI Tools Trying to track down engine fault codes across fifty service vans during a Monday morning staff meeting is pure corporate torture. Fortunately, Geotab launched its new Model Context Protocol AI Connector to simplify fleet data queries. The ... Read More »

Turnkey Branding Kills Costly Upfit Downtime Taking delivery of a new work truck only to park it at a graphics shop for three weeks is pure frustration. Fortunately, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America launched a national truck graphics program with Wrapmate to end that costly ... Read More »

Locking in Maintenance Costs Protects Cash Flow Unplanned repair shop visits love to pop up at the worst time for fleet bosses. Fortunately, Mack Trucks expanded its Premium Service Contract to cover the Mack MD Series. The program helps Class 6 and Class 7 truck ... Read More »