Walk into any commercial dealership today and try to order a new work truck without forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, or lane departure warning. In most cases, you can't. These features have become standard equipment on nearly every new medium-duty and heavy-duty truck on ... Read More »

The clock is ticking for fleet managers. The Environmental Protection Agency confirmed it will hold the 2027 deadline for its new heavy-duty NOx emissions standard. The rule takes effect for model year 2027 trucks. That gives fleet owners and operators a shrinking window to act ... Read More »

Overcoming the Juggling Act of Fleet Management Running a vocational fleet is a complex balancing act. Fleet managers are constantly forced to wear multiple hats, handling everything from human resources and scheduling to unexpected mechanical repairs. According to industry research, operators spend over 23 hours ... Read More »

The Costly Threat of Severe Hail For vocational fleet managers, severe weather is one of the most unpredictable threats to daily business. Convective storms can form rapidly, bringing heavy rain, high winds, and destructive hail. When a surprise hailstorm hits a region, unprotected vehicles can ... Read More »

A Shift Toward Holding Assets Longer For years, the standard rule for fleet managers was simple. You bought new work trucks, drove them for a set number of miles, and replaced them before things started to break. Today, that traditional timeline is changing. Data from ... 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 »

Stop Staring at the Map Most business owners who buy a new fleet tracking system use it for just one thing. They open up the live map to see where their trucks are located at that exact moment. While knowing your vehicle locations is helpful, ... Read More »

The Problem with the Too Many Tabs Era For a long time, work truck fleets treated safety as a separate program. You bought a camera system from one company. Then, you tracked your fuel with another tool. Consequently, fleet managers spent hours jumping between open ... Read More »

How Fleet Telematics Changed If you have been to a fleet event lately, you have heard the new pitch. Telematics has grown past simple dashboards. Just showing reports is no longer enough. The real value today is in action. New AI tools do not just ... Read More »

A New Digital Standard for Ford Dealers In a major move to modernize how businesses buy trucks, Ford Pro has officially announced a new requirement for its Commercial Vehicle Center (CVC) dealers. As of May 2026, all authorized commercial dealers must use specialized inventory management ... Read More »