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Split day-and-night image of a white commercial van with its hood open in a fleet parking lot. Overlaid text reads, “The repair took four hours. Where did the other six days go?”
Maintenance & Uptime•by Brett Carlson, ServiceUp•October 27, 2026

The Repair Took Four Hours. Where Did the Other Six Days Go?

How fleets can find, measure and shrink administrative downtime with nothing more than their last 20 repair orders

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Gray Ford Super Duty dual-rear-wheel pickup driving on a road beneath the headline “Ford Super Duty Fleet Guide.”
Vehicle Insights•by Lauren Fletcher•October 23, 2026

Ford Super Duty Fleet Guide Specs Capability and 2027 Updates

Explore 2027 Ford Super Duty fleet specs, gas and diesel engines, towing, payload, configurations, work features, technology, and model-year updates.

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Three overlapping sticky notes in Work Truck brand colors reading “Listen,” “Think,” and “Speak” sit on a worn automotive workbench surrounded by tools and hardware.
Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•October 23, 2026

Good Fleet Leadership Starts With the People You Already Have

From developing future leaders to listening to employees, discover how better leadership can help work truck fleets retain talent and build stronger teams.

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Work Truck graphic with a truck engine and the text “Rerating GVWR — What Fleets Need to Know.”
Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 22, 2026

Re-rating Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings (GVWR): Why and How it's Done

Sometimes, it is not in a fleet’s best interests to have a vehicle at a given GVWR. Changing the GVWR to a special value can be done, but the process is complicated.

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Work gloves, a hard hat, tablet, keys, and paperwork sit on a workbench beside a calendar marked “Out of Service,” illustrating the operational disruption caused by a missing work truck.
Safety & Compliance•by Dwayne Brown, AWP Safety•October 22, 2026

When a Work Truck Gets Stolen, the Real Loss Is Time

A stolen work truck can take more than a vehicle off the road. From tools and access cards to crew downtime, here’s how fleets can prepare for theft before it disrupts the entire workday.

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Graphic showing changing weather conditions, including lightning, dark storm clouds, rough water, and clearing skies, with the text “Bad Weather Doesn’t Wait.”
Disaster Response•by Lauren Fletcher•October 20, 2026

Severe Weather Planning Starts Before a Truck Reaches the Storm

A broad forecast can’t tell you what a driver will face along a specific route. Here’s how fleets can use local weather and road data to make better calls before conditions change.

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A gloved hand holds a gauge manifold with blue and red pressure gauges and three connected hoses.
Maintenance & Uptime•by Adam Kimmel, Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials•October 15, 2026

The Lost Art of Refrigerant Recovery

As new A/C refrigerants enter the market, fleet shops may already have many of the tools they need to service them. Here’s why revisiting basic refrigerant service skills could save equipment costs and get trucks back on the road faster.

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Tina Kourakos, retired fleet leader and former Subaru national commercial fleet sales manager, featured in a Fleet Legend profile.
Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•October 13, 2026

How to Build a Lasting Fleet Career by Staying Curious and Connected

Tina Kourakos never planned on a career in fleet. More than 30 years later, she says curiosity, strong relationships, and a willingness to keep learning helped turn an unexpected assignment into a career spanning fleet management and OEM leadership.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 12, 2026

Simple Tire Checks That Help Keep Your Business Fleet Moving

A survey found that nearly one in every 10 passenger vehicles has at least one bald tire. What's more, 27% -- more than one in four -- of vehicles are driven with one or more severely under-inflated tires.

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Fleet maintenance graphic showing a technician holding a wrench beside a truck tire, with the headline “Preventing Unplanned Downtime” and subhead about an inspection list that catches maintenance failures.
Maintenance & Uptime•by Derek Miller •October 8, 2026

Maintenance Failures That Sideline Work Trucks and the Inspection List That Catches Them Early

Unplanned downtime hurts efficiency and even profitability for work truck fleets, but catching potential problems early can help prevent it. Here is an inspection list that can help potentially prevent that downtime.

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