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Tina Kourakos smiles beside bold black-and-yellow Fleet Legends graphics promoting her spotlight interview on decades of fleet leadership.

From Fleet Operator to OEM Leader: Tina Kourakos’ Career Lessons

Tina Kourakos shares the lessons, relationships, and career pivots that shaped more than 30 years in fleet, plus the advice every new fleet manager should hear.

Fleet Managers Think They Understand Their Costs. The Data Says Otherwise.

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Fleet Managers Think They Understand Their Costs. The Data Says Otherwise.

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Most fleet managers say they have a strong handle on their costs, but new research from Bobit Business Media tells a different story. A 2026 survey of 190 fleet professionals reveals a widespread "confidence gap" where fragmented systems, disconnected data, and delayed reporting are leaving major blind spots hidden beneath the surface. Find out what the data actually shows.

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Get Left of Loss: A 5-Step Workplace Prevention Framework for Fleet Operators

Get Left of Loss: A 5-Step Workplace Prevention Framework for Fleet Operators

DOT Marijuana Rules Technician Retention and Fleet Technology This Week's Truck Chat Cheat Sheet

DOT Marijuana Rules Technician Retention and Fleet Technology This Week's Truck Chat Cheat Sheet

Technicians Are Doing More Than Turning Wrenches

Technicians Are Doing More Than Turning Wrenches

Fleet Is in the Confidence Business: Work Truck Readers Respond

Fleet Is in the Confidence Business: Work Truck Readers Respond

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Tina Kourakos smiles beside bold black-and-yellow Fleet Legends graphics promoting her spotlight interview on decades of fleet leadership.

From Fleet Operator to OEM Leader: Tina Kourakos’ Career Lessons

Lauren Fletcher points toward the red-and-white Ringmaster of the Road soap box derby car. Bold text reads “Race Ready,” “Ringmaster of the Road,” and “Akron Bound.”

Behind the Scenes: Building the Ringmaster of the Road from Body to Paint Part 2

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Why Utility Fleets Choose the Kenworth T380

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The Top 300 Commercial Fleets

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How Better Visibility Cut Speeding Violations by 48%

Cover of the "Top 50 Green Fleets" report presented by Automotive Fleet and Inspiration Fleet, featuring an aerial nighttime photo of a lit highway interchange with looping ramps.

The Top 50 Green Fleets

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Turning Connected Vehicle Data Into Decisions That Matter

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Are You Tracking Your Fleet's True Total Cost of Ownership?

Cover of a whitepaper titled “The Hidden Costs of Departmentally Assigned Vehicles on Your Fleet” featuring a black fleet vehicle driving on a road at sunset. Subheadline reads: “Discover how your fleet can reduce costs and minimize risk by implementing vehicle sharing.” The document focuses on fleet optimization, vehicle sharing, cost reduction, utilization tracking, and risk management for fleet operations.

Why Fleet Managers Are Replacing Departmental Vehicles with Shared Motor Pools

Fleet Costs Are Rising: Here’s How Leaders Are Responding

Improving Jobsite Safety and Uptime with Advanced Driver-Assist Technology

Hybrids: Electrification Without the Challenges

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3 Hidden Upfitting Risks and the Playbook for Avoiding Them

Nov 20, 2025 | 11:00 AM PST

Lead the Charge: Your Roadmap to Smarter Electric Van Fleet Operations

Jul 23, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

3 Hidden Upfitting Risks and the Playbook for Avoiding Them

Nov 20, 2025 | 11:00 AM PST

Lead the Charge: Your Roadmap to Smarter Electric Van Fleet Operations

Jul 23, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

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Mack Trucks Expands Premium Service Contract Coverage to Mack MD Series

Mack Premium Service Contract coverage is now available for the Mack MD Series, and Mack Trucks said it takes the guesswork out of maintenance and helps owners control costs.

Collage-style hero image showing several ServiceUp fleet repair software screens on a blue geometric background, including an activity dashboard, workflow agents, repair opportunities, and agent chat interface.

ServiceUp Adds AI Repair Agents to Automate Fleet Maintenance Workflows

Screenshot of the Inspect by Fleetpal Scan Activity dashboard showing fleet QR scan analytics, including total scan events, submitted events, submission rate, scan trends, top scanned units, and time-of-day activity charts.

Fleetpal Makes Its Driver Inspection App Free for Qualified Fleets

An automotive instructor guides a student wearing safety glasses as they work together under the hood of a vehicle during a hands-on technician training session in a classroom workshop.

Ford Joins BlackRock, Google, and Carhartt to Establish Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades

Upfitting

Six employees pose indoors as one team member presents an award to another during a recognition ceremony. The group stands in front of a dark-paneled wall with warm lighting, smiling for the camera.

Maxon Lift Awarded the Wabash Platinum Award for Supply Chain Performance

Maxon Lift, a liftgate manufacturer since 1957, received the Wabash Platinum Award for supply chain performance in 2025. Each year, Wabash presents awards to top suppliers for excellence in supply chain performance.

White Hilltip Premium Truck Beds chassis truck with a raised black dump bed, showcasing the hydraulic dumping feature and underbody toolbox against a blue background.

Industrial Truck Beds Rebrands as Hilltip Premium Truck Beds

Promotional graphic announcing the 2027 Work Truck Upfit Package of the Year awards, highlighting that entries are now open and introducing a new medium-duty truck upfit package category alongside van, SUV, and light-duty truck categories.

Medium-Duty Upfit Package of the Year Added, Entries Being Accepted

Promotional graphic for the NTEA Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit announcing registration is open for the Oct. 13–14, 2026 event at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Sandusky, Ohio, overlaid on a map of Ohio.

Registration Opens for 2026 NTEA Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit