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A handheld vehicle diagnostic scanner beside several wrenches on a dark wood surface, with the words “Way Beyond Wrenches” in large white text.

Technicians Are Doing More Than Turning Wrenches

Technicians do far more than repair vehicles. Six professionals reveal the problem-solving, pressure, and pride behind keeping fleets moving.

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.

Sponsored by Fleetio | Coast Pay

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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Editor's Picks

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

Operation Safe Driver Week Starts July 12 Here's What Fleet Managers Should Check Before Enforcement Begins

Operation Safe Driver Week Starts July 12 Here's What Fleet Managers Should Check Before Enforcement Begins

WWCD? What Would Coach Do?

WWCD? What Would Coach Do?

Fourth Annual Upfit Package of the Year Awards Open for 2027 Entries

Fourth Annual Upfit Package of the Year Awards Open for 2027 Entries

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Work Truck “Trucks, Tips & Tours” promotional graphic featuring a vocational truck approaching a crash-test vehicle, highlighting Detroit Assurance collision mitigation technology with the headline “Collision Mitigation Explained.”

How Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist Works

Promotional graphic for Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet showing a woman with blue hair gesturing toward the title beside a moving truck. Bottom text reads “Compliance, Technicians & Dashboard Data.”

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

Illustrated YouTube thumbnail for Work Truck's Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet featuring host Lauren Fletcher gesturing toward the title. Text highlights this week's topics: leadership, driver safety, and mixed-energy fleets, set against a background of a commercial truck on the highway.

Fleet Leadership Driver Safety and Mixed Energy Fleets This Week's Truck Chat Cheat Sheet

Whitepapers

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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

Webinars

3 Hidden Upfitting Risks and the Playbook for Avoiding Them

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

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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

Maintenance

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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

The Ford Motor Company, BlackRock, Google, and Carhartt have established the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades. The founding partners are all companies that have already shown leadership on the issue.

ASE Education Foundation graphic showing a technician working under a vehicle hood with a socket wrench. Headline announces a $25 million initiative to recruit and train automotive service technicians.

ASE Education Foundation Receives $25 Million Federal Grant to Put a New Generation of Service Technicians to Work

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

Red pickup truck raised on a BendPak APEX AL9LC two-post floorplate vehicle lift against a blue background, highlighting the heavy-duty automotive lift designed for service and repair applications.

APEX by BendPak AL9LC Two-Post Lift Maximizes Overhead Clearance

Upfitting

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

This year, Work Truck is including a new Medium-Duty Upfit Package category in its annual Upfit Package of the Year Awards, sponsored by LEGEND and to be presented during NTEA Work Truck Week 2027. The entry period is now open.

Work Truck "Trucks, Tips & Tours" thumbnail featuring an Adrian representative demonstrating an organized pickup truck bed with smart storage upfits. Headline reads, "Organize Your Truck Bed!" with Truck Chat branding and a "Watch Now" callout.

Work Truck Storage Made Easy with Adrian

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

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