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Small Fleetby Amy HercherJanuary 29, 2015

Eye-Catching Vehicles Boost Fleet’s Brand Recognition

Featuring a hand-carved mole on each roof, this pest control’s bright green and orange fleet vehicles get a lot of attention — and if all goes well, they’ll last for 15 years.

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Small Fleetby Amy HercherJanuary 22, 2015

Flooring Company Shifts from Diesel to Gasoline Trucks

This Texas-based flooring company has found gasoline-powered trucks are doing the same job as diesel, but cheaper — and live to 300,000 miles.

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Operationsby Shelley MikaJanuary 19, 2015

Schwan's Gains Economic Benefits From Propane Autogas

Schwan's Home Service prevented the emission of a cumulative 31,450 tons of greenhouse gases in one year by using propane autogas.

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Maintenanceby Shelley MikaJanuary 19, 2015

A Closer Look at Schwan's Preventive Maintenance Plan

Schwan's Home Service's in-house preventive maintenance program keeps costs low and trucks on the road delivering home-style food to customers in 48 states.

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Small Fleetby Amy HercherJanuary 15, 2015

Animal Rescue Fleet Switches Back to Trucks from Vans

Bucking the trend to new vans, Peninsula Humane Society is switching back to trucks — which prove much better suited to manage animals, dead or alive.

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Vehicle Researchby Sal BibonaJanuary 13, 2015

How to Calculate Optimal Replacement Cycles

A variety of approaches can be used, each with their own advantages and disadvantages that must be considered.

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Vehicle ResearchCover Storyby Lauren FletcherJanuary 9, 2015

Reinventing the F-150 Truck with Aluminum

The decision to lightweight the Ford F-150 with an aluminum body was not reached lightly, and numerous challenges faced the automaker in making this risky change to its best-selling pickup truck.

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Small Fleetby Chris BrownJanuary 8, 2015

Bakery Fleet Runs Only Used CNG Vans

For this baker, finding used CNG-powered vehicles is harder in a booming natural gas market, but today's economics make even better sense for natural gas.

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Vehicle Researchby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Fleet License and Title Services

The industry consensus is that fleet license & title services will become more expensive in future years as vehicle registrations are blocked for unpaid tolls & violations. Transaction fees will increase to offset DMV budget shortages.

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Vehicle Researchby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Productivity Tools

Mobile apps will by fully integrated into fleet and become the medium for driver interaction, while cloud computing will accelerate the transmission of data. Vehicle connectivity will add a new dimension to fleet management.

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