The Auto Truck Group dedicated a new 70,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, October 9. The facility will handle both complex specialized vehicle upfits and ship thru for the Ford F-150 and Transit.
Over the past 100-plus years, trucks have evolved as this 1909 Coca-Cola delivery truck attests.
For the 2015 model-year, fleets will continue to have a wide range of truck types to choose from to meet their specific vehicle needs. Among the trends for the upcoming model year are increased towing and payload capacities and more fuel efficiency.
While considered a relatively modern creation, these photos show that commercial fleets have existed for nearly 100 years.
Recently the GAZ Group marked the 70th anniversary of its first production truck at its Ural Vehicle Plant. On July 8, 1944, the first military version of ZIS-5V vehicle was delivered from the production line of the Plant.
As this circa 1911 advertisement shows, OEMs have been highlighting the benefits of efficiency and reliability. Other issues touched on in the advertisement sound surprisingly modern, including TCO, maintenance, concerns about depreciation, and an emphasis on safety.
Automotive services are not a new phenomenon as this circa 1918 Dodge service truck attests. The truck was operated by Peter Dziadik's Tire Shop in Peekskill, N.Y., from about 1918 to the late 1920s.
The 1950s was period of prosperity for the country following Depression era of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s.
While not every medium-duty fleet is affected by the federal regulations, those that need to comply have found that the benefits outweigh the challenges.
A fleet vehicle figured prominently in a 1913 advertisement for the Alkire-Naylor Cigar Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah.
It was "over the river and through the woods" for automotive journalists who recently had a chance to put the new, MY-2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon Denali models to the test.
A recent study by GE Capital has found that, while medium-duty truck fleets have enjoyed strong performance over the past year, they still face a number of challenges including maintaining margins in the face of increased healthcare costs and the rising cost of maintaining fleet assets.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood opened the second day of the ALK Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., on Wednesday by telling attendees that while the U.S. is "the greatest country in the world [our] transportation and infrastructure is a big mess."
Fueling is among the most time-consuming and inefficient operation for local and over-the-road truck fleets, robbing companies of up to an hour of precious employee and truck operation time per week.
Cadillac's fourth generation Escalade has rolled into dealer showrooms as a top to bottom revamp of the full-size SUV, which debuted in 1999.