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Practical strategies for leading and managing commercial fleets, including workforce development, recruiting, retention, technician challenges, fleet leadership, and the people and processes that keep operations running.

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Where’s My Truck: Inside the Fleet Logistics Work Nobody Sees

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

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Think You Know Trucks? Take Our 19-Question Fleet Trivia Challenge

News•by Staff•March 18, 2020

TRALA Elects New Board of Directors During Special Meeting

Dan Murphy, president and CEO of Idealease, Inc., was appointed chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association’s (TRALA) Board of Directors during a special meeting last week.

News•by Staff•March 18, 2020

Foreign, Domestic Automakers Suspend Production at North American Factories

The shutdowns come to fight the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus after workers at multiple plants tested positive.

Photo Galleries•by Lauren Fletcher•March 17, 2020

Work Truck Show 2020 in Photos: Products

Truck and van products and services were demonstrated at The Work Truck Show 2020, from toolboxes to steps to fuel monitoring tech and more.

Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•March 17, 2020

Impact of Lifecycle Management on Light-Duty Trucks

Smaller than their medium-duty counterparts but no less complex, operations that depend on light-duty trucks have much to consider when managing and determining optimal lifecycles.

News•by Staff•March 14, 2020

DOT Issues Emergency Declaration for Commercial Vehicles Delivering Coronavirus Relief

In a historic first, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•March 13, 2020

Managing Lifecycles for Medium-Duty Trucks

The larger trucks feature special considerations including upfitting, lead times, and increased acquisition costs.

News•by Eric Gandarilla•March 12, 2020

Commercial Fleet Sales Rise in February

Commercial fleet sales from nine manufacturers totaled 65,848 in February 2020, representing an 8.7% year-over-year increase.

News•by Staff•March 11, 2020

Work Truck Show Announces 2020 Innovation Awards

The Work Truck Show named three new products Innovation Award winners in safety, green, and body concept categories.

Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•March 11, 2020

Importance of Lifecycle Management for Work Truck Fleets

Once you have correctly spec’ed your trucks, what can you do to ensure long, useful lives and high resale values?

Articles•Cover Story•by Shelley Mika•March 11, 2020

Best-in-Class Truck Replacement Strategies

A one-size-fits-all for approach getting replacement cycles right? That doesn’t exist. The good news? Fleets have options to customize the best strategy for their unique operation.