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Sept. 23-25, 2026 | Scottsdale, AZ

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Podcasts

What Fleet Employers Are Missing When Hiring Veterans

What if some of the strongest candidates for fleet are already out there, but their experience is written in a language our industry does not always recognize?

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Digital Cover Features

If We Want the Next Generation in Automotive, We Have to Give Them a Reason to Care

Graphic promoting Automotive Fleet's 2026 Personal Use Survey with the text "Have a Personal Use Policy? We Want to Know!" encouraging fleet managers to complete the annual industry survey.

News

Automotive Fleet Opens 2026 Personal Use Survey for Commercial Fleet Managers

Truck Chat promotional graphic featuring two hosts and the headline “Operate Fleet at the Speed of Business,” presented by Work Truck.

Videos

What Resilient Fleets Do Differently When Conditions Change

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News•by Lauren Fletcher•August 4, 2026

Shades of Fleet Call for Voices: Family Ties

Fleet may run on vehicles and data, but for some professionals, it also runs in the family. August’s Shades of Fleet explores the pride, pressure, lessons, and legacy behind family-run operations and multi-generational fleet careers.

Business professional seated at a conference table in front of a WEX-branded backdrop, wearing a suit jacket and lapel microphone, during an interview or executive discussion about fleet payment and fuel management solutions.

News•by Wayne Parham•August 3, 2026

WEX Launches SecureFuel AI-Powered Fuel Fraud & Theft Protection Tool

WEX launched SecureFuel, a fraud-detection tool that uses AI-powered models to analyze fleet card transaction data and compare it with vehicle telematics data to prevent misuse or fraudulent purchases. In an exclusive interview, Work Truck learned more.

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Videos•by Lauren Fletcher•August 3, 2026

Fleet Leadership, Mixed-Energy Strategy, and DOT Marijuana Rules Lead the News

From hard-earned leadership lessons to fuel strategy, fleet technology, and compliance, this week’s Truck Chat Cheat Sheet covers the stories fleet professionals are reading most.

Videos•by Wayne Parham•August 3, 2026

How Atlas Helps Drivers Without Distractions

Motive Atlas brings AI directly into the cab, helping drivers log in with their voice, get route and weather information, locate fuel stops, and instantly capture important road events, all while keeping their hands on the wheel. This video provides all the details.

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.”

Videos•by Lauren Fletcher•July 31, 2026

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

The body is built, the paint is on, and Team Fletcher’s Soap Box Derby car is nearly ready for testing ahead of race day in Akron.

Chris Brown of Automotive Fleet and Lauren Fletcher of Work Truck pose beside a Soap Box Derby car in a Team Brown vs. Team Fletcher race graphic benefiting The Hourglass Foundation.

News•by News/Media Release•July 30, 2026

It's All Downhill from Here! Fleet Industry Raises $22,000 for Skilled Trades Scholarships

Work Truck’s Lauren Fletcher and Automotive Fleet’s Chris Brown turned a friendly racing rivalry into $22,000 for automotive technology and skilled trades scholarships.

Lauren Fletcher stands against a dark blue background beside the headline “Fleets Run on Confidence.” Additional text reads “July 2026” and “Safety, Technicians, Leadership, Mixed Energy.”

Sponsored•by Lauren Fletcher•July 30, 2026

Fleet Confidence, Safety, and Smarter Risk Management Lead This Month

This month’s TruckChat: Top Monthly News Recap explores what it takes to build confidence across a fleet, from stronger leadership and technician support to better safety preparation, smarter use of telematics, and clearer plans for when something goes wrong.

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

Sponsored•by Lauren Fletcher•July 29, 2026

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.

Six WEX and Standard Fleet team members pose together in front of a WEX-branded backdrop, commemorating a business partnership or collaboration between the two companies.

News•by News/Media Release•July 29, 2026

WEX Brings Standard Fleet's Connected Vehicle Platform to Fleet Customers

This week’s product launch with Standard Fleet’s connected vehicle platform reflects WEX Venture Capital's strategy of turning startup innovation into customer solutions. Standard Fleet is now available to WEX fleet customers.

Videos•by Wayne Parham•July 27, 2026

Meet Atlas: Motive's AI Assistant for Fleets

Artificial intelligence is becoming a practical tool for fleet operations. In this video, Emily Parsons introduces Atlas, Motive's AI-powered assistant that combines conversational search with the ability to perform actions across the Motive platform.

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