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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

Departmentally assigned vehicles often create hidden costs through underutilization, poor visibility, and increased administrative burden. This white paper explores how shared motor pool strategies help fleets reduce costs, improve accountability, and optimize vehicle utilization.

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A Smarter, Right Sized Workhorse: The Cummins X10 Engine

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Work Truck Solutions Supports Ford Pro Commercial Vehicle Center Program

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Hino Trucks Introduces its Le Series Battery-Electric Medium-Duty Truck

News•by Staff•May 10, 2018

NTEA Launches New Online Tool

NTEA has launched a new Vehicle Center of Gravity and Axle Weight Calculator — a web-based, interactive tool that provides vehicle specification and weight information.

Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•May 10, 2018

Chevrolet Continues to Update Silverado Lineup

The 2020 model-year will complete the Chevrolet Silverado HD lineup refresh with the addition of 2500HD and 3500HD models.

News•by Staff•May 10, 2018

Truck, Van Production Impacted by Parts Supply Issue

A fire at a parts supplier has impacted production of several leading fleet vehicles including Ford's F-150, Super Duty trucks, and General Motors vans, according to reports.

News•by Staff•May 4, 2018

Ford Torture-Tests 2019 Ranger

Ford has torture-tested its 2019 Ranger midsize pickup using grueling lab tests, robotic testing too harsh for humans to endure, and jagged trails in the Australian Outback to the Arizona desert. The testing is based on the same standards of the Ford F-150, according to the company.

News•by Staff•May 4, 2018

Nissan Names Great Titan 'Meat Up' Champions

Celebrity chefs and judges, Cory Bahr and David Rose, evaluated each of the six protein categories (chicken, pork, brisket, lamb, turkey, and ribs) and named Team Nissan the winner in five of the individual categories and best overall dish.

News•by Staff•May 3, 2018

Commercial Fleet Sales Increase 9% in April

Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 9% to 67,458 in April as sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs powered an increase of 11.6% to 60,801, while and passenger car sales fell 10.2% to 6,657 units compared to a year ago, according to Automotive Fleet data.