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ArticlesCover 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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NewsJanuary 9, 2015

Tata Motors Launches Truck in Nepal

Tata Motors, an Indian automobile manufacturer, has launched four new next-generation PRIMA heavy commercial vehicles, for the very first time in Nepal, with partner Sipradi Trading Private Limited.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJanuary 9, 2015

Toyota's 2016 Tacoma Mid-Size Pickup

Toyota has released photos of its 2016 Tacoma mid-size pickup that's debuting at the 2015 Detroit auto show. Toyota will give full details on Jan. 12. Read more here. Photos courtesy of Toyota.

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Articlesby 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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Articlesby 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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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast

In the next 10 years, the fleet industry is forecast change more than it has in the past 15 years. These changes will mirror the broader transformation percolating throughout the global economy.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: New Vehicle Purchasing

Government-mandated CAFE standards are exerting pressure on OEMs to develop smaller, more lightweight models and add more alt-fuel vehicles and hybrids to their lineups. Lower fuel costs will shift TCO focus to depreciation.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2015

UK Awards Funding for Driverless Car Integration

Innovate UK has announced that "UK Autodrive "a consortium of local authorities, the UK’s leading technology and automotive businesses and academic institutions, has won the UK Government’s £10m "Introducing Driverless Cars" competition.

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NewsDecember 26, 2014

Sprinter Van Delivered to Vending Company

The 222,222 Sprinter van to roll off the assembly line was recently delivered to Munich-headquartered Dallmayr, a specialist coffee company.

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NewsDecember 23, 2014

OEMs to Sell 16.5M Light-Duty Vehicles

Vehicle manufacturers should sell 16.5 million light-duty vehicles in retail and fleet channels in 2014, which represents a 6 percent increase from 2013 amid the backdrop of an improving U.S. economy, according to Edmunds.com.

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