Keep the Good News Rolling: 8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: December 2022
8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: January 2023
Let's bring in the new year with 8 fleet stories that will brighten your day — from awards, to art, to new roles.
Hillary Weiss・Senior Editor
Work Truck presents 8 stories that occurred in the past month to help brighten your day.
Photo: Work Truck
2 min to read
A new year brings new beginnings.
In the world of fleet, sometimes the bad outshines the good. There is a lot of good that happens that goes unnoticed. And they deserve a special shout-out.
Take a moment to check out a few of the top news highlights that brighten our days and gave us a little bit of inspiration as of January 13, 2023:
Kenworth Awards T680 to Top Military Veteran Rookie Driver — A veteran received the annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award during a ceremony held recently at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Read more…
'Name a Snowplow' Contest Results Are In! — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has an annual “Name a Snowplow” contest. This year’s results are in! Read more…
Ford Lightning Takes Home Another Top Award — The Ford F-150 Lightning won the North American Truck of the Year. This marks the third straight year for the lightning and the fifth award for Ford in the past three years. Read more…
Goodyear Developed 90% Sustainable-Material Tire — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company unveiled a demonstration tire comprised of 90% sustainable materials. The demonstration tire passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. Read more…
Fleet Advantage Names Next CEO — Fleet Advantage’s Chief Executive Officer, John Flynn has retired effective December 31, 2022. Brian Holland, president and CFO has been named as the next CEO. Read more…
Sempra Wins Top 'Most Responsible Companies' — Sempra has been named one of Newsweek's “Most Responsible Companies” for the fourth consecutive year. Read more…
How Do Goodyear Tires & Football Make Art? — Goodyear introduced two life-sized tire mascot sculptures handcrafted by artist and former minor league baseball player, Blake McFarland, to commemorate each team advancing to the 87th annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Read more…
Transervice Delivers Presents to Salvation Army — Transervice Logistics delivered early holiday presents to their employees’ children and grandchildren, aged newborn to 13, at their facilities across North America. Read more…
More Operations
Sponsored•August 1, 2026
Top 50 Executive Fleets
It is that time of year again! Time for the 2026 list of the Top 50 Executive Fleets, presented by Automotive Fleet and Volvo as part of its annual Fleet 500. Download now to see this year's list of companies!
Read More →
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.
Read More →
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.
Read More →
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.
Read More →
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.
Read More →
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.
Read More →
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.
Read More →
Sponsored•July 23, 2026
The Top 300 Commercial Fleets
The Top 300 Commercial Fleets: See the List
Read More →
NTEA Releases Updated Federal Excise Tax Guide for the Work Truck Industry
NTEA’s latest revised edition of its Federal Excise Tax Guide for the Work Truck Industry is now available to help fleet leaders navigate complex federal tax requirements.
Read More →
Super Dispatch Powers Centralized Vehicle Transport Operations for Merchants Fleet
Merchants Fleet has replaced fragmented transportation processes with Super Dispatch’s unified, API-powered platform to improve visibility, automation, and carrier performance.
Read More →