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Top 10 Medium-Duty Articles of 2024: Awards, Safety Tips, & More

Take a look back at Work Truck’s most-read medium-duty articles of 2024, from award winners to best practices to stay safe on the road.

January 1, 2025
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What were Work Truck’s top medium-duty articles of 2024? Find out below.

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As Work Truck continues to be your leading source of information on a variety of vehicles, we have assembled our most-viewed medium-duty truck articles of 2024. 

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The current year has seen the Isuzu N-Series Class 5 Gas Truck take top honors as Medium-Duty Truck of the Year and it plus four additional trucks being recognized as Top 5 Medium Duty Trucks for 2024.

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Work Truck also informed you about regulatory changes, best practices, and new advancements related to medium-duty commercial trucks. Whether talking expectations of a large prebuy, or dealing with emission reduction and the transition to electric vehicles, Work Truck has kept you in the know.

Below, you will find Work Truck’s most-read medium-duty articles of 2024, from Jan. 1 through mid-December.

Most-Read Medium-Duty Articles in 2024

1. Top 5 Medium-Duty Trucks for 2024 NamedWork Truck's Medium-Duty Truck of the Year award has recognized the most exceptional trucks in the vocational medium-duty market since 2008. In 2021, we introduced the "Top 5 Medium-Duty Trucks." So, what were the top five for 2024?

2. One Month Left to Vote for 2025 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year Award — The fact that an article reminding people to vote for the 2025 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year caught the attention of a large number of readers is a testimony to the importance of medium-duty trucks. Find out how to cast your vote!

3. Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Light- and Medium-Duty Trucks Finalized — EPA’s new emissions standards, which were finalized in March, created new standards in emission control technologies that enable significant reductions in harmful air pollutants. 

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4. Navigating Value Trends for Light- and Medium-Duty Trucks — The market for used light- and medium-duty trucks as a whole has been characterized by notable volatility. However, the medium-duty market has shown more stability, and sales have increased since 2023.

5. Isuzu Wins 2024 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year Award —  The Isuzu N-Series Class 5 Gas Truck rose ahead of a field of 17 other competitors to earn the title of Work Truck’s Medium Duty Truck of the Year for 2024.

6. Best Practices for Safe Driving in Light- and Medium-Duty Trucks — Explore best safety practices and gear for light- and medium-duty truck drivers. Learn what can keep your fleet drivers safer on the road.

7. Navigating Value Trends for Light- and Medium-Duty Trucks — Understanding depreciation trends is crucial to understanding total cost of ownership and managing medium-duty fleets and optimizing costs. 

8. Geotab Report Shows Electric Trucks are Viable for Medium-Duty Fleets — Geotab researched the feasibility of battery-electric vehicles and, in its report Taking Charge, found that about three-quarters of the light commercial vehicles studied had daily range needs that could be met with an electric vehicle. 

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9. Motiv Becomes a Truck OEM, Changes Name —  Motiv Power Systems changed names to Motiv Electric Trucks, representing the company’s transition from producing powertrains to becoming a truck OEM.

10. Peterbilt Prepares for Large Truck Prebuy — Peterbilt prepared for what industry experts claimed would be the largest diesel truck prebuy in history, and noted in August that the prebuy might have already begun.

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