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Fleets Run on Confidence with Lauren Fletcher, monthly truck chat news update and recap

Podcasts•August 5, 2026

Fleet Safety, Technician Trends and Mixed-Energy Strategy

Take a look at the people, preparation, leadership, and technology helping fleets stay ready before something goes wrong this month.

Work Truck Trucks, Tips & Tours YouTube thumbnail featuring a Viatec WorkForce ePTO system and presenter with the headline, “Zero Noise. All Power.” promoting reduced idling with Viatec’s electric power take-off technology.

Lauren Fletcher stands against a blue-and-black background with emerging fleet professionals behind her. Text reads “Shades of Fleet: Next Up in Fleet” and “The Next Generation of Fleet.”

Work Truck Trucks, Tips & Tours YouTube thumbnail featuring a presenter beside a Kenworth T880 vocational truck with the headline, “Power for Every Application,” plus the subhead, “Kenworth T880: Configured Your Way,” and a Truck Chat Watch Now button.

YouTube thumbnail featuring Lauren Fletcher beside a moving truck graphic with bold text reading “Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet” and “Leadership, Mixed Fleets & DOT Rules.”

Work Truck Trucks, Tips & Tours YouTube thumbnail promoting Motive Atlas as an AI assistant for drivers, featuring a smiling truck driver wearing a headset in the cab with the headline, “AI Assistant for Drivers,” and a Truck Chat “Watch Now” button.

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.”

Group of Western Star Star Nation participants posing in front of heavy-duty trucks at a quarry, with the text “Inside the Western Star Star Nation Experience.”

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.”

Videos•Wayne Parham•August 5, 2026

Reduce Noise & Idling with Viatec’s ePTO

Viatec's Workforce ePTO lets utility trucks power booms, outriggers, and auxiliary equipment using battery power instead of idling the engine. Learn how this technology helps reduce fuel use, noise, engine wear, and emissions while improving operator comfort.

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•August 4, 2026

The Next Generation of Fleet Is Ready to Get to Work | Shades of Fleet

Meet the apprentices, early-career professionals, and emerging leaders bringing curiosity, new ideas, and people-first thinking to fleet.

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Videos•Wayne Parham•August 4, 2026

Kenworth T880: Powertrain & Customization Options

Vocational fleets often require trucks tailored to specific applications, and the Kenworth T880 is designed with flexibility in mind. In this video walkaround, Rachel Woods explains how the T880 can be configured to support a broad range of industries and operational requirements.

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•August 4, 2026

Inside AP Fleet Management’s Move From Financing to Fleet Services

AP Fleet Management President Alex Coveney explains how the company grew from equipment financing into fleet services and what shaped its customer-first approach.

Videos•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.

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Videos•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.

Videos•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.

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•July 31, 2026

Back at Star Nation for a Closer Look at Western Star Trucks and the People Behind Them

Work Truck returned to Western Star’s Star Nation Experience for another hands-on look at the trucks, technology, and operator community behind the brand.

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Sponsored•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.