Ready or not, the EV revolution is here, and fleet owners and operators are feeling the ever-increasing pressure to accelerate their electrification strategy or risk being left in the slow lane. It’s no secret the familiar landscape of traditional vehicle management has been replaced by the urgent need to navigate multiple complexities of electrification. Amidst the challenges, upfitting emerges as a critical puzzle piece, shaping the efficiency, safety, and payload capacity of electric vehicles
Jon Toups, known for his passion for the fleet and commercial vehicle industry, announced his retirement after 20 years with Masterack.
VMAC now offers telematics and advanced digital controls for its Underhood 40 air compressor for work trucks and vans.
Fontaine Modification is working closely with the engineering program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and students are developing equipment to remove seats from Freightliner MD114SD and M2 trucks as they are converted for use as car carriers.
Thunder Creek is now upfitting the Class 5 Isuzu NRR Chassis to handle bulk fuel transport without the need for a driver to have a commercial driver's license or a hazmat endorsement. The company can also upfit a service and lube truck on the same platform.
Fontaine Modification has more than doubled the size of its Laredo, Texas, truck modification center with the completion of a 40,000-square-foot expansion, enlarging the facility to 67,000 square feet. The facility recently produced its 100,000th truck.