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Truck Chat: Trucks, Tours & Tips

Travel with Wayne Parham, Work Truck senior editor, as he explores the world of work trucks. Stay tuned in for truck walkarounds and driving experiences, tours of locations related to work trucks, and tips he learns from experts along the way.

Image standing by a truck and talking about an extended liftgate, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and yellow headline WALTCO's New Liftgates.

Exploring WALTCO’s New Liftgates

Why an FMC is Valuable for Upfit Decisions

Man wearing a brown ballcap talking in front of a tradeshow sign for YARDZ, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and headline Construction Fleet Management.

YARDZ: Managing Every Aspect of Construction Fleets

Man in business attire talking and gesturing in front of a truck, tinted blue background, with yellow headline Reading's New Service Bodies, and logos for Truck Chat and Work Truck.

Vehicle Research

Reading Truck Launches New Service Bodies

Man talking and gesturing in front of a large Kenworth truck, tinted blue in the background, and yellow headline Kenworth's T880S Performance Hood and logos for Truck Chat and Work Truck.

Vehicle Research

Advantages of the Kenworth T880S Performance Hood

Person gesturing toward a big truck, tinted blue in background image, with yellow headline Kenworth's T480 and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Vehicle Research

Walkaround of Kenworth’s T480 Vocational Truck

Man standing and talking in front of a trade show wall showing different models of cranes with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat and headline 16 New Service Cranes.

IMT Introduces 16 New Telescopic Cranes

Man standing and talking in front of a truck engine, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and yellow headline DTNA's New Engines.

Vehicle Research

Checking Out DTNA’s New Engines from Cummins & Detroit

Man talking in front of a blue tinted background image of a large truck with logos for Truck Chat and Work Truck and yellow headline Detroit Assurance & Upfitting.

How Detroit Assurance Adapts to Unique Upfits

Man talking in front of a large crane truck with headline Battery-Powered Articulated Crane and logos for Truck Chat and Work Truck.

Vehicle Research

IMT & Odyne Collaborate on Electrified Articulated Crane

Man talks in front of a large red truck with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat and blue headline Kenworth's All-New C580.

Vehicle Research

First Look at Kenworth’s Extreme Duty C580

Man pointing to metal reels with headline Work Truck Reels and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Exploring Hose & Cable Reels from Hannay Reels

Man working on a laptop with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat and large yellow headline Rugged Devices for Fleets.

How Panasonic Connect Rugged Devices Keep Fleets Connected

Background image of a rainy windshield and brake lights with logos for Truck Chat and Work Truck and a headline How Lytx Prepares Fleets for Severe Weather.

How Lytx Prepares Fleets for Severe Weather

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Check Out Weather Guard’s Latest Truck Upfits [Watch]

Man talking with hands outstretched in front of a room that is tinted blue, headline What to Expect from Palfinger in 2026, and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

What to Expect from PALFINGER in 2026

Blue-tinted background image of a tire service truck, a man standing in front with open arms, headline Non-CDL Tire Service Truck, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Tour Stellar’s New Non-CDL OTR Tire Service Truck

Tinted blue background image of a pickup truck with a cap and storage compartments, man points to the truck as he talks about it, headline Leer's New Truck Caps, and logos for Work Truck & Truck Chat.

Tour Leer’s New Caps for Work Trucks

Man holding a hose and nozzle that dispenses oil, against a tinted blue background of a work area, with headline Automated Fluid Tracking, and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Check Out Graco’s New Wireless Fluid Tracking System

Man standing in front of an image of a blue-tinted box truck with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and a yellow headline, Meet Harbinger's HC Series Cab.

Harbinger CEO Explains New Low-Cab-Forward Truck

Stormy dark background image with headline Severe Weather & Predictive Analytics and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Severe Weather & Predictive Analytics: What Fleets Need to Know

Sortimo: Saving Time for Van Upfit Installers

Man with outstretched arms pointing to a toolbox on the side of a work truck cap with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat and a headline, Truck Upfit of the Year.

Adrian Explains Why They Won Truck Upfit Package of the Year [Watch]

Man standing in front of a blue tinted background image of a truck with yellow headline Stellar's Hybrid Power Source, and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Vehicle Research

Stellar’s Updated Hybrid Power Source (HPS)

Man standing in front of a blue tinted image of a mechanics truck pointing to the storage shelving and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, plus headline PALFINGER's Aluminum Sidepacks.

Vehicle Research

PALFINGER Launches Aluminum Sidepacks

Darkened background image of blurred car lights in rainy traffic, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and headline Environmental Threats Fleets Face.

Environmental Threats Fleets Face

Faint background image of a construction truck and lower left a small black box with a blue light, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and headline Motive Beacon: Helping Fleets Track Assets.

Motive Beacon: Helping Fleets Track Assets

Blue ladder type truck in background with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat and headline What was at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Vehicle Research

What was at CONEXPO-CON/AGG?

Background image of an officer inspecting a commercial truck's tires with headline Regulatory Shifts in 2026 and logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Regulatory Shifts in 2026 (Video)

Background image of a man testing a crane with headline Making Mechanics Trucks & Cranes, with logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat.

Vehicle Research

Touring IMT’s Iowa Production Facility (Video)

Blue tinted background image of two cars that have collided, logos for Work Truck and Truck Chat, and headline What Should Drivers Do After a Collision?

What To Do After a Collision [Watch]

Thumbnail image for one of the Truck Chat episodes with headline How to Report Human Trafficking.

How to Report Human Trafficking