What are the regulatory challenges, trends, and shifts fleets are facing in 2026? Fleet management will likely see significant regulatory shifts towards digitalization, with more states adopting electronic title and registration processes. There is also a growing trend toward real-time compliance monitoring and regular updates.
Stephanie Grgurich, vice president, operations and fleet management at Holman, discusses what trends she is seeing and also digs into how California's Clean Truck Check (CTC) now requires twice-yearly inspections.
She explains how fleets must adapt to these changes, especially regarding emissions and safety requirements, to ensure continuous compliance and road readiness.
In this video, you will hear about:
The importance of managing compliance to ensure road readiness.
How states are expected to accelerate electronic titling and lien perfection requirements, impacting fleet management of ownership records.
How information updates will need to happen frequently and regulatory compliance moves away from reliance on the Postal Service.
The need for fleets operating in California to create a process to track CTC inspection due dates (twice-yearly windows) and implement reminder/alert rules so that late inspections do not shorten subsequent valid periods.
Designing a plan for real-time compliance monitoring tied to digital state systems and the FMCSA portal, specifying required data feeds, update frequency, and gaps to address for fleet credentialing and safety inspections.