In this month’s recap, we’re digging into resale value trends heading into 2025, what happens when flat-rate mileage pay starts failing your hardest-working drivers, how to protect trucks and tools from holiday theft, a new technician training pipeline, and your chance to vote in all three Work Truck awards.
This episode is sponsored by Chevron.
Top Stories This Month:
Remarketing Outlook for 2025: Our new Remarketing Report Series breaks down which segments are stabilizing, which ones are still soft, and how returning used supply is shaping resale performance. It’s your roadmap for smarter cycling and clearer budget conversations.
When Flat-Rate Mileage Misses the Mark: The fleets with the most productive drivers sometimes pay them the least. Motus helps unpack why the model breaks, how it affects morale, and what pay structures reward effort instead of odometer luck.
Holiday Theft Season Is Here: More packages, busier drivers, darker days. Our theft-prevention guide covers what gets targeted, how thieves spot weak points, and the small changes that keep your fleet out of the holiday crime highlight reel.
A New Tech Pipeline: A grant program is opening doors for students to get hands-on propane autogas training, a boost for future technicians and the fleets depending on them.
Your Vote Matters: Medium-Duty Truck of the Year, Commercial Van of the Year, and Upfit Package of the Year voting is officially open. Everything you need is inside the Work Truck Award Research Hub.
Video Picks This Month:
Derby Build for a Cause: A behind-the-scenes look at Team Fletcher gearing up for the Corporate Soap Box Derby Challenge to support The Hourglass Foundation.
AI Coaching with a Human Touch: Why analytics work best when paired with real-person coaching and trust-building.
Service Crane Setup 101: A practical walk-through for mechanics trucks on mounting, stabilization, and safe operation.
Smarter Upfitting with Sortimo: Tech-forward organization and new insights on easing the technician shortage.
Solving the Tech Shortage: The Hourglass Foundation shares real-world programs making a difference for incoming technicians.
Quick Hits Before You Roll:
Stellantis lays out its 2026 fleet growth vision
Continental studies tire-wear particles with vacuum tech
Pep Boys names the toughest U.S. road conditions
REE Automotive teams with Mitsubishi Fuso on software-defined platforms