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Vehicle Researchby StaffApril 22, 2021

Buying Cargo and Delivery Vans: Questions & Decision Points

These detailed specs, factors, and action items should be thoroughly considered in purchasing the right van for your commerce or service operation.

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Upfittingby StaffApril 22, 2021

Buying Vocational and Service Vans: Questions & Decision Points

Make careful calculations. What appears to be the right size, may not be fully compatible with a typical workday, routine, or function.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffApril 22, 2021

Pricing Your Van and Figuring Out the Costs

Options include cash purchases, long or short-term leasing and traditional financing.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffApril 22, 2021

Buying A Van: An Overview

Your research, comparisons, and decisions boil down to two factors: Total cost of ownership and profitability.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownApril 20, 2021

Replacing Commercial Loading with Smart Zones — Does it Work?

The process of loading and unloading in commercial loading zones is antiquated. A curb management pilot with the City of Aspen promises a better way. What do the findings say?

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Remarketingby Cindy BrauerApril 20, 2021

Remarketing During the Pandemic Recovery

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed remarketing efforts for some fleets and ramped them up for others over the past year, 2021 fleet remarketing is looking better for most everyone. 

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Fleet Forwardby Denise RondiniApril 15, 2021

A Day in the Life of an Amazon Delivery Agent

Delivering up to 330 packages a day while meeting performance metrics around truck load time, deliveries per hour, and driving behaviors can be rewarding — but isn’t for the faint of heart.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffApril 14, 2021

Mazda Debuts All-New MX-30 EV

The all-new electrified MX-30 represents Mazda’s first EV addition to its vehicle portfolio. It debuts in California in fall 2021. Its 35.5 kWh lithium-ion battery can be charged to 80% in about 36 minutes using DC fast charging.

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Operationsby Mike AntichApril 10, 2021

How Working from Home will Impact Fleet

The pandemic has opened Pandora’s box on working from home – both good and bad. While it has yet to be determined whether this is long-term or short-term trend, it will impact fleet operations. As more jobs involving company drivers become permanently remote, it may result in less travel that will cause reassessment of optimal fleet size. 

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Operationsby Bob CavalliApril 10, 2021

Managing the Transition from a Commuting to a Remote Workforce

It has been said that the COVID pandemic has forced changes in America’s workforce from a ‘commuting to the office’ to a remote, home-based model. But has this simply accelerated a trend that has been in the making for many years.

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