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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 3, 2014

Top Fleet Trends for Class 5-6 Trucks

The Class 5-6 truck market is very similar to the Class 3-4 market and shares many of the same trends. Among the key trends driving this market are fuel spend, downsizing, the growing receptivity to telematics devices, and funding.

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Newsby Chris WolskiOctober 15, 2014

Auto Truck Group Supplies Upfits for Israel Defense Force

The Auto Truck Group is on track to supply the Israel Defense Force (IDF) with more than 200 upfit extended cab Ram 3500 pickup trucks.

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Newsby Chris WolskiOctober 14, 2014

Auto Truck Group Dedicates KC Facility

The Auto Truck Group dedicated a new 70,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, October 9. The facility will handle both complex specialized vehicle upfits and ship thru for the Ford F-150 and Transit.

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NewsOctober 6, 2014

UAE Sets Plan to Upgrade its Military Vehicle Fleet

The UAE has announced it will pay the U.S. Dh9.2 billion to upgrade its military vehicles to better prepare the country's protection force.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 15, 2014

Increased Demand Creates Backlogs at Upfitters

One challenge for the 2014-MY has been the increased volume of fleet vehicles going to upfitters, which has resulted in capacity issues. With the increasing demand and growth of the commercial truck/van segments, particularly among utilities and service industries, the percentage of upfitted vehicles is growing. Order-to-delivery time on large trucks keeps getting longer with upfitters. Some fleets don't place factory orders and instead purchase most their vehicle chassis from bailment pools.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherSeptember 2, 2014

Innovation Spotlight: Silver Moon Brewing

The front-wheel-drive, full-size cargo van is ideal for the small brewery’s goal of shaking things up, and is the foundation of a one-of-a-kind upfit.

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NewsAugust 4, 2014

Additional Modified Work Trucks Recalled for Fire Risk

Terex South Dakota and Monroe Truck Equipment will install new pressure switch kits to eliminate a fire risk associated with the placement of certain Muncie Power Products PTO assemblies.

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NewsJuly 21, 2014

More Upfitters Recall Work Trucks for Fire Risk

Manning Equipment, Dual-Tech and Iowa Mold Tooling are issuing recalls to address a fire risk arising from oil leaks associated with PTO assemblies.

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NewsJuly 16, 2014

Plan Aims to Cut Red Tape for UK Upfitters

More than £10 million a year could be saved across the UK bodybuilding and conversion industry, thanks to a new, streamlined Type Approval process developed jointly by the Department for Transport (DfT) and The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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NewsJuly 14, 2014

Work Truck Upfitters Issue Recalls for Fire Risk

In certain modified Ford work trucks, oil might leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.

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