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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 26, 2015

Top 10 Trends in Chassis-Mounted Auxiliary Equipment

Key trends in auxiliary equipment specifications focus on driver productivity and idle reduction using telematics, safety enhancements with crash avoidance sensors, and maximizing space using multi-function equipment.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 26, 2015

Top 10 Trends in Truck, Van Upfitting

Among the top trends influencing commercial fleets are an increased focus on designing upfit equipment to enhance safety and driver productivity, greater use of lightweight materials, and standardization of upfit specifications.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalApril 6, 2015

Toyota Tacoma: Modern Midsize Mauler

Like the new Colorado/Canyon, the re-designed 2016 Tacoma comes loaded with new technology, fashion-forward styling and driver-friendly refinements.

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Articlesby Sean LydenMarch 23, 2015

How to Make Fleet Trucks More Productive

The meaning of maximized productivity differs from fleet to fleet, but the means to maximizing vehicle function can be found using a straightforward approach of measuring, spec’ing, and considering the human factor.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 16, 2015

Upfit Lightweighting is More Complex Than Simply Reducing Weight

When used in the manufacture of truck bodies and van equipment, lightweight materials, such as thinner gauge high-strength steel, aluminum, fiberglass, and plastic composites, enable fleets to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel economy, increase legal payload, and even drop down to a smaller (often more fuel-efficient) vehicle.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalJanuary 29, 2015

Honda HR-V: Outward and Upward

Built upon the Fit platform, the new Honda HR-V is a compact crossover SUV with room for five and class-leading cargo capacity.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalJanuary 29, 2015

Mazda CX-3: Tech-Savvy Compact Crossover

Mazda’s designers poured every ounce of creativity, technology and safety features at their disposal into the 2016 CX-3, which slots below the CX-5 and above the upcoming Mazda2.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalJanuary 29, 2015

Ford Explorer: Power and Prestige

For the 2016-MY, Ford is rolling out a refresh of the Explorer that includes design elements from both vintages and adds an upgraded EcoBoost four-cylinder and an all-new Platinum trim level.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 22, 2015

Don't Make Your Fleet Operation Conform to the Truck

Building a truck is a complicated process. Specifying the right truck requires hundreds of decisions and choices – and each choice potentially impacts another. The tricky part is finding the balance between over-spec’ing and under-spec’ing a vehicle, each with its own unique set of consequences.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalDecember 11, 2014

Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Entry Level No More

For 2015, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan has outgrown its entry-level trappings to offer a higher level of sophistication, performance and safety in the mid-size luxury sedan category.

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