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ArticlesDecember 22, 2025

Fleet Managers’ Strange Tales for Stranger Times

In an industry growing more complex by the day, the stories only get stranger. You may have experienced these stories yourself — and others you may not believe.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Chris BrownJune 11, 2025

What’s Driving Operating Costs in 2025? New Challenges Emerge

Fleet operators are facing rising costs in acquisition, insurance, maintenance, and repairs — even as fuel prices dip — forcing a rethink of budgeting and vehicle strategies.

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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2024

Avoiding "Fleet Tunnel Vision"

It is critical not to lose the customers’ perspectives. What can be overlooked is that the costs captured in a fleet management information system only captures the small fleet portion — not the real costs of the overall organization.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichOctober 9, 2023

Fleet Budgets Strain to Cope with Increasing Fleet Costs

Fleet costs are up across the board due to inflationary pressures. Acquisition costs have increased with minimal offset from fleet incentives. Interest rates are higher, impacting the lease vs. buy decision and companies requiring outside funding to replace vehicles.

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Articlesby Shelley MikaMarch 9, 2021

3 Keys to Upfit & Equipment Lifecycle Management

Answers to three key questions fleets should know about those ever-important “extras” on their trucks and vans are shared.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 2, 2021

Electric Models: Depreciation Still Drags Down Ownership Costs

A lifecycle analysis by Vincentric found that total cost of ownership (TCO) for electric vehicles underperforms plug-in hybrid electric and traditional hybrid model counterparts. Running EVs more miles per year has a substantive positive impact on TCO.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichOctober 26, 2020

Negative Consequences to Extended Vehicle Cycling

Extended replacement cycles for short-term capital expenditure savings often have the unintended consequence of resulting in greater long-term expenses.

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Sponsoredby StaffOctober 19, 2020

State of the Fleet Industry: Fleets Extending Vehicle Service Life

Topics mentioned in this video include: tightening of fleet budgets; the average age of vehicles trending upward; maintenance issues resulting from extending vehicle life cycles; and an increase in driver downtime.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Shelley MikaMarch 11, 2020

Best-in-Class Truck Replacement Strategies

A one-size-fits-all for approach getting replacement cycles right? That doesn’t exist. The good news? Fleets have options to customize the best strategy for their unique operation.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Lauren FletcherNovember 8, 2019

State of the Commercial Truck Tire Industry in 2019

The commercial tire market in 2019 has seen a greater impact of tariffs and duties, impact from the last-mile delivery segment, but overall stability in pricing. Changes are coming.

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