A growing trend in second-stage manufacturing is light-weighting, which involves specifying lighter-weight materials to achieve an overall weight reduction to an upfitted vehicle. Specifying lighter-weight upfit materials decreases the vehicle’s curb weight, which, in turn, lowers operating costs by reducing fuel consumption and decreases emissions.
A seminar at the 2020 Fleet Forward Experience will discuss how and where the commercial vehicle industry is evolving from the financial, manufacturing, equipment, and fleet perspectives.
Modern day work trucks and vans need modern solutions. Top truck and van upfitters share their newest and greatest upfit options.
Many of us today are working differently than we have in the past, using technology to innovate and find creative ways to keep business moving.
Safe Fleet has acquired American Midwest Fleet Solutions (AMFS) in a move to expand its fleet upfit capabilities for the commercial vehicle market.
Reading Truck Group acquired substantially all of the assets of Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment Inc. and its affiliates. Action is a regional manufacturer and upfitter of service utility truck bodies and specialty truck equipment bodies, with facilities located in Florida.
Determining when exactly to cycle your vehicles is a fine balance among many factors, from acquisition, through operation, and resale or asset disposal. Here are nine questions to answer when you’re deciding when and how to best cycle your trucks.
Strong demand for light- and medium-duty trucks in the 2019 model-year resulting in widespread backlogs at upfitters delaying some ship-thru units, impacting order-to-delivery times for both light- and medium-duty trucks.
Spartan Motor Inc. acquired Royal Truck Body, which will continue to go to market under the Royal Truck Body name.
Supreme’s new Upfit Solutions and Service business is a one-stop shop for commercial vehicle upfitting, parts, and service for all makes of commercial truck and van bodies.