Welcome to your first year of managing a commercial truck fleet. You probably thought you would be analyzing complex routes. Instead, you are likely drowning in endless spreadsheets and messy driver logs. Modern data can be completely overwhelming for a beginner. Fortunately, new generative artificial ... Read More »

The Dreaded Limp Mode is Dead Welcome to your first year in fleet management. You probably expected to deal with flat tires and angry customers. Instead, you are likely spending your days arguing with broken diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) sensors. Every fleet manager knows the ... Read More »

The Midnight Hazard Is Real Welcome to the night shift. You probably thought managing a fleet meant enjoying a quiet evening at home. However, your trucks do not sleep. Consequently, neither does your fleet's risk profile. Recent data paints a very clear, scary picture. Specifically, ... Read More »

Every so often a research report comes along that confirms what every fleet manager already suspected in their bones but could not prove in a meeting. The American Transportation Research Institute delivered exactly that on June 8, publishing new research showing that trucking liability insurance ... Read More »

Mark your calendars, pour something cold, and prepare to feel an emotion rarely associated with federal rulemaking: mild relief. On June 22, FMCSA published three final rules that officially take effect July 22, 2026, and all three of them involve the agency deleting requirements instead ... Read More »

If you've been in fleet management or trucking long enough, you've developed a healthy skepticism about federal deadlines. The automatic emergency braking (AEB) mandate for heavy trucks has been "coming soon" for so long that some of us have started treating it like that friend ... Read More »

Remember when a dashcam was just a camera? It sat on the windshield, recorded video, and occasionally exonerated your driver when a sedan decided to brake-check a 40-ton vehicle. Simpler times. In 2026, calling these devices "dashcams" is like calling your smartphone a "telephone." The ... Read More »

Every fleet has that one toolbox drawer. The one with a flashlight that doesn't work, a fistful of fuses for a truck you sold in 2019, and an instruction manual nobody has opened since the Clinton administration. Turns out the federal government had one too ... Read More »

If you've been treating the non-domiciled CDL rule like a weather forecast — "eh, it'll probably change before I have to do anything" — this is your wake-up call. The rule didn't blow over. It went to court, took a swing, and walked out still ... Read More »

The numbers from this year's International Roadcheck are a compliance wake-up call for every fleet running North American roads. During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's three-day enforcement blitz, May 12–14, 2026, inspectors pulled trucks off the road at a rate that should make any safety ... Read More »