The 2027 Cost Cliff and "Procurement Paralysis" On March 16, 2026, Fleet Advantage released a new industry report. It shows that many company leaders are stuck in "procurement paralysis." This means they are too worried to buy new trucks. They are frozen by the big ... Read More »

Severe accidents on the road are going down. That is the good news from the Lytx 2026 State of Road Safety Report. But, there is a bad new part, too. The report shows that minor crashes are actually going up. Low-severity incidents have jumped by ... Read More »

Fleet management just got a lot easier. For a long time, managers had to install special hardware. This hardware was called a telematics device. It would plug into a truck. It collected data like location and speed. But installing it took time. It cost money. ... Read More »

The End of Traditional Metal Seals On March 5, 2026, Wabash introduced a new way to keep freight safe. For many years, trucking companies have used lead or plastic seals to lock trailer doors. These old seals are easy to break and do not tell ... Read More »

The High Cost of One Gallon Per Hour Many truck drivers believe that leaving their engine running during a rest break is harmless. They think it is just the cost of staying comfortable. However, idling is a silent killer of your company’s profit. On average, ... Read More »

The Big Choice for Every Fleet Manager Every truck has a story, but that story gets very expensive once the odometer hits a certain point. Fleet managers face a tough choice when a Class 8 truck nears 500,000 miles. They have to decide whether to ... Read More »

The Hidden Value Inside Your Old Tires Many fleet managers look at a bald tire and see a piece of junk. They see a bill for a new replacement. However, strategic leaders look at that same tire and see a valuable asset called a "casing." ... Read More »

If your fleet includes both semi-trucks and construction equipment like backhoes, you know the struggle. Usually, you need two or three different systems just to see where your assets are. Geotab just launched "Geotab Build" to solve this. It is a single platform that handles ... Read More »

Let’s be honest: being a fleet professional is a bit like being a superhero, but instead of a cool cape, you get a stack of incident reports and a coffee habit that would concern a cardiologist. You spend your days obsessing over following distances, harsh ... Read More »

Analyzing the Rise of Judicial Hellholes The legal environment for the trucking industry is very dangerous right now. Over the last 15 years, jury awards against motor carriers have skyrocketed. New data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) details this growing problem. A special report ... Read More »