The Compelling Case for Proactive Crash Prevention For fleet managers focused on safety and the bottom line, the debate over regulatory mandates often overshadows the clear-cut benefits of advanced safety technology. While the proposed federal speed limiter rule was formally withdrawn in July 2025 by ... Read More »

You handle daily dispatching and maintenance with skill, but a good fleet manager also looks ahead. Therefore, they focus on bigger, less frequent tasks that improve your operation’s big-picture health. These semi-annual or annual reviews make a huge difference in your small or mid-sized fleet's ... Read More »

The Power of Data-Driven Decision-Making New fleet professionals must treat their vehicle assets as significant investments. Therefore, the single most important task is maximizing the Return on Investment, or ROI, from every dollar spent. Savvy fleet managers realize this ROI not just by cutting costs ... Read More »

The White House recently issued a Presidential Proclamation that directly impacts Class 8 fleet managers and vehicle acquisition strategy. The order, signed on October 17, 2025, establishes a 25 percent ad valorem duty on imported medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), including most Class 8 trucks. ... Read More »

Benchmarking Driver Turnover in Your First Year Driver retention is a critical challenge for every new fleet professional. Unfortunately, losing a driver is an expensive, costly setback. While the truckload sector’s annualized turnover rate hovers around 75%, private fleets reported a much lower benchmark of ... Read More »

Why Total Cost of Ownership is Your Top Priority New fleet managers must focus beyond the sticker price of a vehicle. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is the vital metric for your first year. It includes every expense over a vehicle’s life. TCO covers the ... Read More »

The Nuclear Verdict Crisis in Commercial Transportation The term "nuclear verdict" describes jury awards that far exceed the typical—and sometimes available—insurance coverage, often reaching tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. These staggering legal settlements are one of the most pressing financial threats facing ... Read More »

For transportation companies operating on razor-thin margins, every drop of diesel counts. Transtex has spent over 15 years engineering next-generation, cleantech solutions designed not just to save fuel, but to fundamentally optimize the efficiency and bottom line of heavy-duty fleets. They build systems that turn ... Read More »

What the Merger Means The news that CLC Lodging is becoming Corpay Lodging is less a traditional merger and more a strategic rebrand and alignment with its parent company, Corpay (formerly FLEETCOR Technologies). CLC Lodging has long been a leader in workforce travel, but the ... Read More »

Market Stabilization: Positioning Fleets to Capitalize on the Expected Recovery in Freight Volumes and Rates After a prolonged period of capacity oversupply and rate stagnation, the consensus among industry economists is that 2026 will mark a pivot toward market stabilization and modest growth. As high ... Read More »