Many fleet vehicles have been idled or parked in storage areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. One consequence has been an uptick in part thefts from these...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/358339/covid-19-pandemic-creates-spike-in-part-thefts-from-vocational-vehicles

Now is when the fleet industry should be proactively identifying these future technicians. The fleet industry has a window to tap into this idled labor...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/354865/covid-19-offers-opportunity-to-make-a-dent-in-the-technician-shortage

Whatever the final impact of the pandemic on fleet management, one legacy will be the creation of an expanded base of new customers comfortable with...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/354371/last-mile-deliveries-surge-in-a-socially-distanced-world

Categories: Maintenance, Operations, Small Fleet

The vehicle maintenance and repair industries are experiencing a skilled labor shortage as technicians in the Baby Boomer demographic retire in greater...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/348049/severe-skilled-technician-shortage-triggering-higher-shop-labor-rates

Categories: Maintenance, Safety, Small Fleet, Technology

New technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) require special equipment and training when service is needed, which create additional...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/348040/vehicle-complexity-increasing-fleet-repair-costs

Categories: Maintenance, Operations, Small Fleet

Most of the subject matter experts that we spoke to expect an increase in tire prices, although predicting future tire costs is difficult due to variables...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/347832/forecasting-tire-price-trends-in-2020

Categories: Fleet Management, Fleet Management as a Service, Operations, Small Fleet

Fleets are being impacted by a variety of inflationary pressures ranging from higher acquisition prices due to the proliferation of onboard safety...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/346484/upward-pricing-pressures-on-most-fixed-and-operating-costs

Categories: Auctions, Fleet Management as a Service, Maintenance, Operations, Rental Operations, Small Fleet

The robust economy is creating record numbers of new jobs and a subsequent labor shortage that is being exacerbated by the large wave of Baby Boomer...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/346322/labor-shortage-increases-but-economic-uncertainty-emerges

There are three key reasons why the transition to synthetic oils is occurring. They are the proliferation of smaller displacement turbocharged engines,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/345634/why-the-industry-is-transitioning-to-synthetic-motor-oils

For the past several model years, order-to-delivery times for high-volume work trucks and vans have increased due to strong demand. Vocational trucks are...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/341258/work-trucks-vulnerable-to-delivery-delays-heres-how-to-minimize-upfit-lead-time