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Strategic Resilience and Transformation in the Commercial Vehicle Ecosystem

The commercial vehicle sector finds itself in a period of striking duality. While the long-term outlook remains robust, with the global truck market projected to reach an impressive $18 trillion valuation by 2035, the immediate reality for the industry is one of market turbulence. Navigating this “new normal” requires more...

Building Momentum: What’s Next for Switch-N-Go® in 2026

Sponsored Content Innovation and adaptability continue to shape the work truck industry, and Switch-N-Go® is meeting that evolution head-on with new developments designed to make fleet operations more efficient and versatile. As 2025 draws to a close, Switch-N-Go® reflects on a year of progress and looks ahead to the next...

Upfitting Trends: Adapting to a Rapidly Evolving Market

Sponsored Content As we move through the final quarter of 2025, we seem to be at a unique moment in time for the work truck industry. The push to electrify everything – driven in part by government incentives and regulations – appears to have run into a brick wall of...

The Commercial Vehicle Market: Stable Growth Amid a “Messy Middle” of Disruption

The commercial vehicle industry is navigating a period of profound transformation, characterized by stable long-term growth yet significant disruption in technology, power, and workforce talent. During the 2025 Fall Commercial Vehicle Business Summit (CVBS), Kathryn Schifferle, founder and Chief Vision Officer of Work Truck Solutions and Jameel Ghata, Chief Strategy...

Turning Challenges into Progress

When the Commercial Vehicle Business Summit (CVBS) wrapped up this fall, one idea continued to echo long after the final session: challenges can become opportunities. That theme, “Turning Challenges into Progress,” wasn’t just a tagline. It captured the tone of every discussion, from conversations about shifting customer expectations to the...

Effects of Technology On Truck Body Design and Production at Scelzi Enterprises

While it seems that everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI) and many are wondering how it will affect their industry, few people are able to connect these technological advances to the business of building and selling truck bodies. But the team at Scelzi Enterprises is watching this play out...

Fleet Tech Going Mainstream: What Providers Need to Know

New findings from Escalent’s Fleet Advisory Hub™ insights program reveal a dramatic upswing in readiness for fleet technology adoption, signaling that several once-emerging tools have firmly entered the mainstream consciousness of fleet business decision-makers. In the sixth edition of our Fleet Technology Index (FTI) study, the overall FTI score—a composite...

Building the Future Together: Highlights from the Spring 2025 Commercial Vehicle Business Summit

The Spring 2025 Commercial Vehicle Business Summit, held virtually on April 2–3, brought together a vibrant community of OEMs, dealers, fleet managers, and solution providers. Hosted by Work Truck Solutions, the event centered around the theme “Building the Future Together, The Community of Commercial,” emphasizing collaboration, improvement, innovation, and resilience...

Rethinking the Road Ahead: A Strategic Shift for the Future of Commercial Vehicles

What if commercial vehicles could evolve around the businesses they serve? The commercial vehicle industry isn’t just facing a tech upgrade—it’s undergoing a strategic reinvention. While passenger cars have evolved steadily into software-defined environments rich in infotainment and user experience, the commercial vehicle sector is only beginning to reckon with...

Enhancing the Commercial Customer Buying Experience with Truckaway Delivery

According to Work Truck Solutions’ latest Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis, rising on-lot inventory and days-to-turn indicate that competition in the commercial vehicle market is heating up. Shoppers have more inventory to choose from, so dealers must explore every opportunity to differentiate themselves and eliminate friction in the buying journey. One...