by Ardina Ferrin · Published October 24, 2025
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...
by Ardina Ferrin · Published October 23, 2025 · Last modified October 24, 2025
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...
by admin · Published October 17, 2025 · Last modified October 22, 2025
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...
by admin · Published October 10, 2025
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...
by admin · Published August 25, 2025
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...
by admin · Published August 22, 2025
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...
by Ryan Day · Published August 20, 2025
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...
by admin · Published August 14, 2025 · Last modified August 27, 2025
I sat at the dinner table one night in January with my wife and kids, laptop open and still feverishly working because of a project not yet completed. My daughter asked why I was still working during dinner and “after hours.” I shared that I was trying to get something...
by Ryan Day · Published July 24, 2025
In today’s commercial vehicle industry, complexity is a growing storyline. OEMs, dealers, fleet managers, upfitters, and distributors operate within a fragmented network of touchpoints, each with its own priorities and pressures. Although fragmentation is too often the norm, there is always the opportunity for intentional, ecosystem-wide collaboration between stakeholders. The...
by admin · Published July 11, 2025
They say, “You can’t see where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been.” While it may be a cliché, it holds undeniable truth, especially in the commercial vehicle industry. From the horse-drawn freight wagons of the past to the electric and autonomous vehicles on the horizon, history has...
