Category: Commercial Vehicle Pro

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Collaboration and Innovation in Commercial Vehicles: Key Takeaways from CVBS Fall 2024

The commercial vehicle industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, driven by factors such as sustainability concerns, technological advancements, and evolving workforce needs. In this dynamic environment, collaboration has emerged as a critical driver of innovation. The CVBS Fall 2024 fireside chat, “Reciprocity in Action: How Collaboration Drives Innovation,” offered valuable insights into how collaborative efforts are shaping the future of the industry. Shared Challenges: The Catalyst for Collaboration The panelist’s discussion highlighted a common theme: diverse stakeholders in the commercial vehicle sector, including...

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Partnership Perspectives: What We Want For and From Commercial Dealers

The Fall 2024 CVB Summit hosted a fireside chat called “What We Want for Dealers, and from Them.” The discussion between industry leaders explored the evolving relationship between commercial vehicle dealers and their partners, focusing on the dealer’s role in the shift to bundled services, EV adoption, and offering complete lifecycle support to customers. The overarching theme of the CVBS Fall 2024 was “Reciprocity,” and sometimes, that’s as hard to define as it is to say. Although the dictionary definition of reciprocity is “the practice...

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WATCH + LISTEN: FALL 2024 CVB SUMMIT IN REVIEW

Steve Henning sat down with Candy McCollum, Business Development Manager, Comvoy for an in depth look at the Fall 2024 CVB Summit – and how the foreseeable future is heavily dependent on the overreaching theme of Reciprocity. ———————————————————————————— Sharing knowledge is the heart of reciprocity. At the Fall 2024 Commercial Vehicle Business (CVB) Summit, presented by Work Truck Solutions alongside sponsors Escalent, Mitsubishi HC Capital America, and Comvoy, pundits from across the commercial space shared insights into the ever-evolving commercial vehicle sector. The CVB Summit...

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WATCH + LISTEN: The Global Improvement Group | Matt Kallstrom

Steve Henning sat down with Matt Kallstrom, Global Improvement Group for a in depth discussion on the upward trends of the Commercial Vehicle Business World – specifically about Carbon Neutrality and Global Improvement Group’s Mission to align business with the planet – with Trees!

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WATCH+LISTEN: Commercial Insights | Michael Eaves + Lucas Lowden | Escalent

Steve Henning sat down with Escalent team members Michael Eaves, Insights Manager for the Automotive and mobility Team, and Lucas Lowden, Insights Consultant within the fleet practice and also the program lead for the Fleet Advisory Hub to discuss the Future of class 2b-3 commercial vehicles. Read Escalent’s fantastic Two Part Blog: PART 1: Class 2b-3 Commercial Vehicles: Where We Are and Where We’re Going PART 2: Class 2b-3 Commercial Vehicles: How the Industry Can Find the Right Balance Across Supply, Demand, and Emissions Requirements

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Avoiding Wounds Caused by Cutting Edge Technology

If You Are Having Trouble Keeping Up With It All, You Are Not Alone Technology today appears to change so quickly that even tech-savvy professionals are struggling to understand it all. If it was JUST computers, our odds of “staying current” would be higher. But today there is so much more that affects the work truck industry than just the latest smartphone features or truck camera options. Electric Vehicle Technology (EV) There is EV technology, which is reaching a state of maturity among passenger vehicles...

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WATCH + LISTEN: Podcast Season 5 Launch | Reciprocal Relationships

Steve Henning, Commercial Vehicle Business Network, sits down with Candy McCollum, COMVOY about the benefits of Reciprocal Relationships – one of the keys for success in the Commercial Vehicle Business Market (and the upcoming theme of the CVB Summit https://www.worktrucksolutions.com/cvbsummit)

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WATCH + LISTEN: Propane Powers the Future of Fleet EV Charging

Steve Henning, Commercial Vehicle Business Network, sat down with Jim Bunsey, Senior Manager, Business Development, Propane Education Research Council (PERC), to discuss PERC’s key role in powering the future of Fleet EV charging and what that will look like in the coming years. Read Jim’s article HERE

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Propane Powers the Future of Fleet EV Charging

After decades of reliably providing energy as a vehicle fuel, propane is now reducing emissions as an EV charging solution. By: Jim Bunsey, Senior Manager, Business Development at PERC As electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly become integral to fleet operations, the demand for reliable and sustainable charging solutions is rising. However, the electric grid is struggling to keep pace with the rapid expansion of EVs, creating significant challenges for fleet owners. In some cases, fleets may be waiting up to three years before infrastructure can be...