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Work Truck Week® 2024 schedule released, registration open
Includes Work Truck Show, Green Truck Summit, Ride & Drive, NTEA Annual Meeting FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Oct. 25, 2023) — NTEA – The Work Truck Association™ has released the full Work Truck Week® 2024 schedule and opened registration and housing for North America’s largest work truck event. It runs March 5–8, 2024, at Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Register at worktruckweek.com/register. Work Truck Week is More Than a Trade Show™, providing commercial vehicle industry professionals with unmatched opportunities to explore the latest trucks, equipment and trends; learn new ideas and solutions...
LISTEN: GrowTECH FEST 2023 – Kathryn Schifferle, CVO, Work Truck Solutions
Listen to Kathryn Schifferle, CVO, Work Truck Solutions’ Interview at the GrowTECH FEST 2023!
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: HOW FAR WE’VE COME
Let me take you back to a time before cell phones. If you remember phones that were attached to a wall and had a cord, you probably know what I’m talking about. Or how about the era before the Internet was a “thing”? Some of you may be thinking, “What? Hasn’t the Internet always been part of our lives?” While it may be shocking, the answer is no. You may even remember when some dealers scoffed at having a website, thinking it just wasn’t a...
QUEST FOR SILVER LININGS & POTS OF GOLD
According to Contrive Datum Insights, the commercial vehicle market is expected to reach around $1,712.44 billion by 2030 and grow at a CAGR Of 8.7% during the forecast period 2023—2030. That’s great news for manufacturers, and it also bodes well for the companies that supply them. However, with news cycles dominated by stories such as the UAW strike[1] and possible worldwide Lithium shortages, it’s understandable that many commercial vehicle professionals might suffer a bout of frustration now and again. Maybe even an occasional lapse into...
LISTEN: Commercial Vehicle Pro Podcast with Work Truck Solutions – Spotlight on Upcoming October 2023 Digital Dealer
Commercial vehicle sales has historically been based on relationships with business owners/fleet buyers. But, if you aren’t using technology and digital tools to enhance these relationships, you’re missing out! Check out the conversation Steve Henning had with Kathryn Schifferle, founder and CVO of Work Truck Solutions, about these very topics – and the opportunity to see more at Digital Dealer in Las Vegas. Don’t forget to attend Digital Dealer in Las Vegas, NV!
The Blended Future of AltFuels In Commercial Transportation
Amid the clamor surrounding the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), there lies an unspoken reality—the commercial transportation industry is just not on a path of singular dependence on EVs. The complex balance between environmental responsibility and commercial transportation cannot be satisfied solely by vehicle electrification, it also depends on the diverse potential of alternative fuels. Conversations within the commercial vehicle industry make it increasingly clear that renewable fuels, hydrogen, and propane, the silent stalwarts of the alternative energy industry, will not be relegated to the...
5 WAYS DATA HAS CHANGED THE WORK TRUCK INDUSTRY
By Kathryn Schifferle, Work Truck Solutions READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT WORKTRUCKONLINE.COM In today’s rapidly evolving automotive landscape, the work truck industry has emerged as a crucial segment with immense potential for stability and growth. Despite its significance to local, national, and global economies, the commercial vehicle opportunity has often been relegated to the periphery of the automotive dealership. However, with the erratic economy brought on by the vagaries of supply chain disruptions and the looming labor strikes, embracing the power of data can be the difference between success...
FALL 2023 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SUMMIT
Growth…when it comes to our commercial vehicle businesses, we all want it. But, simply having a desire to grow your business is only the first step to actually achieving (and potentially exceeding) the goals you’ve set. There are many other pieces involved, starting with examining where you are today, and how you got there, to making a plan, to putting that plan in motion. Our Fall 2023 Commercial Vehicle Business Summit will arm you with insights, metrics, ideas, and tools to push your business forward....
Commercial EVs: What You Need to Know
First published at COMVOY.COM Electric vehicles (EVs) have been around for quite a while. In fact, the dawn of EVs is simultaneous with that of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, with both electric and ICE vehicles showing up in the late 1800s and both modes being commercially produced in the early 1900s. Commercial applications began as early as 1897 when New York City built its fleet of electric taxi cabs, and UPS had an EV delivery fleet by 1935. Fast forward to the 21st Century, and EVs...
