Category: Work Truck Solutions

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Fleet Advisory Hub: Telling the story of tomorrow’s fleet in a new way, today

New tools and technologies are disrupting the commercial vehicle and fleet industry, making it essential for dealers, product manufacturers and service providers to get two steps ahead of their customers’ ever-changing needs.  To do that it takes a broad set of data-driven insights for the 360-degree view of the pressures, concerns, and influences that are driving small, medium and large fleet decisions ranging from EV adoption (or other zero/low emission options), to services such as fleet management, charging, and mobile maintenance. And, of course, each...

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LISTEN: Launch of NuPropel – Candy McCollum, COMVOY

Steve Henning, Senior Director of Marketing, Work Truck Solutions recently had a conversation with Candy McCollum, Business Development Manager, Comvoy.com. During their chat, they discussed the launch of NuPropel, the resource for advanced fuel solutions in the commercial vehicle space. Tune in to hear how NuPropel might be a terrific resource for you and your business.

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WATCH+LISTEN: DRIVING SOLUTIONS – CBT News + Work Truck Solutions

WATCH AND READ MORE HERE The automotive industry has experienced notable shifts in car buying behavior over the last five years, even in the commercial vehicle segment. Since 2022, fleet customers have been a primary source of sales for manufacturers, with many owing their unexpectedly fast post-pandemic recoveries to business clients. On this episode of Driving Solutions, host Jim Fitzpatrick is joined by Kathryn Schifferle, founder and chief visionary officer at Work Truck Solutions. Schifferle has extensive knowledge of the commercial vehicle sector and the car buying behavior...

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Digital Dealer Review – What Time is It?

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” If  you’ve read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, either as required reading when in school, or perhaps because you’re a fan of the classics, you surely recognize this line. But, you may not have thought about how it relates to the automotive dealership space, so let’s expand on this thought. While in Las Vegas at Digital Dealer in October, it was clear there were differing mindsets, opinions and approaches to...

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THE FIRST DELIVERYCON

The inaugural DeliveryCon event, held Oct 16 – 18th in Las Vegas, was a powerful display of industry expertise focused on the expanding and important area of long, middle and final mile delivery. Two days of panels and keynote-led discussions revealed the strength and resilience of the delivery fleet ecosystem, with a shared understanding that the future will be unlike today. Whether a tagged look at maintenance or logistics, or a broader view about diversity and optimizing driver safety and loyalty, all agreed that focusing...

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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...

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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...

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DEALERSHIP SUCCESS: SURVIVING & THRIVING IN THE TECH JUNGLE

It’s not just handwriting on the wall, there’s miles of graffiti, gallons of virtual ink, a tsunami of information engulfing the commercial industry; and it’s all about tech. Everywhere we turn, the unrelenting tide of emerging technology is crashing onto the shores of our business world. Am I being a bit overly drama-poetic? Probably, but I don’t think it’s possible to overstate the evolutionary impact that technology is having on the way commercial vehicle professionals do business. In fact, I would argue that technology is...