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Pickup Trucks & Vans
Reduce Fleet Downtime and Protect Productivity
Merchants Fleet
From preventive maintenance to data-driven fleet decisions — how construction businesses can keep crews working and projects on schedule.
April 29, 2026
Close-up of engine bay components including hoses, connectors, and fluid reservoirs in a vehicle engine compartment
Trucks & Transportation
Work Truck Week 2026 Highlights Commercial Vehicle Innovations and AI Integration
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
Major industry players including Ram, Ford Pro, and Harbinger debuted new vehicles and technology at Work Truck Week 2026, while NTEA announced a strategic evolution of its technology summit to focus on future propulsion and software.
March 24, 2026
Busy trade show floor with multiple vendor booths, overhead signage, and crowds of attendees at an industrial or automotive exhibition.
Equipment
Green Truck Summit Rebrands as Future Truck Summit, Highlighting Advanced Fleet Technologies for Contractors
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
Beginning in 2027, NTEA and NAFA will rebrand the Green Truck Summit to focus on emerging commercial vehicle technologies, including advanced driver assistance systems, lightweighting, power management and more.
March 11, 2026
Future Truck Summit logo in blue and teal typography
Utility Vehicles
Work Truck Week 2026 Drives Vehicle Innovation
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
The event, hosted by NTEA – The Work Truck Association, is set to showcase offerings and innovations from more than 500 exhibitors, along with updates from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and new vehicle technology trends.
March 9, 2026
Professionals examine industrial 3D printing equipment at a technology trade show or conference event
Equipment
24 Truck and Transport Options to Drive Your Projects Forward
Juggling multiple jobsites at once can get complicated. Keep things moving with Equipment Today's roundup of the latest truck and transportation offerings, including pickups, heavy- and medium-duty work trucks, service bodies, trailers and more.
March 24, 2025
Ram was the first to achieve the 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque milestone with the Cummins I-6 Turbo Diesel, now rated at 1,075 lb.-ft. of torque.
Fleet Maintenance
Work Truck Week 2025 Breaks Attendance Records
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
The March 2025 event hosted 16,413 industry professionals and 549 exhibiting companies and explored the latest trucks, trends and technology.
March 18, 2025
At this year's event, dozens of companies launched products, announced business relationships, celebrated milestones and showcased technology developments.
Business
3 Evolving Trends Shaping the Future of Work Trucks at WTW 2025
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
Here is a round-up of just a few of the trends we saw at Green Truck Summit.
March 14, 2025
The Green Truck Summit at Work Truck Week 2025 was able to highlight and explain some of the emerging trends in the sustainable and technological sectors of the industry.
Onboard Power Sources
VMAC and Stealth Power Launch New Electric Powered Air Compressor at WTW
Attendees of NTEA’s Work Truck Week can see the new VMAC e30 with Stealth Power unveiled.
March 4, 2025
Designed specifically for next-generation electric and hybrid service trucks and vans, the VMAC e30 with Stealth Power offers a combination of power, performance, and sustainability.
Trucks & Transportation
Construction Fleet Factors: Today's Vocational Trucks
Experts at Daimler's Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit brands take us inside some of its latest vocational trucks and the features contributing to production and efficiency on the jobsite.
February 24, 2025
The Freightliner 114SD Ox Bodies Dump features a Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission and includes several key Detroit Assurance safety features.
Rental Business
Adding Trucks to Your Rental Fleet
The Home Depot
At some point, your customers will need a larger tool or equipment that won't fit the typical truck bed. Bryan Partridge, senior manager for The Home Depot Rental offers insight for rental companies in adding box or flatbed trucks to the fleet.
November 18, 2024
Rental Vehicles Box Truck Store Door Male Pro
Dealers, Service Centers
Stellantis to Invest Millions in Michigan EV, Hybrid Plants
Stellantis
Stellantis, parent company of Dodge and other brands, revealed it would invest more than $406 million in three facilities in Michigan to develop a platform that can be shared for both electric and hybrid vehicles.
September 24, 2024
With an investment of $235.5 million, SHAP will produce the company’s first-ever battery-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV light-duty truck.
Business
Lincoln Electric Buys Vanair
Lincoln Electric Co
Vanair's equipment portfolio complements Lincoln Electric’s maintenance and repair consumable offering and builds upon the joint development equipment initiatives that the two companies have been pursuing.
August 19, 2024
Vanair Abovedeck Hydraulic 722x368
Business
Stellar Expands Manufacturing with New Facility in Iowa
Stellar
With more than 800 employee-owners companywide, Stellar is excited to continue to grow job opportunities and contribute to the community.
March 7, 2024
Stellar anticipates utilizing the newly purchased property to expand its manufacturing capacity over the next few years.
Fleet Maintenance
The New Age of Mobile Fuel & Service
LDJ Manufacturing, DBA Thunder Creek Equipment
The field fueling and service landscape has evolved to a place where contractors should feel empowered to control more of the sourcing and distribution of critical daily fluids and service needs.
February 29, 2024
Both the trailer-mounted designs and the work truck upfits allow for the transport of bulk diesel and other daily fluids without requiring the driver to have a HAZMAT endorsement on their license and may also not require a CDL (depending on the combination of truck and trailer).
Business
Truck Industry Heads to Work Truck Week
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
New technology, emission regulations, and the ride and drive are all highlights this year.
February 27, 2024
The 2023 exhibit hall.
Fleet Maintenance
Building a Mechanic Truck That Works for You
Stellar
The ideal truck will maximize on-location maintenance and repair.
February 26, 2024
Knowing how often the crane will be lifting, what will be lifted, how much weight needs to be lifted and how much reach is required will help operators select the type, length and capacity of the crane.
Batteries
Cat, CRH Sign Agreement for Electric Off-highway Trucks, Charging
Caterpillar - Cat
The agreement is focused on accelerating the deployment of Caterpillar's 70 to 100-ton-class battery electric off-highway trucks and charging solutions at a CRH site in North America.
January 8, 2024
Executives from CRH sign the agreement with Caterpillar Group President Denise Johnson at the company’s headquarters in Irving, Texas.
Fleet Maintenance
Fueling a Sustainable Fleet
Western Global
Environmental considerations for fueling diesel-powered equipment.
December 27, 2023
Onsite fuel storage can further reduce emissions by being strategically moved and placed in areas that reduce the distance equipment needs to travel to refuel.
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