Kate Wade is the managing editor of Utility Fleet Professional and Incident Prevention magazines. She has been employed by Utility Business Media Inc. since 2008.
Reading Truck Equipment and Masterack are integrating their operations to create one of North America’s largest commercial vehicle upfit organizations. The move combines Masterack’s leadership in cargo management solutions for commercial vans and pickup trucks with Reading’s nationwide network of commercial vehicle upfit, installation, parts and service locations, offering consumers access to expanded product offerings, […]
Ten-Nine Technologies is scaling production of TENIX, its patented cathode additive, as the battery industry’s shift toward manganese-rich chemistries accelerates. The company describes TENIX as “anti-aging for batteries.” Unwanted chemical byproducts build up inside batteries each time they are charged or discharged; this is the same process that raises your smartphone’s temperature and shrinks electric […]
The Fuse Saver 2nd Gen Series from Innovative Products of America is a dedicated short-circuit diagnostic solution engineered to eliminate blown fuses, smoke testing and damaged harnesses during automotive electrical troubleshooting. Chasing intermittent shorts often leads to burned-out fuses, melted fuse blocks and wasted diagnostic hours. The Fuse Saver replaces standard fuses with color-coded, manually […]
Fleetio recently announced general availability of its AI Service Advisor, which is designed to aid fleets in making faster maintenance decisions and automating routine processes. Built on one of the largest proprietary fleet maintenance datasets in North America, it was used to assess more than $1.4 billion in maintenance spend during a six-month open beta. […]
OTR Engineered Solutions has introduced OTR3DLab, a first-of-its-kind prototyping service intended to dramatically reduce product development timelines. For decades, bringing a new off-the-road tire, wheel or track concept to life has typically meant extensive lead times, significant investment in tooling, and limited opportunity to conduct full-scale visual evaluations prior to making production commitments. OTR3DLab improves […]
Andax Industries’ Transformer Containment Bag System (TCBS) has received the Plant Engineering 2026 Product of the Year Bronze Award, recognizing the system as an innovative solution designed to improve utility crew safety, simplify transformer handling and support regulatory compliance. Developed through direct collaboration with electric utilities, the TCBS provides crews and safety managers with a […]
CAS Automotive recently announced the public launch of Damaged Equipment, an on-demand remarketing service created to help businesses, insurers, dealers and fleet operators sell damaged, surplus, aging and end-of-life commercial equipment. The announcement marks Damaged Equipment’s first official introduction to the market after operating as a proof of concept since the end of 2025. CAS Automotive also launched a refreshed […]
Navigating complex infrastructure projects demands fleet equipment that works as hard as the crews who operate it. In this product showcase, check out seven recent manufacturer innovations engineered to elevate operator safety, shrink operating costs, and deliver the power, precision and payload capacity required to build and maintain the country’s critical public works systems. 210 […]
This year, the American Public Works Association will host its annual Public Works Expo (PWX) – the largest gathering of its kind – in Houston from August 30 through September 2. The event is expected to bring together more than 5,000 attendees at the George R. Brown Convention Center for what APWA describes as a […]
Utility fleets find themselves in the thick of storm season as this issue heads to press, but cooler temps are just around the corner. The annual shift from storm response to cold-weather readiness tends to raise a familiar question: How can you get more value out of the fleet assets you already own and make […]
