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Vanair, a Lincoln Electric Company, recently unveiled five new products that expand its EPEQ Electrified Power Equipment ecosystem. The offerings address growing demand for practical alternatives to engine idling that protect equipment, reduce maintenance costs and extend vehicle service life. The EPEQ Power Center is a self-contained, 48-volt core power module that serves as the cornerstone of t…

Holman, a global automotive services leader, has launched an all-new Telematics Preferred Integration Network (TPIN) program designed to simplify data integration with a growing number of telematics service providers across the industry. This program is the latest addition to Holman’s extensive suite of telematics solutions. Through the expanding integration network, Holman customers using telema…

Stellar Industries recently showcased their product lineup at Work Truck Week 2026 in Indianapolis, including the new 2026 model-year TMAX Aluminum Mechanic Truck and the new EC3200 Electric Service Crane. The 2026 TMAX features new taillights with a high-intensity, cascading LED turn signal for improved on-road and jobsite visibility. The EC3200 Electric Service Crane features a nested boom desi…

Daimler Truck North America has announced an expanded power-train portfolio for upcoming 2027 products, adding new Cummins engines alongside Detroit’s Gen 6 diesel lineup across Freightliner and Western Star models. These additional offerings from Cummins – which include the new B6.7 Octane gasoline engine, the clean sheet X10 and a redesigned X15 – complete the 2027 engine lineup. Together, the D…

Green Truck Summit, the commercial vehicle technology conference that kicks off Work Truck Week, will become Future Truck Summit in 2027. NTEA – The Work Truck Association and NAFA Fleet Management Association are collaborating to develop an expanded curriculum, which will focus on the rapidly evolving fuels, software, hardware and on-vehicle technology driving improvements in commercial vehicle…

Reading Truck, a business unit of J. B. Poindexter & Co. and one of North America’s leading manufacturers and distributors of work truck bodies, showcased two work truck models at Work Truck Week 2026 earlier this month. Reading Truck’s new Combo Body combines the secure storage of a service body with the open utility of a platform body in one versatile solution. The company has also added th…

Fleetio, a leading fleet maintenance and optimization platform, has announced the open beta launch of Service Advisor, an artificial intelligence capability that helps fleet managers approve high-volume repairs faster and more consistently. Early results show assets spending 16% fewer hours in the shop when Service Advisor guides repair decisions. As escalating costs impact maintenance budgets, S…

Xwatch Safety Solutions, part of Hexagon, a leader in excavator safety systems, and RodRadar, developer of the field-proven Live Dig Radar (LDR), have announced the industry’s first safety-grade solution for preventing underground utility strikes. The integrated system automatically stops excavator bucket movement when subsurface utilities are detected during active excavation, making RodRadar’s…

Vermeer’s new VXT400 and VXT500 vacuum trucks feature a 25-foot boom with 330-degree rotation, dual-digging capability that lets two operators work simultaneously. The VXT400 delivers 4,131 cfm airflow and 18 in Hg vacuum with spoil tank options of 8, 10 or 12 yd3 starting at 32,500 pounds dry weight. The VXT500 features 5,018 cfm airflow and 27 in Hg vacuum with 10- and 12-yd3 configurations sta…

Utility fleets across the U.S. are confronting increasing regulatory demands, rising operational costs, and the persistent challenge of training and retaining a skilled workforce. What does that mean for fleet managers? Simply put, demands for quality, compliance, efficiency and sustainability have never been greater. That is the reality ComEd Fleet Services had in mind when they began to collabo…

Fleet electrification can make a big impact on emissions reductions. Yet the journey can be long and arduous – and it’s just one piece of the larger sustainability puzzle. To gain a deeper understanding of how today’s utilities are truly defining fleet sustainability – and the work they’re doing to achieve and improve upon it – UFP recently spoke with industry insiders from Con Edison, Holman and…

With the continued proliferation of global business technology, most utility fleet managers are familiar with common digital security protocols like multifactor authentication, data protection policies and training to avoid phishing attacks. However, it’s not just laptops, tablets and cellphones that fleets need to be concerned with. Since connected vehicles are essentially computers on wheels, c…

Today’s utility fleet professionals are no strangers to the challenges of successfully integrating new technologies into their workflows – including achieving employee buy-in. As Ross Jackson Jr., CAFM, fleet superintendent for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, emphasized in a recent interview with UFP, “Technology is always going to change, but how it’s introduced makes a big difference in whe…

Without the right accessories, a utility truck is just a truck. It’s those accessories that turn the vehicle into a job-ready asset, helping lineworkers execute their tasks more safely and efficiently. Multiple trends are currently influencing utility truck accessories, spurred by technological advances, changing work profiles and COVID-related aftereffects. For instance, the shortage of chassis…

Today, the term “100-year storm” no longer means what it once did, with severe weather events now occurring more frequently. Because restoration efforts are vital to public safety, this uptick means utility fleet professionals are facing increasing resource constraints in their mission to ensure the timely deployment of company vehicles and equipment. Still, providing lineworkers and other frontl…

I know a lot about buckets, but it wasn’t until after I hung up my tools that I learned much of what I’m going to share with you in this article. Background I was lucky to work as a lineman when I did. The buckets we used at Florida Power & Light through the 1970s were unlined, simple fiberglass Hi-Ranger platforms that got us close enough to the wire that we could hot-stick it. In my opinion…

Commercial vehicle industry professionals are about to converge on the Indiana Convention Center for Work Truck Week 2026. Produced by NTEA – The Work Truck Association, it is North America’s largest work truck event. The activities kick off March 10 with the Green Truck Summit, a premier technology conference expanded this year to include sessions on leveraging data, connected vehicles and artif…

Smith System, a global leader in driver risk management solutions, has launched the Trainer Center, a new digital platform designed to modernize and expand how fleets operate, scale and sustain the Smith System Certified Trainer Program. The platform directly responds to what the market has been asking for: a way to run trainer-led safety programs with greater consistency, visibility and proof of…

At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 in Las Vegas, PALFINGER will bring together its full North American equipment portfolio, along with service and support solutions designed to meet real jobsite demands for construction and fleet operations. Visitors will see how connected diagnostics, training, spare parts and financing work with the company’s lifting solutions to support productivity throughout the equipm…