Work Truck Magazine

06/05/2026

WEATHER GUARD’s new Sliding Bed System gives crews full tailgate access to tools and materials while reducing climbing, overreaching, and repetitive strain and is now available.

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06/05/2026

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi’s Maintenance Apprenticeship Program, in partnership with East Mississippi Community College, combines classroom instruction with on-site experience as employees pursue an associate degree.

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06/05/2026

Nissan’s 2027 Frontier Sport Edition gives customers off-road features, including all-terrain tires, an aluminum skid plate, fog lamps, and front accent lighting. Like every Frontier, it comes standard with Nissan's 3.8-liter V6.

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06/05/2026

🎙️ Looking for a new podcast to add to your rotation? Truck Chat from Work Truck features conversations with fleet leaders, industry innovators, and subject matter experts discussing the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the work truck industry.

Find out where to listen and start exploring episodes: 🔗 https://loom.ly/o9AmR2I

Looking for a new podcast? Truck Chat delivers fleet leadership insights, industry deep dives, AI discussions, innovations, and real-world stories.

06/05/2026

Before next week's Cheat Sheet drops... Here's one more chance to catch this week's biggest fleet stories.

From the skilled trades opportunity and leadership lessons, human storytelling, and the latest industry headlines, we've got you covered in just a few minutes.

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06/05/2026

A lot of AI-generated content already feels the same. Clean grammar, nice structure, and zero actual perspective. That’s the bigger issue Lauren Fletcher gets into here: AI isn’t the problem, lazy expertise IS.

Fleet people can tell when something comes from actual experience versus when someone is just fumbling through a topic they don’t really understand.

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06/04/2026

Reduced visibility increases cognitive demand behind the wheel, especially in rain, fog, and darkness. Simple windshield maintenance can make a major difference in driver safety. Here's an example of how small steps can greatly improve visibility.

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06/04/2026

The national average price of a gallon of diesel decreased by more than 17 cents this week, and all five regions reported lower prices, ranging from just over 10 cents to more than 23 cents cheaper than a week ago.

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06/04/2026

The fleet risks you can see are easy to manage, but it's the ones you can't see that can create the biggest headaches.

As more employees choose to drive personal vehicles, hybrids, and EVs for work, many organizations are realizing they may not have the visibility they think they do.

In this conversation with Motus, we explore what hybrid fleet programs really mean for fleet leaders, and where hidden costs, liability concerns, and reimbursement strategies fit into the equation.

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As more employees choose personal vehicles (including hybrids and EVs) for business use, companies face new challenges around visibility, insurance, liability, and cost control.

06/04/2026

What makes someone feel heard at work? In this TruckChat Takeaways clip from *Shades of Fleet: Women’s Voices*, fleet professionals open up about the moments they realized their experience, perspective, and operational knowledge could influence decisions and create meaningful change.

From speaking up in executive conversations to advocating for teams and customers, this discussion highlights why every voice matters in fleet.