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Heavy-Duty Pickups Dominate iSeeCars’ 2026 Longest-Lasting Vehicle Rankings

The Ram 3500 has a 31.9% chance of reaching 250,000 miles, nearly three times the 11.1% average for pickups, according to the 2026 Longest Lasting Cars Study from iSeeCars Research, which analyzed data from more than 395 million vehicles. The average…

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RC Mowers Debuts RECONX Autonomous Mower and Year-Round Attachments for REAPER

RC Mowers introduced its RECONX autonomous mower at Equip Expo, along with snowplow, salt spreader, sprayer and cultivator attachments that put its REAPER slope mower to work after mowing season.

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NAFA Opens Registration for April 2027 Institute & Expo in Pittsburgh

More than 60 educational sessions and 130-plus speakers are scheduled for NAFA Fleet Management Association’s 2027 Institute & Expo, set for April 5-7 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Registration and hotel…

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Our Worst Mechanic Is Better Than Your Best

”Our worst mechanic is better than the best mechanic in private industry.” That’s what Angelo Mancuso, fleet manager for the City of Brampton, Ontario, told me within minutes of my visit. Now, I’ve heard a lot of fleet managers brag about their teams. (I…

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GM Forward 2026 Ties AI Development, New EV Platform, CCU and OnStar Into One Software Strategy

General Motors outlined a multipart technology strategy at its GM Forward 2026 event, linking AI-accelerated development, a fourth-generation electric vehicle platform, a Central Compute Unit delivering 40 times more computing power with 30% less wiring…

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NAFA Announces 2026 Fleet Safety Award Winners

NAFA Fleet Safety Awards for 2026 went to five fleets at the program’s top Platinum tier, with public-sector fleets well represented across the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. NAFA said its award criteria, developed by fleet safety professionals…

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CDOT Deploys 24/7 Crash Protection Trucks on 3 Denver Interstates

The Colorado Department of Transportation has deployed crash protection trucks around the clock on Interstate 25, Interstate 225 and Interstate 70 in Denver, with each unit carrying a rear-mounted attenuator and arrow board to shield first responders at…

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Fuel Price Report: Diesel Climbs to $6.28 as Gasoline Slips to $4.42

Diesel rose 9.7 cents on the week and now costs $2.66 more than a year ago, while gasoline fell 4.7 cents. Fleets that budgeted on this year’s $5.10 average are paying about $1.18 a gallon over it with 10 weeks left in the calendar year.

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Oakland’s 74-Bus V2G Fleet Powers 1,000 Homes, Returns 1.7 GWh Over Two Years

A fleet of 74 electric school buses in Oakland, California, has returned 1.7 gigawatt-hours of electricity to the grid over two years, powering the equivalent of roughly 1,000 homes. The project uses vehicle-to-grid chargers built by Tellus Power of…

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Hutto Weighs Cybertrucks for Police and City Fleets

The city of Hutto, Texas, is exploring whether Tesla Cybertrucks could serve as patrol and general city fleet vehicles, adding to a small but growing list of municipalities testing the electric pickup for public safety use.

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