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UpfittersUpfitters
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How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

What actually matters once trucks are in service—and what fleets regret ignoring

Leyhan Hansen
Dustan Menz
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Work Truck WeekWork Truck Week
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Work Truck Week 2026 Chassis Updates Buyers Can’t Ignore

Work Truck Week 2026 Chassis Updates Buyers Can’t Ignore

Why the chassis changes discussed in Indy will quietly shape payload, uptime, and long-term cost across 2026 specs

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Work Truck WeekWork Truck Week
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What the Smartest Fleets Are Learning from Work Truck Week (And Why It’s Changing 2026 Specs)

What the Smartest Fleets Are Learning from Work Truck Week (And Why It’s Changing 2026 Specs)

Real lessons fleets, upfitters, and OEM teams are walking away with — straight from the sessions, chassis updates, and shop-floor conversations in Indy

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen

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UpfittersUpfitters
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How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

What actually matters once trucks are in service—and what fleets regret ignoring

Leyhan Hansen
Dustan Menz
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Buying TipsBuying Tips
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Right-Sizing Your Work Truck: How Fleets Stop Paying for Fear

Right-Sizing Your Work Truck: How Fleets Stop Paying for Fear

Why duty cycle—not worst-case thinking—drives cost, uptime, and ROI

Leyhan Hansen
Omar B. Sandlin
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Upfit IntegrationUpfit Integration
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OEM Upfit Integration Problems: Why Fleets Pay After the PO

OEM Upfit Integration Problems: Why Fleets Pay After the PO

Work truck upfit problems caused by OEM body builder integration gaps — and how to spec fleet vehicles correctly

Leyhan Hansen
Andrew Szapacs
Leyhan Hansen, +1

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UpfittersUpfitters
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How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

How Fleets Evaluate Upfitter Suppliers (Beyond Price & Specs)

What actually matters once trucks are in service—and what fleets regret ignoring

Leyhan Hansen
Dustan Menz
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Buying TipsBuying Tips
+3+3
Right-Sizing Your Work Truck: How Fleets Stop Paying for Fear

Right-Sizing Your Work Truck: How Fleets Stop Paying for Fear

Why duty cycle—not worst-case thinking—drives cost, uptime, and ROI

Leyhan Hansen
Omar B. Sandlin
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Upfit IntegrationUpfit Integration
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OEM Upfit Integration Problems: Why Fleets Pay After the PO

OEM Upfit Integration Problems: Why Fleets Pay After the PO

Work truck upfit problems caused by OEM body builder integration gaps — and how to spec fleet vehicles correctly

Leyhan Hansen
Andrew Szapacs
Leyhan Hansen, +1
Work Truck WeekWork Truck Week
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Work Truck Week 2026 Chassis Updates Buyers Can’t Ignore

Work Truck Week 2026 Chassis Updates Buyers Can’t Ignore

Why the chassis changes discussed in Indy will quietly shape payload, uptime, and long-term cost across 2026 specs

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Power SystemsPower Systems
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Underhood Power System Cost: Total Ownership for Fleets

Underhood Power System Cost: Total Ownership for Fleets

Understanding Installed and Operational Costs

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Buying TipsBuying Tips
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How Much Weight Can a 16-Foot Box Truck Carry?

How Much Weight Can a 16-Foot Box Truck Carry?

Real payload math, liftgate tradeoffs, and the mistakes fleets and renters repeat every week

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Fleet StrategyFleet Strategy
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Contractor Truck Bodies: The Spec Mistakes That Cost Fleets Real Money

Contractor Truck Bodies: The Spec Mistakes That Cost Fleets Real Money

The difference between a contractor body that works — and one that quietly bleeds payload, uptime, and trust

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Roll-Off TrucksRoll-Off Trucks
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Hooklift Truck Buying Guide: Specs, Costs & Mistakes

Hooklift Truck Buying Guide: Specs, Costs & Mistakes

How fleets avoid downtime, overloads, and bad container decisions

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Buying TipsBuying Tips
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How to Spec a Work Truck in 2026 (The 5 Specs Fleets Should Hand Their Upfitter)

How to Spec a Work Truck in 2026 (The 5 Specs Fleets Should Hand Their Upfitter)

A field-tested guide to ordering work trucks that don’t break budgets, frames, or trust

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Buying TipsBuying Tips
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Low Profile Tool Box Guide: What Fleets Get Wrong

Low Profile Tool Box Guide: What Fleets Get Wrong

Why a low profile tool box outperforms crossover boxes on real jobsites

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Service-Utility TruckService-Utility Truck
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Utility Truck With Crane: 2025 Buyer’s Guide for Fleets, Upfitters & Municipal Pros

Utility Truck With Crane: 2025 Buyer’s Guide for Fleets, Upfitters & Municipal Pros

A complete field-tested breakdown of how to spec, size, and buy a utility truck with crane without blowing your budget

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen
Buying TipsBuying Tips
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26 ft Box Truck Dimensions: The Specs Fleets Get Wrong (and the Real Weight Limits You Need to Know)

26 ft Box Truck Dimensions: The Specs Fleets Get Wrong (and the Real Weight Limits You Need to Know)

Most fleets misunderstand 26-footer dimensions, door clearance, payload capacity, and real weight limits. Here’s what actually matters before you buy

Leyhan Hansen
Leyhan Hansen