Buying Tips

Work truck buying isn’t just about sticker price — it’s about long-term ROI. Here we break down negotiation tactics, vendor selection strategies, and spec questions you should ask before signing a PO. Smarter buying means fewer regrets and stronger fleet performance.

Upfitters

Fleet Vehicle Upfitting Process: A Buyer’s Guide From Spec to Delivery

Sep 30, 2026

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3 min read

Fleet Vehicle Upfitting Process: A Buyer’s Guide From Spec to Delivery

What to approve, who owns each handoff, and what to verify before your next work truck enters service.

Leyhan Hansen

Upfit Integration

Will That Truck Body Fit the Chassis—and Still Carry the Load?

Sep 23, 2026

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3 min read

Will That Truck Body Fit the Chassis—and Still Carry the Load?

A practical class, cab-to-axle, and payload guide for buyers before the purchase order.

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

How to Choose a Truck Liftgate for Food and Beverage Delivery

Sep 16, 2026

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5 min read

How to Choose a Truck Liftgate for Food and Beverage Delivery

Why liftgate capacity is only the first filter—and how route conditions should determine whether a fleet needs a railgate, flipaway, or distribution-focused gate.

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Liftgate Safety: The Danger Zone Most Fleets Fail to Make Visible

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

Liftgate Safety: The Danger Zone Most Fleets Fail to Make Visible

Operators know where the platform travels. Pedestrians, cyclists, and everyone else around the truck may not.

Leyhan Hansen

Service-Utility Truck

How to Calculate Work Truck Payload After the Upfit

Aug 26, 2026

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4 min read

How to Calculate Work Truck Payload After the Upfit

The published number tells you what the chassis can carry. This calculation tells you what the completed truck can still do.

Leyhan Hansen

Upfitters

Why Hydraulic Hoses Fail Before the Warranty Does

Aug 12, 2026

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6 min read

Why Hydraulic Hoses Fail Before the Warranty Does

The hose gets blamed. But early hydraulic hose failure can start with routing, application, assembly, or protection decisions made before the truck reaches the fleet.

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Fleet Vehicle Procurement: Why the Lowest Bid Can Cost You More

Aug 5, 2026

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5 min read

Fleet Vehicle Procurement: Why the Lowest Bid Can Cost You More

Former municipal Fleet Director Facundo Tassara explains why delivery visibility, purchasing control, and total cost of ownership matter more than getting the cheapest truck on paper.

Leyhan Hansen, +1

Snowplows

How to Choose the Right Heavy-Duty Salt Spreader: A Commercial Fleet Buyer's Guide

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

How to Choose the Right Heavy-Duty Salt Spreader: A Commercial Fleet Buyer's Guide

The proven framework fleet managers, municipalities, and contractors can use to choose the right commercial salt spreader based on routes, truck specs, material, and maintenance—not marketing.

Leyhan Hansen

Upfitters

Jul 22, 2026

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5 min read

Best Work Truck Upfit Software for Upfitters: Buyer's Guide (2026)

Learn how successful upfitters use CRM, ERP, inventory management, and production software to reduce bottlenecks, improve visibility, and scale more efficiently.

Leyhan Hansen

Upfitters

How to Choose the Right PTO Hydraulic Pump (Before It Costs Your Fleet Thousands)

Jul 15, 2026

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5 min read

How to Choose the Right PTO Hydraulic Pump (Before It Costs Your Fleet Thousands)

The best PTO hydraulic pump isn't the biggest or most expensive. It's the one that matches your truck, transmission, and hydraulic system before the purchase order is signed.

Leyhan Hansen

Upfit Integration

The Complete Guide to Truck Upfitting: Everything Fleet Buyers Need to Know Before Ordering a Work Truck

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

The Complete Guide to Truck Upfitting: Everything Fleet Buyers Need to Know Before Ordering a Work Truck

Learn how truck upfitting works, where fleets make costly mistakes, and how to build work trucks around the job—not the other way around.

Leyhan Hansen

Snowplows

Plow Lights Fail Long Before the Bulb Does

Jun 17, 2026

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2 min read

Plow Lights Fail Long Before the Bulb Does

Most snow plow visibility problems are created during specification—not during the storm.

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Diesel vs Gas Work Trucks: The Costs Fleets Miss

May 13, 2026

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5 min read

Diesel vs Gas Work Trucks: The Costs Fleets Miss

The fuel bill gets attention. Downtime is what wrecks budgets

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

May 6, 2026

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4 min read

Why Fleets Regret Oversizing Box Trucks

The wrong box truck size quietly hurts fuel economy, payload, maneuverability, and route efficiency

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Should You Rent or Buy a Dump Truck?(Real Cost Breakdown)

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

Should You Rent or Buy a Dump Truck?(Real Cost Breakdown)

One decision compounds into cost, downtime, or long-term leverage

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Landscaper Body Steel vs Aluminum: What to Buy (Cost, Payload, ROI)

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

Landscaper Body Steel vs Aluminum: What to Buy (Cost, Payload, ROI)

The wrong landscaper body material doesn’t fail on paper — it fails when you’re hauling wet mulch, salt, or stone under load

Leyhan Hansen

Emergency Lighting

Emergency Vehicle Lighting Setup: Spec It Right or Pay for It Later

Apr 8, 2026

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5 min read

Emergency Vehicle Lighting Setup: Spec It Right or Pay for It Later

Most setups fail in the field — here’s how to fix yours before it costs safety, uptime, and money

Leyhan Hansen, +1

Buying Tips

16 ft vs 26 ft Box Truck: What Actually Works in the Field

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

16 ft vs 26 ft Box Truck: What Actually Works in the Field

Size doesn’t make the truck efficient — matching the work does

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

How Many Cubic Yards in a Dump Truck? (Chart + Tons)

Mar 25, 2026

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8 min read

How Many Cubic Yards in a Dump Truck? (Chart + Tons)

Stop guessing dump truck capacity—match cubic yards to real payload or lose money every load

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

The Most Expensive Work Truck Spec Mistakes I Saw at Work Truck Week 2026

Mar 18, 2026

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9 min read

The Most Expensive Work Truck Spec Mistakes I Saw at Work Truck Week 2026

Where specification discipline fails—and how those decisions compound into downtime, inefficiency, and inflated lifecycle cost

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Medium Duty Trucks: The Spec Mistakes That Cost Fleets Thousands

Mar 11, 2026

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9 min read

Medium Duty Trucks: The Spec Mistakes That Cost Fleets Thousands

GVWR, payload limits, and vocational setup mistakes that quietly turn a good truck into an expensive one

Leyhan Hansen

Upfit Integration

The Commercial Truck Ordering Process Is Costing You More Than You Think

Mar 4, 2026

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9 min read

The Commercial Truck Ordering Process Is Costing You More Than You Think

Why CRM, build tracking, and configurators now determine who scales — not just who shows up

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Rent vs Buy Work Truck: The Capital Allocation Decision Fleets Get Wrong

Feb 25, 2026

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10 min read

Rent vs Buy Work Truck: The Capital Allocation Decision Fleets Get Wrong

A 12-year fleet operator explains when ownership compounds value — and when it quietly erodes it

Leyhan Hansen, +1

Maxon

Lift Gate for Truck Buyers: Capacity, Specs & Use Cases

Feb 11, 2026

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4 min read

Lift Gate for Truck Buyers: Capacity, Specs & Use Cases

What to buy, how to spec it, and why tire service fleets get this wrong

Leyhan Hansen

Work Truck Week

Feb 4, 2026

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7 min read

7 Reasons NTEA Work Truck Week 2026 Delivers Real ROI

A buyer guide for Indianapolis—from planning to purchasing

Leyhan Hansen

Buying Tips

Fleet Vehicle Upfitting Process: A Buyer’s Guide From Spec to Delivery

Will That Truck Body Fit the Chassis—and Still Carry the Load?

How to Choose a Truck Liftgate for Food and Beverage Delivery

Liftgate Safety: The Danger Zone Most Fleets Fail to Make Visible

How to Calculate Work Truck Payload After the Upfit

Why Hydraulic Hoses Fail Before the Warranty Does

Fleet Vehicle Procurement: Why the Lowest Bid Can Cost You More

How to Choose the Right Heavy-Duty Salt Spreader: A Commercial Fleet Buyer's Guide

Best Work Truck Upfit Software for Upfitters: Buyer's Guide (2026)

How to Choose the Right PTO Hydraulic Pump (Before It Costs Your Fleet Thousands)

The Complete Guide to Truck Upfitting: Everything Fleet Buyers Need to Know Before Ordering a Work Truck

Plow Lights Fail Long Before the Bulb Does

Diesel vs Gas Work Trucks: The Costs Fleets Miss

Why Fleets Regret Oversizing Box Trucks

Should You Rent or Buy a Dump Truck?(Real Cost Breakdown)

Landscaper Body Steel vs Aluminum: What to Buy (Cost, Payload, ROI)

Emergency Vehicle Lighting Setup: Spec It Right or Pay for It Later

16 ft vs 26 ft Box Truck: What Actually Works in the Field

How Many Cubic Yards in a Dump Truck? (Chart + Tons)

The Most Expensive Work Truck Spec Mistakes I Saw at Work Truck Week 2026

Medium Duty Trucks: The Spec Mistakes That Cost Fleets Thousands

The Commercial Truck Ordering Process Is Costing You More Than You Think

Rent vs Buy Work Truck: The Capital Allocation Decision Fleets Get Wrong

Lift Gate for Truck Buyers: Capacity, Specs & Use Cases

7 Reasons NTEA Work Truck Week 2026 Delivers Real ROI

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