Fleet & Commercial Vehicle
Outfitting News
The latest news on fleet equipment and the vehicle outfitting industry, from commercial van and work truck tips to innovative fleet solutions.
DIY Vehicle Upfits Should be Considered Carefully
Over the last two decades of upfitting trucks and vans for fleets and the trades, you can bet we’ve seen plenty of “custom”, Do-It-Yourself work come into our facilities. Scrap wood shelving, bungee cord tank racks, and boat cleats used as tie downs are just some of...
New Trends in Commercial Vehicles
It’s fun to guess at what the next fad or trend might be in commercial vehicles, just like it is to ponder what General Motors might do with the next Corvette, but there is a telling way to look at the commercial vehicle industry. Not “what are manufacturers going to...
Meet Our New Partner, Future Line Manufacturing
One of the most critical things we handle at Expertec is to find other companies in the upfitting and outfitting business and to understand how their actions are impacting the industry. Every year, we reach out and speak with dozens of companies to understand their...
Fleet Management Success – Working with Your Upfitter
It’s no secret that managing a fleet can be a difficult task for businesses. All too often, the person in charge of that job has to struggle to handle maintenance of existing units, driver scheduling, and a tangled mess of logistics to make sure that the right...
The Changing Face of Fleet Management
This article was originally published in the June 2018 edition of Vocational Truck & Trailer Magazine (page 10). Anyone who has spent time handling or maintaining a fleet of trucks or equipment knows the challenges of keeping every one of those assets ready to...
A New Twist on Hybrid Power
For over a decade, hybrid passenger cars have used electric motors to provide at least some of the power required to move a car down the road. In general, these hybrid systems are built designed together and cannot work without each other – the computers that manage...
Expertec Attending the 2018 Global Petroleum Show
For the second straight year, Expertec is excited to be partnering with Woodridge Ford to showcase our vehicle upfitting solutions at the 2018 Global Petroleum Show in Calgary's Stampede Park on June 12-14. Come visit us at Booth 3425 where we will have the following...
Making Sense of the Aluminum Truck Debate
Let’s face it, our world, the world of jobsites, fleets of vehicles and handling jobs in any kind of environment, calls for a vehicle that can haul plenty of stuff first and worry about looks second. Of course, there is a practical side to that statement – the trucks...
Picking the Right Metal and Finish for Your Upfit
One of the most common questions we hear from our customers is about the durability of a particular finish on metal. Stainless steel, paint, powdercoating, or anodizing are all used extensively when you upfit and customize a work van or truck and, for many customers,...