The Fleet Blog
Different work creates different fleet needs. Construction, landscaping and field-service operations may use different vehicles, equipment and dispatch routines. Use these guides to identify the questions that matter for your operation, then compare them with your vehicle list and workflow.
Most last-mile delivery vans don't need a CDL, but many still cross the 10,001-lb FMCSA threshold. Here's what that triggers, and what it costs to miss…
A van with 9 paying seats is a federal commercial motor vehicle under 49 CFR 390.5, no weight test — and the CDL requirement doesn't start…
Waste and recycling trucks cross the 26,001-lb CDL line automatically. The fatality data, the lithium-battery fire risk, and the fix, for small haulers.
Being under the 10,001-lb CDL threshold doesn't exempt a healthcare fleet from DOT hazmat and OSHA rules. Here's what carrying specimens actually requires.
Trucks under 10,001 lbs skip DOT's CDL rules, but FDA's Sanitary Transportation Rule still applies based on revenue, not weight. The gap small food fleets miss.
Most plumbing, HVAC, and electrical fleets fall under DOT's 10,001-pound threshold. That exemption doesn't cover driver screening, distraction, or theft.
A loaded mower trailer can push your landscaping crew's weight past 10,001 lbs, triggering FMCSA rules that apply even without a CDL driver on the payroll.
A field guide for small construction contractors managing a mixed fleet — covering after-hours theft, idle fuel cost, and FMCSA compliance for CMVs.
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