In 2020, fleet equipment is all about the four Cs: Comfort, Collision mitigation, connectivity and charge — of the electric variety that is. Many manufacturers continue to go big by going small, with a very visible commitment to light-duty vehicles as vans and other small units continue to get deployed in more significant numbers among beverage delivery fleets. Despite the fact that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) continue to test the waters with those aforementioned all-electric vehicles, there’s still a place for compressed natural gas — not to mention the old standby gasoline, which increasingly is finding its place in applications where previously only diesel dared to tread.
Here are some snapshots of what’s happening with the industry’s top fleet equipment suppliers and what to expect in 2020 and beyond.