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John Hitch

Editor-in-chief, Fleet Maintenance

John Hitch is the award-winning editor-in-chief of Fleet Maintenance, where his mission is to provide maintenance leaders and technicians with the the latest information on tools, strategies, and best practices to keep their fleets' commercial vehicles moving.

He is based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and has worked in the B2B journalism space for more than a decade. Hitch was previously senior editor for FleetOwner and before that was technology editor for IndustryWeek and and managing editor of New Equipment Digest.

Hitch graduated from Kent State University and was editor of the student magazine The Burr in 2009. 

The former sonar technician served honorably aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), where he participated in counter-drug ops, an under-ice expedition, and other missions he's not allowed to talk about for several more decades.

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Blogs

Five big trucking predictions for 2025

Dec. 20, 2024
In the year 2025, if trucking is still alive, if shops can survive, they may find…
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Shop Operations

Fleet Maintenance Overachievers of the Year: 2024 full list

Dec. 19, 2024
It's hard to succeed in commercial vehicle maintenance without a good work ethic, but these six professionals take it to another level.
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Data & Telematics

Shops failed their techs in 2024 but can fix that in 2025

Dec. 19, 2024
Techs have spoken via WrenchWay’s Voice of the Technician survey, and across the board, they are saying their shops are failing in fair compensation, communication, training, ...
Erin Brown
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Equipment

Fleet Maintenance 2025 Survey Results

Dec. 17, 2024
This report covers the results from our fall reader survey on equipment spec'ing behavior, as well as other key industry statistics.
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Shop Operations

The Executive Overachiever: David Forgie, VP of maintenance, Leonard's Express

Dec. 16, 2024
Leonard’s Express VP of maintenance David Forgie says leadership is knowing when to handle situations with “kid gloves” and when to address issues more directly.
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Shop Operations

The Support Overachiever: Justin Perry

Dec. 13, 2024
Justin Perry has a hand in almost everything that needs to get done for Marathon's maintenance department, from daily reporting and spec'ing to trading out vehicles and improving...