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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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The 18,500-sq.-ft. facility includes areas for hands-on training and a shop to develop and improve diagnostic software and hardware.
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Hector Varela, fleet supervisor at CPS Energy, provides his thoughts on the Milwaukee impact wrench.
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The pursuit of perfection and efficiency shouldn’t come at the cost of your team’s well-being.
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April 17, 2025
Mobile mentor Marshall Sheldon discusses ways he gets his apprentices to think lean.
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April 16, 2025
A young shop in Northern California has stumbled upon basic lean principles to make the shop more organized and better serve customers.