The Evolution of Winter Tires
The Evolution of Winter Tires True or false: A tire with the 3-Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol stamped on the sidewall is always a winter tire. The answer is false: A…
Read more...The Past, Present, and Future of Fleet
With the improvements of GPS to monitor the location of the vehicle and new products to measure the actions of the driver, corporate policy must find a balance between the…
Read more...Smarter Video Telematics Wave Arrives
Video systems that help fleet managers reduce risky driver behavior have entered a new phase of capability that should presage wider adoption. Photo courtesy of Lytx. Smarter Video Telematics Wave Arrives…
Read more...5 Service Fleet Challenges Telematics Can Fix
Service fleets come in all shapes and sizes and can benefit in reduced downtime and increased safety from utilizing a telematics solution. Photo courtesy of Stellar Industries 5 Service Fleet Challenges…
Read more...Meeting the Challenges of Safely Operating an Urban Fleet
Armando Cardoza, a driver for P&R Supply Co. in the Bay Area, faces many challenges negotiating the narrow city streets and hills of San Francisco. Photo courtesy of P&R Supply Co. Meeting the Challenges…
Read more...Experts: Future Truck R&D Focused on Efficiencies
Electric trucks like the Cummins Aeos prototype (shown here at the NACV Show in 2018) show promise, but experts say diesel and gasoline will remain the primary fleet fuels for…
Read more...Emerging and Future Fleet Data Technologies
Predictive analytics can help keep trucks on the road. Navistar has been piloting a new OnCommand Connection feature called Live Action Plans, which predicts when a part is going to…
Read more...How Data Is Changing Predictive Maintenance
Dealership service writers will know what the problem is before the truck drives onto the lot. Predictive analytics can help with parts inventory and technician training programs to keep the…
Read more...Predictive Maintenance: Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Maintaining assets proactively, not reactively, can reduce maintenance costs and asset downtime. Photo courtesy of Verizon Connect Predictive Maintenance: Tell Me Something I Don’t Know The term preventive maintenance is…
Read more...Transportation Incidents Top Cause of Fatal Work Injuries
When it comes to tough or dangerous jobs, truck drivers top the list as one of the deadliest occupations. Image courtesy of Teletrac Navman Transportation Incidents Top Cause of Fatal…
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