Photo via Shutterstock/zap2photo. While the basics such as vehicle location, routing, fuel usage, and idle time will still be vital for day-to-day operations, getting richer data from more sources will…
Photo: Electrify Commercial Understanding capacity needs upfront is essential, as there is often a long lead time to get the power from the utility to the charging site, while necessary grid and site…
As today’s commercial trucks rely more on clean air to power various systems and components, fleets must step up efforts to prevent leaks, water, oil, and other contaminants from damaging…
Reliability-centered maintenance goes beyond preventive maintenance by analyzing and prioritizing the causes of vehicle failure, helping fleets identify solutions that improve uptime while minimizing costs. While its origins are in…
Remote diagnostics and over-the-air programming are relatively new technologies but have quickly evolved from introduction to adoption in just a few years. Computerization is changing commercial vehicles in ways many…
Fleets must determine the best way to ensure their technicians have the tools and equipment they need to maintain a high degree of job satisfaction and total shop productivity. It…
As speculation grows over the potential increased use of composite materials in tractor-trailers, what do fleets need to know with respect to repairing these unique materials? Composites have long been…
Improved designs and increased availability of liftable pusher axles are making the 6×2 a more viable option for fleets. The 6×2 axle configuration has been around for decades. Just ask…
More of today’s Class 8 trucks are steering away from the traditional manual transmission. As fleets look to increase the pool of potential new drivers, improve fuel economy, and reduce…
According to Branden Harbin, managing director of global marketing for Allison Transmission, many linehaul fleets have decided an AMT is “good enough” at helping them meet their objective, which is…
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