Technician shortage toolkit
Fleets need to put in the work to help ease the shortage of qualified heavy-duty technicians in the workforce. In 2018, the ASE Education Foundation surveyed current and former automotive…
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Technician safety: Priority No. 1
The bottom line is important to every fleet, but the most important assets in the maintenance bay are the people. Keeping equipment properly maintained to maximize uptime is one of…
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Avoiding turbocharger trouble
Completing regular preventive engine maintenance can prolong the life of turbochargers. The concept of turbocharging is simple enough: Employing a turbocharger allows more air and fuel to enter the engine’s…
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Future-proofing your fleet
Three ways to ensure your maintenance facilities and staff are ready for upcoming technologies. When we think about the future, our minds tend to envision some sort of George Jetson-style…
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Why we should use electric rather than hydrogen cars
This week’s Federal Budget did not have any promising signals for encouraging the uptake of electric vehicles, or to increase spending on installing the essential infrastructure needed to allay fears…
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Automated BusBot begins driverless trials in Coffs Harbour
The city of Coffs Harbour on the mid north coast of New South Wales is to trial an automated public shuttle bus operated without a supervisor or driver, building on…
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Wanted by mining giants: A 500-tonne electric haul truck that is easily charged
Mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale have launched a challenge to accelerate the electrification of the surface mining industry to slash emissions, but also make industry safer and more…
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Volvo to take first electric buses north of the Arctic Circle
Busmaker Volvo Buses’s electric buses will reportedly be the first to operate north of the Arctic Circle starting this northern summer. Scheduled to commence operating in the Norwegian town of…
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Why the equipment ‘sweet spot’ matters
By performing a sweet spot replacement analysis, fleets can determine, based on today’s market conditions, what is the optimum point in time to replace necessary assets. What is the sweet…
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Private Fleet of the Year Finalist: Tyson Foods
One of the world’s largest protein providers took what it learned during the last capacity crunch to keep freight moving through the pandemic. While its name might be synonymous with…
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