How to ensure optimum air system performance
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…
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How fleets can benefit from RCM
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…
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Remote vehicle management enters a new phase
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…
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Technician tool support
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…
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The role of composites in heavy duty trucks
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…
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Maintenance considerations for manual versus automated manual transmissions
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…
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The next evolutions in Class 8 transmissions
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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Assessing aftermarket diagnostic solutions
Shops maintaining mixed fleets can benefit from aftermarket solutions that provide broad coverage, easy-to-digest data, and reliable training and support. There is no disputing the quality of genuine OE parts.…
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Secrets of fleets with stellar safety ratings
Establishing a true safety culture requires accountability, empowerment, and airtight communication — as well as a clear understanding of the common causes of roadside inspection violations. An initiative to update…
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Fleets invest in technologies that lead to a cleaner future
Does your operation use the latest tech? Find out how other companies are improving fuel economy and safety with simple investments. The trucking industry has been doing its part in…
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