How to Rein in Rising Insurance Costs
Insurance is one of those things you may not really think about until your business needs it. That is, unless you’re facing skyrocketing premiums or, worse, shrinking access to coverage…
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Tire Maintenance: It’s Not Just Checking Tire Pressure
This truck demonstrates uneven treads on dual tires. Photo by Les Smart. Have you read articles on tires until you are blue in the face? Perhaps there will be a…
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What You Don’t Know About Your Wheels Can Hurt You
If you don’t use the proper tools, you’ll never know how much – or how little – clamping force you have on the wheels. Photo: Jim Park Wheel installation is…
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Tight, but Not Too Tight With Wheel Bearing Adjustments
Photo: Jim Park Properly adjusted wheel bearings minimize irregular tire wear, reduce the potential for wheel separation, and may help improve fuel economy. Somewhere between the thickness of a human…
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How to Prevent Wheel-End Fires
Getty Images Wheel-end fires often make the news, with dramatic clouds of thick black smoke. Millions of dollars’ worth of equipment and cargo goes up in smoke every year because…
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4 Ways to Prevent Truck Wheel-Offs
Photo: Jim Park Bearing failures are less common than fastener-related separations, 26% compared to 65%, say several investigative reports on wheel separations. The causes of wheel separation are well known.…
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How Technology Can Improve Last-Mile Efficiency in Construction Fleets
Photo: TRUX Every load delivered on TRUX is trackable by both the originator and consumer of the material. When it comes to technology, transparency not only leads to efficiency, but…
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Looking Beyond Tailpipe Emissions – How Clean is Your Fuel?
Photo: PERC when renewable propane is considered, propane-powered MD-HD vehicles currently provide a lower carbon footprint solution in every U.S. state except Vermont where electricity is generated by, and imported…
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9 Tips to Reduce Maintenance Costs Outside the Work Truck Shop
Photo: Gettyimages.com/alengo Maintenance costs are impacted by so much more than those found in the shop. It’s easy to focus on the maintenance shop when looking to reduce maintenance-related expenses.…
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Investing in Safety & Productivity Through Technology
Photo: Casey’s General Store When spec’ing trucks, safety comes first and foremost. Fewer accidents mean lessdowntime, which means more customers can be served efficiently. ared Hanis, director of Fleet &…
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