In Pursuit of Green Hydrogen for Trucking
Photo: Nikola Will the hydrogen going into fuel-cell-electric trucks be as green as the vehicles themselves? As the world looks to decarbonize the transport sector, hydrogen is seen as one…
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How Are Electric Vehicles Affecting Repair Shops?
Photo: Noyafields / Flickr With the increasing market penetration of BEVs/HEVs and rapidly evolving technologies, independent repair shops who service these vehicles recognize the importance of keeping up with current…
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What Does the Future of ADAS Look Like?
Photo: Mark Arron Smith from Pexels No one can be truly certain what the future will hold but we can certainly make some highly educated guesses. Work truck fleets look toward advanced vehicle…
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A Blueprint to Predictive Maintenance for Fleets
Photo: gettyimages.com/metamorworks The secret sauce to predictive maintenance is amalgamating vehicle data points across millions of vehicle miles. AI and machine learning then take over to predict failures on components…
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What Will Electrification Mean for Truck Tires?
Traditional tire designs will need to change to accommodate the impact of electric drivetrains. Increased vehicle weights and higher bi-directional torque loads will force tire makers to rethink tire design…
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Impact on Maintenance as Vehicles Idled Due to Pandemic
Credit: Unsplash During calendar-year 2020, fleet maintenance expenses declined year-over-year compared to CY-2019, primarily driven by the COVID lockdowns and customer restrictions on allowing visitors on company premises. In addition,…
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Brake Safety Week: What to Expect, How to Prepare
Photo: Bendix Bendix, a designer, developer, and supplier of active safety technologies, has put together a guide to help fleets get ready for brake safety week. Brake Safety Week is…
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Understanding Tire Retread Management Programs and Technologies
Photo: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company If you think you know everything there is to know about tires, check out this primer on how to get the most out of what…
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Over 20% of Collisions Linked to Bad Brakes
Photo: Uwe Hoh from Pixabay Brake-related violations accounted for eight out of the top 20 vehicle violations in 2020, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. An estimated 22%…
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2 Ways Fleets Can Prevent Catalytic Converter Theft
Photos: County of Sacramento, California 1) This is a photo of what the exhaust of a Prius looks like after the catalytic converter was stolen; 2) Here is an example of a…
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