Industry Perspectives

Leading industry research organization cites VMRS reporting by Decisiv in its 2023 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.

TMC benchmarking reports, in conjunction with Decisiv and FleetNet America, provided a vivid overview of the challenges fleet maintenance departments went through in 2021.

Benchmarking report from TMC, Decisiv details higher parts and labor expenses in Q4 2021 due to increased labor costs, supply-chain disruptions.

Decisiv conducted a study which found that maintenance costs rose 3.7% in the fourth quarter and are up more than 10% from the previous year.

A Decisiv Inc./TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report shows that maintenance and repair labor costs increased 2.6% between Q1 and Q2 2021, while parts costs increased by 2.8%. In that same period, parts costs for tires increased by 10.7% and transmission parts costs rose 9%, according to the report.

The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations has partnered with Decisiv to produce a new benchmarking tool designed to track part and labor costs.

Key performance indicators are windows into the health of a business. But which to prioritize varies from fleet to fleet.

Given the far-reaching and potentially disruptive effects the autonomous movement of goods will have on the trucking industry, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency has begun exploring the subject of autonomous trucking, publishing a series of articles on its website under the banner NACFE’s Perspective on Autonomous Trucking.

The FMCSA says development of autonomous-truck technologies may be outpacing fleet ability to consider how to integrate them into their operations.

Truck makers are beginning to introduce battery-electric models, but successfully deploying this new breed of commercial vehicle requires fleets to manage a bevy of new considerations.

Decisiv was recently recognized as one of the “Top 20 Hottest Companies in 2020” by Aspioneer. In this article, Aspioneer discusses how we are revolutionizing service management, and what it means to be a part of the Decisiv SRM Ecosystem.

Penske’s involvement with the Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet has taught it a lot about electric truck charging.

In this exclusive interview, Peterbilt General Manager and PACCAR Vice President Jason Skoog details the technology investments that are keeping fleets productive during this year’s trying pandemic and laying the groundwork for the electric trucks that Peterbilt aims to start rolling off the line by the end of the year.

The latest podcast episode in Fleet Future’s ongoing series on electrification features Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles for North America at Volvo Trucks North America.