Volvo Trucks named its largest West Coast dealership, TEC Equipment, the company’s first Volvo Electric Vehicle Certified Dealer in North America.
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What Fleets Need To Know About Truck Brake, Wheel End Service
While a comprehensive maintenance program is always essential for the performance of key heavy-duty truck brake and wheel end systems, it can be even more critical when fleets adopt new and different types of components and technologies.
Redefining Daimler Trucks: Three Takeaways From Our Talk With DTNA CEO John O’Leary
I caught up with O’Leary just shy of his 100-day mark as DTNA’s CEO. These were the top three takeaways.
SRTs in action
How standard repair times benefit fleets and service providers.
Link2Pump has Joined the Decisiv Marketplace
We are proud to announce that Link2Pump has joined the Decisiv Marketplace.
Daimler, Volvo, Traton Form $593 Million Truck-Charging Venture
Daimler Truck, Volvo Group and Traton Group announced plans to install and operate a public electric vehicle charging network for longhaul trucks of all brands and motor coaches across Europe.
8 Ways To Better Manage Parts Inventory
The trucking industry is seeing a parts shortage. Although it started with the truck makers having trouble sourcing computer chips and other parts and components for their assembly lines, it is now rolling into the aftermarket, and fleets are experiencing wait times for replacement parts needed to complete maintenance service or repairs.
Mitchell 1’s labor estimating guide now available in Decisiv Marketplace
TruckLabor module includes Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards, giving users record of repairs, costs for all fleet trucks.
The Little Things That Make A Big Difference To Your Tire Service Program
So you’ve read all about the major aspects of a good truck tire service program—and if you haven’t, you can find that story here—but what about some of the smaller things that may slip through the cracks?
How Engine Oil Choice Can Make Your Fleet More Profitable
Heavy-duty engine oils can have a major impact on two of the top three equipment-related cost areas for truck fleets: fuel and maintenance. Are you using the best oils for your fleet’s bottom line?
4 ways fleets can use data to improve performance
Everything from rates, miles driven, stops per route, dwell time per stop, pickup and delivery times, average speed, temperature, fuel and maintenance costs, and empty miles can be tracked.
Putting Together A Solid Truck Tire Service Program Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint
If the engine is the beating heart of the truck, and the telematics system its brain, then the tires are the legs, enabling it to complete its runs day in and day out.
Decisiv Marketplace adds Mitchell 1 repair information software
The TruckLabor Module in Mitchell 1 TruckSeries truck repair information software is available in the Decisiv Marketplace, the company announced. By activating a Mitchell 1 TruckLabor Module subscription, users gain immediate access to an active link that enables them to launch it directly from any case, access the TruckLabor Module, create an operation and import all of the details into the Decisiv SRM platform.
Top 7 Fleet Maintenance Trends in CY-2021
Fleet car and truck maintenance costs have been trending upward during the first half of the 2021-calendar year as total fleet miles driven have increased in response to a recovering economy compared to 2020-CY.
Mitchell 1 Adds VMRS to TruckSeries Suite
Mitchell 1 has added Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) codes to its TruckSeries suite of truck repair software solutions.