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Nussbaum counts on maintenance with new Class 8 trucks a year out
Brent Nussbaum and his employee-owned carrier get fewer new Class 8 trucks than they want, but a strong maintenance program is helping keep its older trucks on the road longer.
Mack Trucks Names Its North American Dealer Of The Year
McMahon Truck Centers based in Charlotte, N.C., is the Mack Trucks 2021 North American Dealer of the Year. Mack named McMahon the winner during an event at the American Truck Dealers Show, March 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mack annually presents the Dealer of the Year awards to its dealers that exceed sales, parts, leasing and customer satisfaction targets, while also focusing on business growth.
EV Maintenance—What We’ve Learned So Far
Electric trucks, with fewer moving parts and fluids, as well as the elimination of exhaust aftertreatment systems, are widely expected to reduce equipment service needs. Likewise, routine maintenance for things likes brakes are anticipated to drop as well. Still, with electric commercial vehicles increasingly being operated across North America, fleets are on an EV learning curve that includes the need to address maintenance needs and challenges.
Shop efficiency yields big returns for fleet
Crum Trucking’s focus on a quality approach to all aspects of its maintenance operation is paying off in efficiency dividends.
Invest in maintenance, not just new infrastructure
It’s time to give maintenance the resources and respect that innovation gets.
TMC benchmarking: Maintenance, repair costs up in Q4 2021; miles between breakdowns also up
TMC benchmarking reports, in conjunction with Decisiv and FleetNet America, provided a vivid overview of the challenges fleet maintenance departments went through in 2021.
TRUCK PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TIPS THAT WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY
Ask any fleet manager focused on service: Indulge in preventative maintenance, and it’s going to save you time and money. Managers who run a well-maintained fleet will have trucks that break down less often and save more fuel.
Fleet maintenance and repair costs continue to rise
Benchmarking report from TMC, Decisiv details higher parts and labor expenses in Q4 2021 due to increased labor costs, supply-chain disruptions.
Decisiv Unveils New Services
Decisiv has unveiled new services designed to help fleets and service providers streamline service operations.
Decisiv Announces New Maintenance Management Services
New Decisiv applications for fleets provide the ability to manage internal and external maintenance and repair activities.
Decisiv debuts three new asset service management solutions
Decisiv Inc. announced March 7 at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting new fleet-focused asset service management solutions integrated into the Decisiv SRM platform the company already has in operation.
More Miles Means More Maintenance Costs for North American Fleets
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.
What You Can Do To Reduce Truck Downtime Right Now
What you can do to reduce truck downtime right now.
Decisiv Drives Intelligent Service Management With Fleet Focused Solutions
New applications for fleets provide the ability to manage internal and external maintenance and repair activities.