Podcast: How data can help fleets through the Coronavirus crisis and beyond
Mike Branch, vice president of data and analytics at Geotab, joins the Fleet Future podcast to discuss how data can help fleets navigate their way through the Coronavirus crisis, and to continue to make smart decisions for their business beyond that. Listen below, and catch up with past episodes of the podcast here.
How the right engine oil can impact your DPF maintenance costs
Name your biggest service headache. Ready, go: DPF! Jinx.
The value of used oil analysis
Oil manufacturers are quick to point to used oil analysis as a good practice for your fleet to ensure the health of your engine oil and related components. According to Dan Arcy, global OEM technical manager for Shell Lubricants, this is a scientific way to assess the condition of the lubricant in your engine and
Podcast: Daimler Trucks North America on keeping up with service during a critical time
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, trucking has, of course, been designated an essential service, and naturally truck maintenance followed suit. Today’s guest is Kevin Bangston, general manager of distribution network development for Daimler Trucks North America, who talked about how DTNA’s service network is providing for its customers, as well as some of
How electrification will change truck service
Widespread electrification hasn’t happened yet, but even the most skeptical observers would have to agree that it’s coming to trucking, in some form, soon. Whenever electric vehicles do become more commonplace, fleets will need to be ready for the differences between those and the diesel trucks they’re used to—and just as importantly, technicians will too.
FMCSA updates hours of service regulations to improve safety, flexibility
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published a final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules. FMCSA’s final rule on hours of service offers four key revisions to the existing HOS rules, which are as follows: Flexibility has been added for the 30-minute break rule by requiring a break
Podcast: Talking truck telematics with Trimble Transportation
Chris Orban, vice president of data science for Trimble Transportation, stops by the Fleet Future podcast to talk about how telematics companies can help fleets during the Coronavirus pandemic, and to go over some of Trimble’s newest offerings such as Dispatch Advisor and video intelligence. Listen below, and find more episodes of the podcast here.
Podcast: The role of telematics in a changing world
Despite everything that’s going on with the Coronavirus, trucks have had to keep running. And they rely on telematics to do that. In this episode I spoke with Sid Nair, head of product management and UX at Teletrac Navman, about the role of telematics providers in helping fleets through these times, and about other innovations
When it comes to maintenance, don’t forget about technology
When it comes to maintenance, technology such as tablets and cameras can sometimes be seen as less important compared to some of the more visible components of the truck. After all, it’s easier to see when there’s an engine problem than when there’s something wrong with a device, and usually more pressing to fix it.
Keep those bays open: Managing bay availability and avoiding a truck service backlog
Picture this: A fault code is triggered in a truck less than a mile away from your shop. It’s serious. It needs to be fixed right away. The driver locates your shop as the closest, makes a call, and is told to come right over. The driver arrives only to find that no bays are
The Coronavirus and trucking
Every industry has been affected in some way or another by the current Coronavirus crisis, and trucking is no different; though as an essential service, trucks have been able to continue to run their routes and shops have continued to fix said trucks. While they might not face the same challenges as, say, restaurants, fleets do
A reduction in gears: Inside electric truck transmissions
Rather than the typical 18-speed transmissions, electric trucks tend to use two-speed transmissions, with some using three or four. So why is that?
