Daimler Trucks launches Excelerator for online parts ordering
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) has launched Excelerator, its next-generation e-commerce platform to streamline the parts ordering process. With input from over 40 dealer partners to its design, DTNA says Excelerator delivers an easy-to-use solution to succeed Pinnacle Truck Parts as DTNA’s one-stop parts ordering platform. Excelerator is the next step in DTNA’s digital
CanDo Diagnostics now offering Motor’s Fleetcross Service
CanDo Diagnostics Inc. is now offering Motor’s Fleetcross Service. Motor’s Fleetcross is a solution for repair information and wiring diagrams. All current users of the HD Pro Tab and HD Pro II can us this service at a discounted price. The company says it will be launching a new HD Pro III Commercial Vehicle scan
ACT Research: COVID-19 impact on global economies and CV demand predicted through 2021
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, 2021 is being forecast as the transition year, as the global economies and North American commercial vehicle demand move from COVID-19’s negative impacts into a meaningfully better situation in 2022. Additionally, ACT Research has created a COVID-19 Market Watch webpage to track
FTR: April preliminary net trailer orders sink to lowest level since 1990
FTR reports preliminary net trailer orders for April sunk to the lowest level in the modern era (since 1990), coming in at 300 units. April order activity was -95% m/m and -98% y/y. Trailer orders for the past 12 months now total 162,000 units. The severe recessionary conditions caused many fleets to pull back on
Watch: The latest TPMS & ATIS technology makes your truck tires easier to manage
You should be completing periodic inspections anyway, but even if you consider yourself the Michael Jordan of tire inspectors, you can’t be expected to monitor your tire pressure 24/7 on your own. That’s where technology comes into play. The latest TPMS and ATIS systems are designed to keep you and your drivers up to date
Coats debuts CHD-6330 tire changer
Coats has released its CHD-6330 tire changer, a compact jaw-style clamping machine. The company says this model is designed for shops with moderate-to-high volume with a wide range of applications. The CHD-6330 tire changer includes: Four-jaw chuck for clamping of virtually all rim styles, Coats says, including de-mountable, reverse disc, standard disc and off-road style
Coats releases heavy-duty 6450 Series wheel balancers
Coats has released the 6450 Series of heavy-duty wheel balancers in 2D and 3D models. The 6450 Series comes with a 1.5 HP direct drive motor, which Coats says can shave 20 seconds off of a typical 22.5-in. spin. These balancers are also equipped with a static on-screen display, showing static and dynamic data and
How data can influence your best drivers to stick around
Every morning you grab your cup of coffee and scroll through your telematics dashboards, soaking up the fresh data and deciding how to put it to use today. Here’s something to consider: Every bit of data you have on your fleet can be relevant to driver retention and recruitment. Your drivers are concerned about the
How data relates to driver retention
Data has more to do with driver retention than you might first think. In fact, there are lots of ways you can use your data to influence your best drivers to stick around. ELDs, data and driver retention ELDs can be a huge boon to driver safety, route optimization, driver recognition and overall communication, says
Data brings the joy back to driving
Capable drivers are the lifeblood of a fleet, and the race to recruit and retain them is fierce. Among large-fleet trucking companies, the quality of the driver experience that can be delivered has emerged as a significant differentiator. Operationally, fleets are constantly working to improve fleet efficiency in three areas: their fuel consumption and sourcing,
Lytx data shows Coronavirus impact on commercial driving risk
Lytx has shared new insights about changes in driving risk tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated guidelines to help control the spread of the virus. Lytx data shows a 64% increase in animal strikes since shelter-in-place guidelines were widely introduced across the country. This aligns with other reports, including CNBC coverage showing wildlife is
Commercial vehicle service operations resilient during Coronavirus crisis
Data continues to show steady maintenance and repair activity among the trucking industry’s fleets and service providers, according to new reporting from Decisiv, Inc. Over the past eight weeks, an average of 63,300 service events have been managed on the SRM platform weekly, Decisiv says. Service activity on weekdays has continued to exceed 12,000 events