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Fleet Profile: TCI Trucking’s recipe for success

“It takes a forward-thinking philosophy to build success,” says Jeff Louis, president of TCI Trucking and Warehousing. “If we focus on what we do best we can address inefficiencies and create opportunities. That’s how we’ve grown our business from an intermodal company with one driver and one truck into a full service logistics provider with

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Fleet Profile: Fresh Freight

It’s hard to say whether Matt Heroux chose a career in trucking, or it chose him. In one sense, trucking is in his DNA. Hailing from a family that’s been in the freight transportation industry for the past 100 years, he’s been surrounded by trucking for his entire life. Some of his earliest childhood memories,

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Fleet profile: Beck Trucking is growing and enjoying ongoing success

It was a good problem to have. With a rapidly growing trucking company, Nick Beck, owner of Beck Trucking, knew he had to streamline communication with drivers and customers. “We were steadily adding trucks, so checking in with drivers by phone was no longer efficient,” he says. “At times we were spending hours just waiting

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Fleet profile: Newman Carriers is focused on dependability

For Newman Carriers, safety of equipment and well-trained drivers are among the keys to ongoing success.

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Growing professionally at Venezia Bulk Transport

At Venezia Bulk Transport, Jason Mathias is known for his knowledge and his skill at meeting the fleet’s unique trailer maintenance needs.

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Fleet Profile: Queen Transportation & Logistics

Since 2006, the family-owned Queen Transportation & Logistics has been focused on providing shippers with trucking and logistics services they can always trust, notes Daniel Queen, the fleet’s vice president. “Our customers appreciate our ‘whatever-it-takes’ spirit and our expertise in meeting their transportation needs,” Queen says. “What really sets us apart from the competition, however,

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Profile: The City of Lakeland’s fleet is prepared for severe weather at all times

It’s always news when hurricane season begins in the U.S., but for the Fleet Management division in the City of Lakeland, Florida, the date just isn’t all that relevant. Read more about Lakeland’s fleet and how they deal with the constant threat of severe weather by clicking below to view our interactive fleet profile. Read

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Fleet Profile: BMC trucks supply job sites around the U.S.

At BMC, being a successful nationwide building materials provider depends on a reliable fleet and the maintenance operation behind it.

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Ford rolls out new offerings and enhancements to its line of commercial vehicles

Focused on providing a complete portfolio of light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles, as well as enhancing existing products, Ford used the 2020 Work Truck Show to showcase a range of new offerings. Headlining the company’s announcements was that an all-electric Ford Transit commercial van is on its way for the 2022 model year. While full

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Fleet profile: Waste Connections Refuse

While fleets across the country remain focused on COVID-19 prevention issues, there’s no question that refuse collection operations are going the extra mile to safely provide an essential service. For Waste Connections, an integrated solid waste services company that operates over 10,000 vehicles at approximately 500 facilities in the U.S. and Canada, working to ensure

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Diesel engine innovations that make it a top choice for light-, medium-duty trucks

Of the more than six million diesel Class 3 to 7 trucks now operating in the U.S., according to Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, 42% are equipped with the latest generation engine technology to achieve lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions as well as run more fuel efficiently. “It was clear

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The keys to aftertreatment system reliability and performance

As primary components of diesel engine aftertreatment systems, diesel particulate filters (DPF) and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) filters require routine maintenance. “Every maintenance program should ensure these components are serviced at the OEM recommended intervals,” says Jason Johnson, director of aftermarket at PACCAR. “Drivers should also receive comprehensive training on how the aftertreatment system is

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