Penske Truck Leasing opens new West Fargo facility
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new full-service location in West Fargo, North Dakota, located at 830 7th Street NE. The facility is 14,520-sq.-ft. and is located on 4.3 acres. It has three truck service bays, wash bay and a self-service fuel island. This Penske location provides access to both I-94 and I-29. “We have been in this area for 16 years, and it was
Eight tips to prepare your trucks for winter
Like it or not, winter is coming. You know the drill: falling temperatures, snow, and ice hitting large swaths of North America, presenting challenges for trucks and fleets. Now is the time to prepare. With harsh weather looming, this installment of the Bendix Tech Tips Series serves up eight pieces of advice for wheel-ends, air
FleetPride introduces e-commerce website
FleetPride Inc. has introduced its new e-commerce site at www.fleetpride.com. Previously, site visitors could only look up product information and were unable to purchase items. Now, there are more than 176,000 products available online for Class 6-8 vehicles and heavy-duty trailers, and the company says the number is growing on a daily basis. Customers are
Fitzgerald Peterbilt opens new Alabama location
Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the opening of a new parts and service location in Gadsden, Alabama by Fitzgerald Peterbilt. Featuring 10 service bays, 600 sq. ft. of retail space and 1,750 sq. ft. of parts storage, the facility is on State Highway 431 between the heavily trafficked Interstate I-20 and I-59. A family company
Bendix talks safety system data at the HD Repair Forum
In addition to protecting your fleet and drivers from accidents, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) also gather quite a bit of data that can be useful to a fleet. Jim Barber, Bendix director of fleet sales and service, NA-West, addressed the topic in a recent talk at the Heavy Duty Repair Forum in September. “Our
FleetPride aims names new V.P., teases e-commerce site
Industry veteran Michael Keller has been named FleetPride’s new vice president of category management and sourcing, the company announced in a press release. Keller is rejoining FleetPride where he previously held various roles, including director of category management, from 2008 to 2014. With two decades of industry experience, he most recently held leadership positions for
North American Trailer opens new facility in Wisconsin
North American Trailer has opened a new facility in Chippewa Falls in Western Wisconsin, 10 miles outside of Eau Claire and directly east of the Twin Cities. The new Chippewa Falls facility will offer truck, trailer, and tank service, including in-shop and emergency roadside service on medium- to heavy-duty vehicles. In addition, the facility will
TEC Equipment expands representation of Jerr-Dan into Nevada
TEC Equipment of Portland, Ore., has expanded their support of Jerr-Dan towing and recovery products into the state of Nevada. TEC Equipment is a truck and trailer dealership with 28 locations in the western U.S. and now represents Jerr-Dan in Nevada from their North Las Vegas and Sparks stores. Since March of this year, TEC
Michelin spotlights service, gets 2 millionth ONCall request
At this year’s TMC Fall Meeting, Michelin North America, Inc. announced that its Michelin ONCall Emergency Roadside Service surpassed 2 million roadside tire service events. The downtime-fighting program works in harmony with Michelin’s Maestro digital services platform and allows fleets to track dispatch events in real time through the company’s LiveTrack system, and to receive
FleetPride acquires Missouri-based Bolin Auto and Truck Parts Co.
FleetPride Inc. has acquired the assets of Bolin Auto and Truck Parts Co. of St. Joseph, Missouri, owned by Rob Bolin. The new FleetPride branch and service center in St. Joseph will be the company’s fifth location in Missouri, joining branches in Joplin, Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis. The company was founded in 1951
Smart solutions for fleet service shops
During the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC)’s Fall Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, TMC and Decisiv Inc. released their most recent North American Service Event Benchmark Report, which showed an increase in parts and labor costs over the first six months of 2021. The reports, which cover power unit costs in nine top Vehicle Maintenance
A look at truck digital inspections and predictive maintenance
Even if the pandemic were totally eliminated, the ripple effects it is causing will be with us for a long time to come. Additionally, we do not know where the next disturbance will be coming from. Items such as lumber, chicken wings, and computer chips have suddenly been hard to find. Though the situations with
