The Cost Benefits of Scheduled Maintenance For Your Fleet
Many fleet operators make a point to inspect, diagnose, and maintain their vehicles on a weekly or biweekly basis. It’s because preventative maintenance comes with great benefits, the biggest ones being: 1. Less Downtime Downtimes cost a lot of money. When one of your trucks breaks down, you’ll end up losing quite a bit of
Ensure Your Truck’s U-Joints Are Operating At The Correct Angle
As any truck driver will tell you, there’s nothing fun about a sudden U-joint failure. For this reason, knowing to inspect and maintain their truck’s U-joints regularly is of the utmost importance. However, many drivers and even some repair techs, don’t know that air suspension settings can have a big impact on U-joint wear and
Fuel Transfer and Filtration Systems
Maintaining diesel oil has always been a science, but with the advent of commercially prepared biodiesels, new threats have arisen from the depths of your fuel tank in the form of algae, sludge and other contaminants. Dangers of Biofuel: Biofuel contamination occurs when organic compounds are left clinging to the sides of a fuel tank
Oil In The Truck’s Coolant? Find The Culprit
If there is oil in a heavy duty truck’s coolant, it always means there’s a serious underlying problem. If repairs are made quickly, major damage can be prevented. Your employees should be inspecting your trucks on a regular schedule for signs of oil in the coolant. They should also be looking for signs of coolant
Where Protection Meets Fuel Savings: What To Know About FA-4 Oils
With a fleet to manage and a bottom line to protect, you don’t always have time to research things like the new API FA-4 diesel engine oil category. As we approach the second anniversary of first licensing for the new API Service Categories, it is worth highlighting the most notable trends and opportunities available with
Reducing Idling – Benefits and Outcomes
Reducing idling can provide benefits to fleets of all sizes. Though tackling the challenge may seem minuscule in comparison to other fleet management challenges, there are significant reasons to pay attention to it and cost benefiting reasons to reduce it. With some fleet managers already implementing solutions to reduce vehicle idling automatically and states putting
What causes a diesel water pump to make unusual noises?
If a customer brings in a diesel vehicle with a water pump that is making unusual sounds, there’s likely an underlying problem. To help you pinpoint the causes(s) of the noise, we put together a list of the most common unusual noises diesel engine water pumps make. 1. Squeaking or clicking If you hear a
Better Product Information Starts with Data Standards
Data management is central to an efficient maintenance operation, but where is your parts data coming from, and how good is it? The parts supply chain is feeding parts information into inventory and fleet management systems in so many different formats that it could be slowing you down. Not having access to the most current
How to compare replacement water pumps for diesel trucks
The water pump needs to be replaced right away when it shows signs of failure. Obviously, if it fails completely, coolant won’t circulate through the engine block, causing the engine to overheat. Types of replacement diesel water pumps available When a customer brings in their diesel truck with a bad water pump, the first decision
Lubricants are improving fuel economy
The new advanced technology in modern trucks rolling off the assembly line represents a new horizon for the heavy-duty industry. This generation of heavy-duty engines is designed to produce fewer emissions and achieve increased fuel economy from the use of lower viscosity diesel engine oils. While 15W-40 has been the dominant viscosity grade for more
Should You Replace a Diesel Water Pump Before It Fails?
Water pumps are touchy. Some only go 50k miles before they fail, and some are still running perfectly after a million. But if one fails when you’re driving down the road, they can be a major headache to repair. Not to mention the risk of engine damage. Does your diesel powered truck have more than
Telematics of today – The answer to improved fleet management?
Improving fleet fuel costs, preventing vehicle accidents and increasing the safety of fleet operations requires the right fleet management solution. Where traditional telematics end at data collection, enhanced fleet management solutions extend with actionable improvements.
