Safety first at Verst: Driver and equipment initiatives at Verst Group Logistics are resulting in impressive safety performance
“When it comes to safety, we are best served by addressing behaviors, focusing on avoiding and preventing risk,” says Christopher Cusick, vice president, transportation at Verst Group Logistics. “We don’t need to spend time teaching drivers how to drive trucks.” Verst Group, headquartered in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio, corridor, is taking a multi-faceted approach to
“Managing” can minimize downtime: Why trucks experience unscheduled downtime and addressing remedies
Unexpected out-of-service events, especially when they happen on the road, are always expensive—too expensive to be dismissed as being inevitable. Yet many fleets, in their busy day-to-day operations, too often fail to address how the road breakdowns that they do experience might be avoided in the future. Dick Hyatt, president of Decisiv Inc., a provider
Electronic DVIRs, who works for whom?
With all the “i” devices on the market—iPod, iPad, iPhone—and other tablets and smartphones, the world of instant data is make information more accessible than ever. It almost seems as though the way we get the data is more exciting than its content. In fact, it can be mindless to get a text or email,
Mack Trucks unleashes GuardDog Connect telematics solution
Mack Trucks launched Mack GuardDog Connect, a telematics solution built upon the existing Mack GuardDog maintenance monitoring system. GuardDog Connect enables quick diagnosis of issues, proactive scheduling for repairs and confirmation that needed parts are in stock and ready to install, all while the truck is still on the job.
Horton Inc. breaks ground for Roseville expansion
Horton Inc. broke ground for expansion of its Roseville, Minn., corporate office and technology center on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The construction, managed by Bauer Design Build, will expand the office and the Hugh K. Schilling Technology Center by 50%.
GE Capital provides $750M credit facility to support U.S. truck center expansion
GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business announced that it has increased its credit facility for Rush Enterprises Inc. to $750 million from $600 million. Rush is in the process of expanding in North Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri and Virginia. Once completed, there will be 88 Rush Truck Centers in 18 states.
Daimler Trucks North America awards Donaldson the 2012 Master of Quality Award
Donaldson Company Inc. a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, is pleased to announce that the Company’s Frankfort, Indiana facility has received the 2012 Master of Quality Award from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). This is the third year that this Donaldson plant has received this prestigious award.
Mack Trucks named Stephen Roy North American president
Mack Trucks Inc. announced that Stephen Roy has been named president of North American Sales and Marketing, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Roy has led the company’s aftermarket business since 2008, and will succeed Kevin Flaherty, who is retiring after more than 40 years of dedicated service.
Meritor expands service at Drivetrain Express wholesale outlet
The Edmonton, Alberta, Canada wholesale aftermarket parts outlet of Meritor is now open to provide OEM dealers, warehouse distributors and area rebuilders with a complete parts selection and fast delivery of all-makes drivetrain components and related replacement parts.
TRP offers aftermarket HVAC parts
A complete line of condensers, compressors, heater cores, receiver dryers, blower motors and air compressor clutches is now being offered by TRP in an HVAC replacement part line.
MACS adds MOTOR Information Heavy Truck Specification Guide to training and reference materials
Through MOTOR Information System’s Heavy Truck Specification Guide, heavy-duty truck service and repair professionals in the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) can now access a wide range of information.
Downtime is the enemy
“Established maintenance processes consistently from location to location.” “No surprises – we help our customers make decisions in advance.” “Excessive downtime is not acceptable – time is our enemy in service.” These are all passionate, meaningful statements from a savvy industry veteran and President and Chief Executive Officer of WheelTime LLC, Mike Delaney. “Established maintenance