FleetPride acquires Nationwide Truck Service location

Published: Feb 9, 2022

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FleetPride Inc. has acquired the assets of Nationwide Truck Service of Louisville, Ken. Founded in 1989 and owned by Eric Adkins, Nationwide Truck Service offers a wide range of repair services from its 21-bay facility and mobile repair units in addition to 24/7 roadside support. The Service Center at 355 Farmington Ave. will team up with the existing FleetPride parts branch at 4670 Jennings Lane in Louisville, creating a complete value proposition for customers. Adkins and his son Jake will remain involved in the day-to-day operations. FleetPride continues to grow its national parts and service operations.

Direct labor vs. indirect labor in fleet shops

Keeping tabs on labor expenditures is important, but make sure you’re taking everything into account before assigning blame.

By Darry Stuart

Published: Mar 15, 2024

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Direct labor vs. indirect labor: what do these terms mean? And how much of each is happening in your shop?When this subject comes up, general comments always end up saying that the techs must be hanging around doing nothing. Most who read the data only read the direct data and not the indirect data breakdown. And most shops do not pay attention to the indirect data, so therefore it is a good, appropriate question.