Fullbay to host ‘Diesel Connect’ conference

Published: Oct 28, 2022

Fullbay has announced its first ever conference, Diesel Connect. The event will be held in Phoenix from June 8–9, 2023. Early bird ticket pricing is available for $350 until October 31, then tickets are priced at $400. Tickets include admission to the conference, hotel accommodations, food, events and more

Diesel Connect’s programming offers multiple tracks with content specific to Fullbay users, as well as topics valuable to anyone in the heavy-duty repair space, the company noted in a press release. The conference will feature a number of speakers from the commercial repair industry, educational sessions, networking opportunities, events and much more. The full lineup of speakers will be announced soon.

Diesel Connect will be held at Galvanize in Phoenix.

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.