Trailer Productivity: Suspensions & Brakes
What key questions about suspensions and brakes need to be addressedwhen buying a new trailer? When it comes to specifying suspensions andbraking systems, there are so many products and options to choose fromit’s important to make an educated decision based on your needs, saysRandy Petresh, vice president technical services, Haldex CommercialVehicle Systems.
Providing Solutions
For 50 years, HUB Truck Rental has been meeting the needs of its customers with a range of detailed and innovative vehicle and maintenance programs.
A Top 100 tale
You can’t have a high-performing fleet without high-performing technicians, according to George Baker, director of fleet management for Volusia County, Fla. He should know because his fleet was named one of the Top 100 Fleets in North America by Fleet Equipment magazine (Nov. 2006, page 32).
Classic Tube offers bulk coil tubing
Classic Tube offers bulk coil tubing designed to allow fleets to create their own brake lines, fuel lines, transmission lines, vacuum lines, power steering lines or any plumbing application.
Meritor WABCO introduces communications capability
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems introduced its InfoLink option for the Enhanced Easy-Stop Basic trailer Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). The new option enables the driver to monitor and control trailer functions from the tractor, is available for semi- or full-trailers, and is compliant with FMVSS-121 requirements, the company said.
Proper inflation requires clean, dry air supply
Discussions on tire maintenance often turn to proper inflation maintenance as the most important cornerstone of a well designed program to maximize tire treadlife, casing durability and fuel economy.
Ingersoll Rand redesigns air ratchets
Ingersoll Rand introduced the redesigned 107XPA and 109XPA air ratchets, which builds off features in the originals.
Zero RPMs
Excessive engine idling consumes more than 800 million gallons of diesel fuel a year.
Keeping techs on board
Jeff Johnson says a clean shop, variety of assignments, and safety emphasis limit technician turnover at Hall’s Fast Motor Freight
Tips on finding and keeping technicians
Recruiting, training and retaining technicians remains a major concern. Recently, the industry has taken a closer look at refining the process.