Cooling Cost Control
If you expect the cost of diesel fuel to come down soon and your refrigerated freight can wait until it does, or if your fleet has enough money available that it doesn’t matter how much it spends on fuel to run your reefers, you can skip this article. If, however, you, like most, don’t expect fuel prices to ever come down to the levels of the recent past – or even stabilize in our lifetime – then fuel economy is likely a high priority for you.
‘Old’ is in the eye of the operator
It’s been said that a correctly specified and properly maintained truck can last forever. While that might be a bit of a stretch, when you talk about “forever” referring to a truck’s life, you need to understand that the word really means longer than someone is willing to drive it or you’re willing to pay for the increasing cost of keeping it alive.
The right tools
When diagnosing and trouble shooting vehicle problems, having the correct tools for the job is essential
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).
Gray offers new wheel lift system
Gray Manufacturing Co., a U.S. manufacturer of portable lifting equipment, introduced its new 40,000-lb. Capacity Wheel Lift System.
Tuning in to technicians
Randal Andreasen’s top priorities are open communications and preventive maintenance training
Top & Bottom
Roofs and floors are key factors to consider when specifying trailers
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.
Paving the way
Supplier relationships, effective equipment choices key at Pavestone