Selecting fuels for your fleet – now and in the future
I’m certainly glad I don’t manage a fleet. Selecting fleet fuels is a difficult job in the best of times, but how can you do it properly in the midst of all the recent discussions and turmoil? For some fleets, stockholders insist that your fleet is "green," yet your operation must show a profit. Environmental
Fleet managers can better manage warranties
Industry experts clarify what constitutes a warranty claim and how fleets can streamline the warranty process.
Affordable and Reliable
A&M Transport is fielding and servicing equipment to maintain the highest level of customer service.
Phillips’ Qwik Tech Tips includes 7-way socket circuit diagram
The June issue of Phillips Industries Qwik Tech Tips newsletter includes a diagram showing the 7-pin round (J560) terminal functions as viewed looking into an open socket. The subject of the current newsletter is troubleshooting a lights out situation, and the diagram is used as a visual aid to clearly identify specific circuits to pinpoint the problem.
Purkeys offers custom wiring and harnesses
Purkeys Fleet Electric offers custom wiring and harness production to ensure each product meets the specific gauge and insulation requirements needed for different applications. Applications for Purkeys wiring harnesses include GPS systems, inverters, communications devices, remote sense alternator cables and replacement battery cables.
Alternative powertrain technologies for trucks
Not surprisingly, alternative powertrain technologies were very popular during the recent Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC), where 100 fleet managers from over 50 investor-owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives and electrical contractors from across the U.S., Canada and South America were joined by representatives of more than 100 industry suppliers. The EUFMC Equipment Demonstration featured
Keeping the fleet rolling
City of Alcoa services manager uses communication, collaboration and creativity to handle maintenance issues.
Mitchell 1 adds 2010 emission engine repair to online programs
Mitchell 1 has updated its online programs, Tractor-Trailer.net, Medium-Duty.net and Repair-Connect.net, to include diagnostic and repair information for 2010 engines designed to meet new EPA emission standards. The programs are continually updated and include thousands of detailed color wiring diagrams and full-color photos that provide a real-world view of many vehicle components and assemblies.
Earthlift takes wireless mobile column lifts to the next level
The Earthlift wireless mobile column lift from Stertil-Koni has no connecting cables or wires and features a variable speed controller, advanced operating system and a self-regenerating power supply. The columns can be operated independently and up to eight Earthlifts can be wirelessly linked in seconds using Stertil-Koni’s ID Key technology.
Peterbilt ranks highest in customer satisfaction for HD vocationals
Peterbilt Motors Co. achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study in the vocational truck segment. JDP noted the truck maker “ranks highest and performs particularly well in the engine and cost of operation factors.”