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.”
All the advantages
Effective maintenance management tools and proper vehicle specifications are ensuring success for the Kenan Advantage Group.
Creating an advantage
Since 1933, Western Distributing Transportation Corp. has been fielding a fleet that promotes a positive image, employing sound and cost effective purchasing practices and treating drivers like family.
ProMax APU offers comfort, easy maintenance, excellent ROI
The ProMax APU produces 33,000 BTU for both heat and A/C, combining the most powerful heating and cooling capacity with the ability to move 650 cfm. Its single component design incorporates patent pending suspension technology to provide quiet operation.
New Phillips connectors provide visual assurance
The company’s new Window Crimp & Seal Connectors feature both Clear-Vu and Sta-Dry technologies, which allow for easy see-through inspection and guarantee a waterproof seal to prevent corrosion. The sealed window in the center of the new connectors gives instant and continuous visual assurance that wires are seated properly and that there is no corrosion build up.
Protect charging systems in warmer weather
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. In hot weather, a vehicle’s charging system is taxed more than any other time of the year, say the electrical maintenance system experts at Purkeys Fleet Electric. Hot weather brings increased electrical loads from air conditioners and other loads such as coolers and fans associated
House bill will offer natural gas tax credits
Last month, I mentioned that natural gas looked like a good alternate fuel for P&D fleets. The more I investigate natural gas, the more enthusiastic I become. The current trend is to use hybrids or electric vehicles for light- and medium-duty service. However, most people advocating the use of electric power haven’t fully considered two
Freightliner expands options in Class 7 & 8 vocational trucks
The truck maker has expanded available options to round out its full range of Class 7 and 8 vocational trucks with the introduction of the 108SD and 114SD models.
Truck body building: custom or standard?
Think of what you want a work truck to do, then ask if you can use an off-the-shelf body or if it needs to be custom designed and built.
Choose the right alternator for longer battery life
Fleets that have experienced problems with short-lived batteries would do well to rethink their choice of alternators.