Decisiv data shows resiliency in commercial vehicle service during COVID-19
Data shared by Decisiv, Inc. shows steady maintenance and repair activity among the trucking industry’s fleets and service providers. Over the past eight weeks, an average of 63,300 service events have been managed on the SRM platform weekly. Service activity on weekdays has continued to exceed 12,000 events daily. “While service providers and fleets continue
How service keeps rolling through the changes
While many of our country’s businesses either shut down or saw business slow significantly this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one area of the economy that has had to stay resilient is truck service. To borrow from the famous motto of the United States Postal Service, neither rain nor snow nor pandemic can keep
Fleet profile: Waste Connections Refuse
While fleets across the country remain focused on COVID-19 prevention issues, there’s no question that refuse collection operations are going the extra mile to safely provide an essential service. For Waste Connections, an integrated solid waste services company that operates over 10,000 vehicles at approximately 500 facilities in the U.S. and Canada, working to ensure
Podcast: How data can help fleets through the Coronavirus crisis and beyond
Mike Branch, vice president of data and analytics at Geotab, joins the Fleet Future podcast to discuss how data can help fleets navigate their way through the Coronavirus crisis, and to continue to make smart decisions for their business beyond that. Listen below, and catch up with past episodes of the podcast here.
Yokohama’s Virginia tire plant set to reopen
Yokohama Corp. of North America’s (YCNA) consumer tire plant in Salem, Virginia is set to reopen on June 1. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia (YTMV) was closed as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As the factory reopens, YTMV says it has implemented several new safety procedures and protocols. All are
Wrench mobile vehicle maintenance service to offer full contactless service
Wrench is now offering its full contactless services to fleets. Wrench will provide a disinfecting service, which involves a technician who will wipe down high-touch areas, including door handles, consoles, steering wheels, and more with a CDC-approved disinfectant. In addition, the company says it will provide an automated on-site diagnostics service within 24 hours of
Volvo Trucks’ Certified Uptime process helps dealers, customers during COVID-19
Certified Uptime professionals in the Volvo Trucks North America dealer network are using their training, standard processes and facilities to support customers within the current restrictive conditions. Key to the process is the ASIST communication platform, developed by Decisiv for Volvo Trucks. ASIST enables remote communications and automates the documentation for each service event, keeping
Aperia launches Pro+ with no upfront payment required in tire analytics platform
Aperia Technologies Inc. has introduced the Pro+ program to support fleets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With no upfront payments required, the company says Pro+ allows fleets to benefit from Halo Connect, its tire analytics platform, without the upfront cash outlay and includes a perpetual warranty. The program can be canceled at any time after 12
ACT Research: April CV data showing full COVID-19 impact, data lowest in decades
According to ACT Research’s latest numbers, COVID-19 was in evidence across the commercial vehicle statistics in April, with Class 8 net orders at their lowest level since September 1995 and medium-duty orders at their worst in a decade. “In addition to the drop in Class 8 net orders, Class 8 production was at its lowest
Podcast: Daimler Trucks North America on keeping up with service during a critical time
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, trucking has, of course, been designated an essential service, and naturally truck maintenance followed suit. Today’s guest is Kevin Bangston, general manager of distribution network development for Daimler Trucks North America, who talked about how DTNA’s service network is providing for its customers, as well as some of
ACT Research: COVID-19 impact on global economies and CV demand predicted through 2021
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, 2021 is being forecast as the transition year, as the global economies and North American commercial vehicle demand move from COVID-19’s negative impacts into a meaningfully better situation in 2022. Additionally, ACT Research has created a COVID-19 Market Watch webpage to track
Podcast: Talking truck telematics with Trimble Transportation
Chris Orban, vice president of data science for Trimble Transportation, stops by the Fleet Future podcast to talk about how telematics companies can help fleets during the Coronavirus pandemic, and to go over some of Trimble’s newest offerings such as Dispatch Advisor and video intelligence. Listen below, and find more episodes of the podcast here.