Bendix releases technical materials for ADAS support
The latest materials are meant to help technicians properly set up, inspect and diagnose several components integrated with ADAS.
Noregon releases DLA+ 3.0 Vehicle Interface Adapter
Enhanced speed and auto-detecting Smart Cable technology are among the improvements Noregon is touting over the previous generation.
Direct labor vs. indirect labor in fleet shops
Keeping tabs on labor expenditures is important, but make sure you’re taking everything into account before assigning blame.
Mitchell 1 updates TruckSeries with quick ABS, engine and transmission identification
The company says this can help technicians quickly locate and identify the system control module when a truck is brought in for service.
Staying safe in the truck service shop
And other top truck service tips from Jake Schell, FE’s resident truck service columnist and Mitchell 1 associate product manager.
Rethinking ‘Standard Repair Time’ management
If you want your truck service operation to improve, you have to look at the entire operation.
Differentiating bosses from leaders to optimize fleet efficiency
While both may have authority over their team, the approach and style can have a significant impact on productivity and overall success.
What’s the trucking problem with your truck service process?
Taking a practical view of truck service data and what it means to the repair process.
What you can do to reduce truck downtime right now
The alarming number was 26. That was the average number of days a sample fleet’s trucks were down in Decisiv’s Discovery service priority monitor. The AVERAGE. Glancing at the box just above the big 26 was a rundown of the longest open service cases and your stomach dropped even lower when you saw the slew
How to grow your own truck technicians
The world at large might be crowing about the labor shortage, but in the trucking industry, it’s just another day. Be it drivers or diesel truck technicians, good help has been hard to find for as long as many of us can remember. Complaining about it isn’t going to fix it (though it is fun
Are you the truck shop leader you should be?
Look up “leadership” and words like authority, command, control and power come up. If business owners think of Leadership skills in those terms, chances are that they will fail. But look up the term, “help,” and you’ll see synonyms like: advice and guidance. That set of words are much more on the “leadership” mark. In
Providing the right mix of truck technician training
The first and most important thing that heavy-duty technicians need to understand is the tools used in the shop. Today’s tools need to be standalone solutions for day-to-day use but also integrate with OEM applications for increased functionality. The best of these tools will make technicians more efficient by providing rapid diagnostics and pertinent service
