SALEM — State lawmakers drafting a multibillion-dollar package of infrastructure upgrades say the plan is in jeopardy and may not pass this year.
June 21, 2017Equipment, Business
Reining in Rising Maintenance Costs
Fleet managers are relying more on high-tech shop equipment, technology-savvy technicians, efficient shop practices and flexible preventive maintenance scheduling in efforts to rein in the rising maintenance costs inherent with the complexity of today's trucks.
March 17, 2017Business, Equipment
Execs: Trim Aftertreatment Repair Costs With Training, Preventive Maintenance
ORLANDO, Fla. — Maintaining diesel emissions aftertreatment systems can be quite costly, but preventive maintenance and employee training will give fleets a chance to minimize repair bills, engine and fleet executives said.
October 5, 2015Business, Equipment
Proper Engine Maintenance Necessary to Extend Life of DPFs, Managers Say
Diesel particulate filters, a key element of truck emissions systems since 2007, can present fleets with problems if they are not routinely maintained along with the truck’s engine, experts said.
May 26, 2014Perspective, Business, Equipment
Opinion: Extending PMI, Oil Drain Intervals
February 17, 2014
Business, Equipment
Trucking Fleets Cite Maintenance Costs Among Benefits of Leasing Vehicles
Tom Hassel Transport Inc. has no maintenance facility, and company President Tom Hassel said he is not interested in setting up a shop. Instead, the Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., company leases many of its trucks and plans to phase out the ones it owns.
January 13, 2014Business, Equipment
Fleets Outsource Major Maintenance Work to Reduce Tool, In-House Labor Expenses
When A. Duie Pyle needs an engine overhauled or major transmission work done, the company sends the work to an off-site maintenance shop rather than using in-house mechanics.
November 4, 2013Perspective, Business, Equipment
Opinion: Always Track Fleet Maintenance Costs
There’s no real mystery as to why otherwise intelligent fleet operators so often negotiate full-service leases using only big, round numbers. Reason No. 1 is that they simply don’t know their actual, detailed maintenance costs.
February 18, 2013Business, Equipment
TMC Gives Five Silver Spark Plug Awards
TAMPA, Fla. — The Technology & Maintenance Council gave one fleet executive and four associate members its Silver Spark Plug Award for career achievement at TMC’s annual meeting being held here this week.
February 22, 2012Business, Equipment
Certified Technicians Required for Dealer Warranty Work
The 2010 technology power plants and the new emissions systems represented such a dramatic break from the past that only technicians certified by original equipment manufacturers have been able to work on them while they are still under warranty, truck dealers said.
January 30, 2012