Spec'ing Trailer Floors: From the Bottom Up
Flooring is a critical part of the trailer spec and floors are key when deciding how long you plan to keep the trailer. Get the floor right, and your trailer will last the proper length of time.
Flooring is a critical part of the trailer spec and floors are key when deciding how long you plan to keep the trailer. Get the floor right, and your trailer will last the proper length of time.
Truck electrical systems have become highly sophisticated, requiring more sophisticated maintenance and diagnostics. That's why it's critical that technicians and fleets stay up to speed.
Distracted driving claims thousands of lives each year. Do you know how commercial truck fleets can prevent distracted driving temptations?
Tire prices will continue to rise with increases in raw material costs, tariffs, and a more robust economy fueling growing fleet needs.
Break the pattern of early turnover by building a corporate culture grounded in repsect, safety, and security for driver-employees
International Truck’s newest offering is the only Class 4/5 truck designed and supported by an OEM that specializes in commercial vehicles.
A cleaner burning, next-generation synthetic fuel, renewable diesel use and demand is growing.
Merchants Fleet Management now offers rental trucks with no minimum term for fleets that need to scale up or down quickly for project-based or seasonal work.
Overall, accident rates are continuing a steady rise, with many leaning toward technology in the hope of reducing rates.
In today’s thriving economy, it’s a good year to be a fleet manager. Yet, at the same time, fleet managers at transportation companies, as well as at governments providing services like fire protection or mass transit, still face concerns around profitability and maintenance.
Unsafe driving maneuvers including harsh acceleration and braking, sharp turns (cornering), and speeding over 80 mph become even more dangerous in winter weather conditions. Staying on top of driver safety is important.
Using telematics and fuel card integrations, a fleet manager identified driving habits that helped improve one of his truck's cost per mile.
Stock market volatility, rising interest rates, trade wars and other factors have some wondering if we’re standing on the precipice of the next recession. But company managements echo clear sailing ahead.
While not a new idea, a sale and lease back transaction — where the owner of an asset sells the asset and then leases it back from the buyer — might make sense for some fleets today.
Citing the higher cost of crude oil, many major manufacturers of finished lubricant products increased prices from 5% to 8% in CY-2018. Plus, each model-year, more OEMs require the use of more expensive synthetic motor oils.
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