As the final piece of the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is set to take effect, small fleets are assessing ways to switch from a manual recording of temperature inside refrigerated units to an automated process.
There is currently more demand than supply for heavy-duty trucks, which is impacting several vocational fleet industries including retail and food service.
Utilimaster takes a personal approach to upfitting. Through its Work-Driven Design process, the company identifies specific challenges and solutions for every single customer.
As technology gets better, sensors placed on trucks will allow fleets to operate with greater safety and efficiency.
HDT recently spoke with Darren Gosbee, Navistar’s vice president of powertrains and advanced technology, to get his take on how and when medium- to heavy-duty electric trucks will come to market in North America.
Before data can be used, it’s important to understand what points and information are the most important and why.
In addition to taking advantage of a new military pilot program, fleet operators can proactively hire through apprenticeship programs, greater community visibility, and internal motivation.
The delay of the final rule affects the recordkeeping procedures for everyone involved in a driver’s medical exam.
Correctly upfitting a work truck ensures it can accomplish the job it is required to do. It's important that fleet managers understand the challenges inherent in upfitting.
Understanding manual and on-road regeneration, how to keep them clean, and when to replace them will reduce the hassles associated with diesel particulate filters.
To ease the process of introducing a telematics system, fleet operators need to set up an on-boarding process that includes training, discussions on how the systems work, and how they can be beneficial to both management and employees.
Barth Electric worked closely with its insurance company and telematics provider to identify relevant safety metrics, collate them into a scorecard, and counsel drivers to effect better driving behaviors.
Colin Sutherland, Geotab's executive vice president of sales and marketing, speaks about telematics industry consolidation, vehicle security, and answers the question of who owns vehicle data in this interview.
The majority of fleets are reporting that their acquisition strategies are being stimulated by solid organic business growth, with most forecasting an increase or continuation of the same order volume in model-year 2019.
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