The commercial truck tire industry is undergoing change driven by growth in last-mile, increasing use of electric vehicles, ongoing supply chain challenges, regulatory requirements, and more.
Check out what’s new with light-, medium-, and heavy-duty commercial truck tires and what fleet trends are driving these tire-related trends.
Learn about the four factors impacting tires and the choices fleets are making about them.
Topics discussed included the closure of OEM assembly plants and physical auctions; declines in resale values early in 2020 followed by strong residuals through the balance of the year; pandemic-induced flattened operating costs through the year; and the boom in last-mile delivery and e-commerce.
Today's video looks at increased lead times and tight product availability for vocational fleets; the surge in last-mile deliveries making it difficult to source vans; and how the pandemic has delayed throughput times at upfitters and body builders, and created parts shortages.
Today's video looks at the sale of Donlen by Hertz Global Holdings to Athene Holdings; November fleet sales data; and the uptick in conversion of managed fleets to outsourced fleet management.
Today's video looks at strong demand for walk-in cargo vehicles, resulting in longer vehicle lead times; increased contracting for delivery service providers; sustainability as a competitive advantage in last-mile delivery; and how the pandemic accelerated growth in e-commerce.
Topics discussed included the emergence of more electric vehicles in fleet operations, the proliferation of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), the increased complexity in fleet maintenance along with the lack of technicians in the market, an increase in vehicle diagnostics capabilities, and changes that have occurred as a result of the pandemic.
This video covers ways to effectively plan a truck engineering meeting, how to ensure assets continue to meet business needs years into the future, best practices for asset standardization (or simplification), and how to develop fleet metrics that satisfy company-wide goals.
Ramping up production to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Ford shares its priorities and how it aims to continue to support fleets for the remainder of 2020.
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