If you wait for the first cold snap to winterize your fleet, you’re going to be too late. Be prepared! That may be the Boy Scouts motto, but it’s a…
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No one would expect a service shop to pass the “white glove” test; that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be as orderly and clean as possible. The premise of this IdeaXchange…
Other than fuel, as a cost category, replacement tires are a fleet’s largest operating expense, so anything you can do to lengthen the life of your tires can make a…
Bringing maintenance in-house might seem like a way to gain greater control, but there are questions you need to answer first. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President…
When new trucks are delivered from the manufacturer, you would expect everything would be working to its optimum performance. Not so fast. Our industry is only too familiar with the…
Taking advantage of both the proximity to Mexico and the recent Cinco de Mayo celebration, Jane Clark opened the 2017 NationaLease Maintenance Managers Meeting on Thursday, May 11, with a…
TMC’s new VMRS Code Key 24 lets fleet and truck owners know exactly the status of each repair for an in-the-shop vehicle. You need every vehicle in your fleet to…
Making big changes can be quite expensive, but you don’t have to spend a lot to see significant positive changes. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark cautioned businesses to…
The US Department of Transportation expects a greater need for freight transportation over the next few decades. Will your fleet be ready for the expansion? Businesses are often so focused…
In the third in a series of blogs on tire selection and maintenance, Joe Puff tells CCJ readers why choosing a tire manager is an important step towards getting better…
