Today, businesses are having difficulty filling positions within their organization; however, for our industry, this difficulty is one we’ve been facing for a very long time, especially when it comes to diesel technicians (as well as the ongoing driver shortage). And it’s not getting better any time soon. According to […]
Jane Clark
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The job of a fleet manager keeps getting more complex and more challenging. Today, fleet managers face supply chain issues that are forcing fleets to extend the lifecycle of existing vehicles due to, not just a lack of new trucks, but a shortage of components and parts as well. There […]
Every business today is facing unprecedented challenges. Many of these challenges have been ongoing or have occurred in the past; the problem today is that all of these challenges are happening at the same time resulting in a tsunami of obstacles to growth. Private fleets are hardly immune; they face […]
If you don’t have regularly scheduled maintenance for your fleet, that’s a threat you can expect to surface, sooner or later. Click here to learn more...
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the talk was all about shortages of PPE, toilet paper, and a plethora of other items. The trucking industry, and specifically truck drivers, were heroes at that point in time, making sure vital products got to their destination, even at the expense of […]
It’s nearly impossible to find someone in today’s world who hasn’t felt the impact of COVID-19. That’s true for both business and personal lives. Some of these effects will prove transitory. However, there is a list of potentially long-term business effects resulting from the pandemic. Shutdowns resulted in the closure […]
With the International Roadcheck for 2022 just a month away, it’s time to ensure you’re doing your due diligence with respect to every vehicle in your fleet. Every year, we know it’s coming and every year, there are fleets that don’t do everything necessary to get ready for the event. […]
Whether it’s the pandemic, lack of new truck allocations, parts shortages, inflation, high diesel prices, or a need for more qualified technicians, the trucking industry (along with most other businesses) is facing increasing headwinds. That’s forcing CEOs, CFOs, and Fleet Managers to find ways to cut costs. The biggest mistake […]