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 tight margins we all operate under, so getting the best performance out of our vehicles, parts, and components is absolutely […]
Maintenance
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 big “Bienvenidos!” before turning it over to this year’s meeting chair, Troy Simmons, Service Support Manager for TEC Leasing, 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 be in the best condition possible and, when maintenance or repairs are needed, you need to know how soon that […]
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 not expect to find that one “Big Thing that will suddenly make us 50 percent more productive.” In reality, it’s […]
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 on the next quarter or the next fiscal year, they become short sighted when it comes to the future. Yet […]
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 results. One of the major expenditures that fleets face is the cost of tires, yet, according to Joe Puff, vice […]
Keeping your fleet at peak performance is the goal of everyone involved, especially your maintenance team. Maintenance can make or break your fleet’s performance. You may feel you’ve got it under control, but there are always additional ways to improve your maintenance program. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, […]
You can’t eliminate fleet maintenance and repair costs but you can maximize the benefits. In her IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease, cites a recent American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) survey which notes that maintenance and repair account for 10% of a fleet’s expense. That […]