Maintenance and repair costs as a percentage of a fleet’s total average marginal cost has increased by approximately 40 percent since 2008. That’s a significant rise. The American Transportation Research Institute released their report on the operational costs of trucking which found that maintenance and repair costs increased yet again […]
Bridget Bradshaw
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The ELD exemption for short-term rentals didn’t go as far as the industry wanted, but it was a step in the right direction. We are quickly approaching the “drop-dead” date of December 18 for fleets to become ELD-compliant, yet a survey published yesterday on HDT shows that nearly half of […]
With changes taking place in technology and regulations for trucks and the trucking industry, keeping up with your maintenance practices can be daunting. Whatever your core business may be, transporting your product to its destination is essential for your business’s success. But maintaining a fleet can be quite costly in […]
The focus has been on self-driving cards, but a recent Senate hearing examined the benefits of that technology for the trucking industry. When it comes to technology, it seems there’s always a “shiny new object” that we can focus on. When it comes to autonomous vehicles, however, we’ve been hearing […]
With all of the attention focused on new truck technology and advances in logistics, fleets may not realize how much they can save by automating their back-office processes as well There’s no question that fleets need to ensure that their assets are as up-to-date as possible and equipped with technology […]
Safety is always top of mind for those in our industry, both on and off the road, but there are ways to make the roads safer. That’s a combination of today’s truck technology and conscientious drivers. The incidences of accidents involving trucks have been rising and that’s something that should […]
Technology is advancing at a pace that is absolutely dizzying and businesses and industries are finding it difficult to keep up. Those in the trucking industry are well aware of the many technologies taking place in the transportation world: ELDs, GPS, collision mitigation technology, to name a few. There is […]
The setting couldn’t have been more spectacular, as NationaLease hosted their 73rd Annual Meeting on Coronado Island at the Hotel Del Coronado. Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease welcomed the large crowd and introduced the theme of this year’s meeting, Changes and Challenges: How Technology is Reshaping […]