Joe Puff’s latest blog in a series on tire selection and maintenance covers the importance of tire casing management programs. The longer life you can get out of your tires, without ever compromising safety, depends on tire selection and your fleet’s maintenance practices. And that includes having a robust tire […]
Bridget Bradshaw
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Next month, Operation Safe Driver Week will take place, but the goals of this event should be a 52-weeks-a-year endeavor for all fleets. “Last year, law enforcement officers issued approximately 21,000 warnings and citations. Nearly 12,000 of those citations were given to drivers of commercial vehicles.” These troubling stats were […]
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 motto that all businesses should live by. There are always instances that are unknowable, of course, but one thing those […]
No matter how careful you and your maintenance team are, accidents can still happen. Knowing what to do if they occur can help avoid maintenance provider liability. Businesses of every nature are always looking for ways to reduce risk: financial, regulatory, and physical. When it comes to fleets, the risk […]
Fleets have been preparing their vehicles for the ELD Mandate which is to go into effect on December 18, 2017, but recent actions by members of Congress are causing confusion. Although there are still a wide range of questions and concerns regarding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) HOS […]
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 blog, “Neatness counts in the shop,” by Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease, may seem obvious; yet […]
There’s a great deal you can learn from CSA roadside inspections data; how you use it can improve your maintenance and repair operations. Safety is at the core of the trucking industry, so finding ways to make our vehicles safer is something we should encourage, even if the information comes […]
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 significant impact on your fleet’s bottom line. One of the things that will make a difference and improve the life […]