The first step in making sure you’ve got the right person for the right job is making sure you create the right job description. In a series of IdeaXchange blogs on hiring, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease, acknowledges that companies are finding it more and more […]
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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 may be unnecessarily leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table. Here are 4 ways to mitigate this problem. This blog first appeared on the AmeriQuest Business Services website. Pens, paper, notebooks, laptops: for most, the existence of these items falls under the realm of indirect procurement. Unfortunately, […]
A new Administration is coming in as the outgoing head of FMCSA offers encouraging words to the industry. I’ve always adhered to the notion that good communication is the pathway to better relationships and this article in last week’s fleetowner.com proves that point. In his last conference call with trade […]
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 […]
Freezing rain, snowstorms, floods, mudslides…Mother Nature is certainly making life tough for truckers. But there are some things you can do to be ready for the onslaught. . Winter is already here, so this advice may seem a bit behind schedule. But it’s important to know that it’s never too […]
You may think it makes financial sense to hold on to your trucks for a longer period of time rather than replace them with newer, more expensive models. Think again. Everything ages with time…sometimes that’s a good thing if you’re talking about wine. Sometimes it’s a less positive thing when […]
Fleet leasing and maintenance outsourcing continues to increase as companies direct a laser-like focus on growing their core business. If you look at the trucking trends for 2017 and beyond, the main ones remain consistent with the last couple of years: Increasing truck technology (which also means more expensive vehicles) […]
New technology is helping the move towards greater safety but drivers still play the primary role in making the roads safer for everyone. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease talked about this issue as an ongoing concern for everyone in the trucking […]