This special report over five articles provides an in-depth examination of 2021 operating cost trends for fuel spend, scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, replacement tire prices, PM spend, warranty recovery, and a forecast of CY2022 expenses.
A variety of factors converged to exert upward pressure on preventive maintenance costs, such as longer vehicle service lives due to limited product availability, the ongoing transition to synthetic oils, and higher labor rates to attract scarce technicians.
Part and labor prices have increased 4-8%, while part and labor availability have decreased. Due to difficulties sourcing replacement vehicles, fleets are keeping units in service longer. This caused repair spend to increase in 2021.
Handwringing over the national labor shortage won’t help — but improving your driver retention by 20% is within your grasp. Here are seven strategies to help.
HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge explores how a little disruption in the trucking industry could create something new, and better.
Find out how the largest beer and beverage distributor in New York City makes its demanding operation attractive to truck drivers.
If looking behind the Cass shipment and expenditures numbers means what HDT's Contributing Economic Analyst Jeff Kauffman thinks it does, long-haul carriers could benefit.
Supply chain constraints make it difficult to get replacement vehicles leading to extended cycling of those currently in service. This is pushing the envelope of warranty coverage that is exacerbated by a shortage of replacement parts.