Don’t Overlook Trailer Maintenance
Can outsourcing help get eyeballs and hands on increasingly more sophisticated trailer assets?
Can outsourcing help get eyeballs and hands on increasingly more sophisticated trailer assets?
Kenneth Calhoun, fleet optimization manager at Altec Service Group, has been elected 2019-2020 general chairman and treasurer during the TMC Annual Meeting.
Trimble’s new TMT ServiceConnect add-on module helps fleet shops using TMT Fleet Maintenance software reduce the time their trucks are out of service for repairs and maintenance.
The average cost of mechanical repairs in the trucking industry increased for the second straight quarter – but one fleet improved its time between breakdowns to a new record, according to the latest benchmarking report from the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America.
Mitchell 1 unveiled the latest enhancement to its TruckSeries truck repair software suite, 1Search Plus.
Phillips Connect Technologies showed off its TrailerNet, ChassisNet, and ContainerNet trailer telematics platforms at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations in Atlanta March 17.
Donaldson is bringing connectivity to filtration service reminders. The company's new Filter Minder uses the vehicles’ own telematics system to upload performance data to the cloud, where predictive analytics inform fleet managers when individual trucks are approaching optimal filter life.
TireView TPMS, the latest tire management product from Automatic Tire Inflation System provider P.S.I., add full tire management capability to trucks and tractors as well as trailers, the company announced at TMC.
There’s a challenge that’s been haunting almost every maintenance and repair manager for as long as Executive Contributing Editor Rolf Lockwood has been writing about trucking.The shortage of skilled mechanics and technicians is a plague that just won’t go away.
E-ZOIL, manufacturer of performance-enhancing fuel additives and cleaning solutions, acquired Tonawanda-based Emulso International Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial cleaning supplies.
Dana's new Driveline Forensics video training series educates commercial-vehicle technicians on the proper installation and maintenance of Dana driveline components.
Dana Incorporated has released Rhombus TireAnalytics 3.0 with new capabilities to help fleets reduce tire costs.
The QuickFit Solution for oil evacuation provides technicians with a cleaner, safer and faster oil change solution that reduces environmental and safety liabilities.
Continental has integrated its ContiPressureCheck tire pressure monitoring system with the Road Ready trailer telematics system from Truck-Lite.
Pilot Flying J has launched a new virtual maintenance system called Fleet Center, offering real-time visibility and flexibility online for fleets to manage maintenance for their equipment.
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