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Equipmentby Jim ParkJanuary 13, 2015

What You Can Learn From Tires When You're Ready to Scrap Them

Scrap piles call tell a lot about how fleets are using their tires and help reduce tire costs and improve miles to removal.

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Equipmentby Tom BergJanuary 12, 2015

Test Drive: Sprinter 4x4s Traverse Rough Terrain

Most customers won't need a full-size van with this kind of off road capability, but for those who do, the Sprinter proves it can handle rough terrain.

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachJanuary 8, 2015

Using Telematics to Boost Truck and Cargo Security

The advent of the "Internet of Things" concept in trucks helps fleets improve security for vehicles, drivers and cargo, with smart devices, locks and sensors that do their work in the background.

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Fleet Managementby David Beaudry of AmeriQuestJanuary 7, 2015

When Tapping into Technology Leads to Growing Profits

As resistance to trucking technology steadily fades away, more fleets are discovering the profit-making benefits it can deliver. Route analysis and optimization is one example.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 30, 2014

Q&A: NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth

Mike Roeth is the executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. We talked to him about his group's mission, fuel economy and freight efficiency in general.

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Driversby Mel Kirk, Ryder SystemDecember 30, 2014

Safe Winter Driving Tips

General preventive driving habits can make a big difference in winter driving safety. Here are some tips to make driving in hazardous conditions safer.

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Fleet Managementby Stephane BabcockDecember 29, 2014

Con-way Truckload's Strategies for Success

When you have 2,600 trucks and nearly 3,000 professional drivers on the road you need to make sure that not only are your clients’ products making it to their destination on time, but that they are also making it there safely.

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Driversby Mel Kirk, Ryder SystemDecember 29, 2014

Winter Truck Maintenance Tips

Make sure your vehicle is properly serviced and maintained before the winter season begins to keep your fleet up and running.

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Equipmentby Tom BergDecember 24, 2014

ZCube Trailers Are Back To the Future

Zenith Global Logistics, which hauls and delivers home and hotel furnishings across much of the nation, needed more capacity. So its managers looked around and rediscovered low-floor, high-cube van trailers that the fleet used 20 years ago.

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Equipmentby Tom BergDecember 24, 2014

Dry Van Specs: Lessons From A Leasing Company

Penske considers application, customer desires and residual value in its orders.

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