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Don’t Overlook These Trailer Maintenance Items
Keeping your fleet on the road is more than just ensuring your trucks are ready to roll; trailers need love, too.
Keeping your fleet on the road is more than just ensuring your trucks are ready to roll; trailers need love, too.
American Trucking Associations and the Technology & Maintenance Council have named Clifford Roberson of Tyson Foods the first Trailer Technician Superstar as part of National Technician Appreciation Week.
Fifth wheels need lubricant, but too much grease can interfere with the locking mechanism when it thickens in winter.
Improperly installed inverters are known to have caused truck fires. There’s no reason to avoid using an inverter — just make sure it’s installed by someone who knows what they are doing.
Frustrated with the quality of technician talent your local school is churning out? Maybe you need to get more involved with the school to help solve the problem, rather than blaming the training providers and its graduates.
Through the acquisition of Lemon Squad, Wrench customers and fleet operators can now schedule on-site, pre-purchased vehicle inspections directly through the Wrench mobile app.
The American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Technology and Maintenance Council will be celebrating the inaugural National Technician Appreciation Week September 21-25.
Under Daimler Trucks North America’s new roadside assistance programs for both Freightliner and Western Star customers, FleetNet America will provide emergency roadside assistance services, including towing and recovery, mobile truck repair, tire repair, and more.
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A look at not only the costs involved with the repair and maintenance of trucks, but also what is going on in the mergers and acquisitions world, and its effect on the aftermarket.
Training experts weigh in on everything from program tips to overcoming hurdles.
Making changes isn’t easy, but carrying on with outdated policies and programs in a fleet's maintenance program can cost time and money, and put drivers at risk.
Trailer upper coupler or bolster plate and kingpin inspection and maintenance is just as important as the inspection and maintenance of the fifth wheel.
Truck connectivity is still in its infancy, but there are already tangible benefits being enjoyed by the trucking industry.
Jasper Engines & Transmissions releases General Motors (GM) Gen IV 5.3L Class 1 engine, with an available DOD/AFM Deleted option.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling approximately 5,375 model-year 2017-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks.
A look at not only the costs involved with the repair and maintenance of trucks, but also what is going on in the mergers and acquisitions world, and its effect on the aftermarket.
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