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So maybe you're thinking something like this: "The market is improving, getting credit is easier, business is looking up. Maybe it's time to retire a few older rigs and get some new iron into the fleet. Maybe we should go to wide-base single tires while we're at it
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One of the smartest ways to cut weight and cost out of a new truck is to specify an engine that's smaller than what's always been used. But it's smart only if it works the way the operator wants. Some want million-mile life as well as good pulling power
Read More →Remember the glider kit? You buy a brand-new cab with a steer axle and frame rails, and install your own drivetrain - usually pulled from a wrecked truck or an older truck that has seen better days. Well, it seems they are making a bit of a comeback
Read More →Many fleets have discovered in recent months that you can't put 10 pounds of rocks into a 5-pound bag. Pushing trade cycles for highway trucks to squeeze a few more months or a year out of an asset may seem feasible, but the unplanned costs can eat you alive
Read More →When considering the purchase of LED lights, be wary of the "lumen" rating
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Anyone who knows anything about dump trucks understands that specifications are very regionalized.
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Dump trucks sit in a line waiting to load or unload, and the line moves every few minutes, trucks idling all the while
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State laws are the biggest factor governing use or non-use of auxiliary lift axles on trucks and trailers.
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It's not driver laziness that's pushing buyers to order more automatic or automated transmissions, say manufacturers
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The terminal tractor - yard jockey, hostler, whatever you call it - has to be one of the most used, abused and under-regarded vehicles in any fleet
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