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Fleet maintenance: How warranty repairs ruin the trucking industry and your budget Here’s a huge fleet maintenance problem: Frequent and recurring diesel emission control system related repairs are excused by dealers because of truck manufacturer warranties. Instead...

Fleet Downtime: The Real Revenue Killer Maintenance and repairs are costly, but downtime is the real revenue killer. The Forgotten Expense Most Maintenance & Repairs (M&R) budgets today are hemorrhaging dollars as they seek new and creative ways to manage...

Maintaining a modern, emission compliant fleet poses many financial and operational challenges that previously did not exist. These new challenges require Fleet Management to seek out creative and new tactics to help control rising expenses and downtime. One method...

Thanks to advancements in diesel technology, modern diesel engines (MY 2014 and newer) have the potential to provide efficiencies at levels never seen before in diesel trucks. The bad news is that the potential is seldom ever realized by fleets due to factors such as...

Today's modern, diesel engines are supposed to be more fuel efficient than ever. Especially if they are programmed and maintained by a dealer who ensures they remain emission compliant. An efficient engine means greater fuel savings, that's what you'd expect right?...

An Electronic Logging Device (ELD) is a device intended to help create a safer work environment for drivers, and improve accuracy in tracking, managing and sharing track records of duty status (RODS) data. Back in December 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation's...

It was not that long ago that maintaining a mid/heavy-duty diesel engine only required regular oil changes and an occasional wrenching. Unfortunately, today's emission compliant engine features a complicated array of parts and sensors that work together to reduce...

Today's modern, emission compliant engine is controlled by a central Electronic Control Module (ECM). The ECM's software analyzes input from various sensors. It controls the way your vehicle operates and drives. The ECM can control horsepower and torque, acceleration,...

Are you a technology savvy firm? Do you feel compelled to rush and pre-order  technology advancements following their release into the market? If you answer this question in the affirmative, then you are indeed an early adopter. An early adopter is an individual or...

Operating an emission compliant fleet has become a financial burden for many companies. This is due in large part to constant failure of Aftertreatment components, and on-going DPF failure. Managing a modern fleet requires a new perspective on maintenance, and a...

Today's modern, emission equipped engines promise more efficiency. However, the reality is that constant DPF failure and repairs negate any potential efficiency gains. Fleets across the country are throwing away thousands of dollars every month trying to keep up with...

Your business is in need of a specific service and you are thinking to outsource the work to a consultant. You, however, have heard rumors about how hiring a consultant or advisor can be expensive and you would rather just hire a full-time staffer to do the same work...