Truck maintenance

Predictive maintenance offers reprieve from expensive roadside crises

IMI’s Bob Bortner explains why fleets should take a closer look at the wheels that keep them rolling.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels offers tips ahead of the inspections on May 17-19.

Trucking companies received an unexpected boost to their income statements in 2020 but inflation clouds loom.

Simple actions by large truck and bus drivers can help keep everyone safe

This white paper, brought to you by FreightWaves and Uptake, explores ways that data and technology can revolutionize your maintenance processes. Saving you time, money and protecting your drivers from harm.

Success in Massachusetts could lead to further adoption across the U.S., supporters assert.

New rewards program could save small fleets and owner-operators up to $35,000 per truck annually in services they use daily.

Keeping vehicles well maintained can be a complex process, but data transparency is now providing opportunities to increase their lifetime value through improved maintenance.

Fleet Advantage offers book value cash and leasebacks to help trucking companies weather the economic crisis while banking on selling them new trucks down the road.

KeepTruckin introduces Maintenance Reminders, a tool that helps companies avoid unscheduled vehicle downtimes.

Truck inspections are often land mines for motor carriers but additional maintenance can defuse the situation.

Maintenance departments within fleets may face labor shortages, and St. Pierre wants fleet managers to know that TTN was founded to assist in times such as these.

Diesel Laptops debuts free software to easily find truck parts and the cost of cybercrime is rising. Plus, container rates rise and a little holiday cheer.

A number of trucking companies are expanding and/or upgrading their terminal systems.

As trucks adopt advanced technologies, there is a growing need for tech-savvy mechanics to service them.

These are the costliest repairs a truck driver can face.

How to avoid breakdowns and repairs with preventive maintenance

Staying on top of repair and maintenance is one of the most important elements in securing your truck’s lifespan.

The importance of technicians and the cost of technicians as part of the total cost of ownership is covered in this article by Gerry Mead.

The data that can be gathered from a truck’s telematics has caused a shift from selling trucks as products to selling trucks as solutions to owners’ issues.

Fullbay has created a heavy-duty shop management software that helps shop owners create instant invoices, attract technicians, and truly satisfy customers.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Data analytics and machine learning can help companies irrespective of the size of their data sets, as long as the data being captured is of good quality and is specific to the required operational needs.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Predictive data analytics has helped foster preventive maintenance in the trucking industry. It helps fleets plan their asset usage better, recruit and retain skilled drivers, and more importantly, reduce unplanned equipment downtimes.

Truck repairs are inevitable, but a new solution from Uptake that utilizes Geotab sensors and artificial intelligence aims to identify problems before they become extended downtime events.

Love’s continues to grow, and its need for technicians is growing as well,  which is why it has created an apprenticeship program.

The Uber Freight Plus fuel card provides up to 20 cents off per gallon at TA/Petro fuel stations for users, who also will receive maintenance and phone discounts in the program.

Industry experts detail what’s coming and how we need to get on board the “last mile” technology train.

TMC offers a free dashboard for unscheduled maintenance data using VMRS codes; Omnitracs gets into software; OPEC meets with shale producers in Houston; the Port of Virginia begins using truck reservations to manage traffic.

A new program will provide a quarterly benchmarking report to all TMC members to allow them to compare their unscheduled roadside repairs with those of comparable fleets.

Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay You’ve taken the leap and decided to purchase your own truck. Or maybe you run a small fleet and have a handful of trucks. In either case, the next challenge is upon you: maintaining those vehicles, because if a truck isn’t running, it isn’t making any money.

FleetPal is looking to help smaller businesses with a comprehensive directory for truck maintenance solutions. “The idea of FleetPal is to bring everyone together on a single platform – the truck repair vendors, truck parts vendors, fleet owners, and the drivers themselves,” says Milko Valnev, co-founder.

Whether you own a car, pickup or tractor-trailer, it’s a decision that we all face at some point: Should I just buy a new vehicle or continue to repair my current one?