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As a professional truck driver, your workplace isn’t a back office cubicle or cavernous warehouse. Your workplace is the highways and the roads crisscrossing the nation. Succeeding in the industry requires you to maintain a certain level of decorum and professionalism at all times. It goes beyond safety and technique. As such there are certain … Read more
It’s no big secret that fuel efficiency is the buzz phrase of the day, if not year. Not only are motor carriers increasingly needing to deal with the financial needs of their own bottom lines, but there’s always that constant specter of government regulation lurking in the background. For these reasons alone, the focus on … Read more
You’ve heard plenty about the truck driver shortage. And yes, it is still ongoing. This means that there are jobs out there for anyone looking for a fun, sable and potentially lucrative career in trucking. But do you know what to look for? As a professional truck driver, you would be the face of your … Read more
When it comes to truck maintenance, wheel refinishing has become a big part of the game. As the weather continues to necessitate the use of highly aggressive deicing salts, especially calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, operators will have to continue watching their wheels. These de-icing agents are very ferrous and hard on metals. While body … Read more
Someone once said, if you’re not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. While this is a cliché, it’s quite relevant to what is currently going on in the trucking industry. Because the fact is, when it comes to finding the right technicians and truck drivers for the future, the industry … Read more
We may spend a lot of time talking about advanced new technologies in trucking, but one such example may come in the form of our very first electric Class 8 truck. That’s right, and this one isn’t sprouting up from the nest of famed Tesla-owner Elon Musk, although the company proposing this truck does have … Read more
Sure, it’s hard to imagine a hybrid truck, but thanks to new technologies, times are a-changin’. While hybrid setups are complex and more expensive, here is still hope in the form of hybrid trailers. Not only they are comparatively simpler and cheaper, they quickly pay back their owners on initial investment. In fact, one group … Read more
Ask any fleet technician or manager and they will tell you that aftertreatment system maintenance can be costlier and time consuming than any other type of shop maintenance. Not only are parts costs quite prohibitive, but you can expect a reasonable amount of downtime to accompany the work. The fact is, when these systems were … Read more
Welcome back to the final installment in our two-Part series, But Is Your Shop Lean? In this series we are taking a look at what it takes to run a truly lean operation. And we have a specific focus, cutting back without having to add significantly to costs. Today we are going to go back … Read more