Trucking

Fleet managers see it all. No matter the size of the trucking company, they are the ones creating the processes and procedures, fixing vehicles, and keeping trucks on the road. They do the job that ensures freight gets moved from one place to the next. They manage many thousands of trucks across the country. Still, … Read more

Recruiting and retaining drivers continues to be a problem well into 2022. Fleet managers at truckload carriers both large and small struggle with finding the right people and keeping them. Fortunately, compliance technologies are available to help make that job easier. Increasingly, prospective truck drivers want to work with companies that have a truck driver-first … Read more

As on-highway fleets transition from traditional diesel and compressed natural gas, to ultimately electric or hydrogen-powered vehicles, maintenance procedures and technicians will need to keep up with the changes. Early hype and buzz around the development of alternative vehicles and fuels has often centered around asset procurement, vehicle performance, grid infrastructure, and the truck driver … Read more

Do you know the signs of burnout? Many fleet managers put a focus on health and wellness – and so they should – but far too few talks about burnout. Burnout is a major problem and direct outgrowth from excessive stress. Truck drivers who experience burnout are subject to stress factors not always in their … Read more

A trucking company is only as good as its tires. Here at the QuickTSI blog, we spend a lot of time talking about tires. Why do we do that? Because the trucking industry transport 70% of all the nation’s freight on tires. Without them, none of this would be possible. Commerce would be impossible. That’s … Read more

These are heady times for trucking companies. Are you benefiting? It is times like these when we need to take advantage and pad our bottom line. Being a business owner is hard work, but it is also hugely rewarding. To succeed, business owners and the people who run their company must be committed and resilient. … Read more

Technicians have been asking and we’ve been listening. That’s why we decided to cover this topic in depth as we know there are many struggles around it in the industry. There is a lot said about aftertreatment systems, but we couldn’t find a compiled source of reliable information about it. The evolution in Heavy Duty … Read more

It’s a topic we don’t talk much about, even in our ongoing Technician’s Log blog series: Steering. But that ends today! Because the reality is steering problems can make truck drivers miserable. And miserable truck drivers make for miserable technicians. Do you want to be that technician? Look, we get it, no one is losing … Read more

There are owner-operators out there for a reason. Plenty of people want to work in the trucking industry. Perhaps you have always wanted to run your own trucking company. Do you want to be your own boss? Don’t worry, we’re here to help. We will first break down many of the common elements of a … Read more

We are a long way out from the days when trailers were simple boxes with no real capabilities other than carrying freight from one place to another. Today’s trailers are rapidly closing in on big rigs when it comes to technical capability and complexity. Modern trailers now have their own telematics and diagnostics systems. They … Read more