With the increasing complexity of modern trucks and an even higher premium placed on drivers鈥 time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet鈥檚 maintenance shops more 颅quickly, all of which required an updated approach.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Career Pathways Are Evolving
In today鈥檚 data-driven world, where much of fleet management strives to solve all of its problems strictly by the numbers, consider the following truth: Data does not fix anything.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Putting the 鈥楿p鈥 in Uptime
"Uptime,鈥 or keeping trucks running and earning money for their fleets and drivers rather than broken down on the side of the road, is a much-touted term in this industry 鈥 for good reason.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Mobile Lifts Gaining Momentum in Service Shops
Ryder System Inc.is one company whose fleet maintenance technicians are using mobile lifts to get under big rigs.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTCA
BNSF Combining Technology, Human Expertise to Improve Operations
At Burlington Northern Santa Fe, it鈥檚 the combination of people and technology that鈥檚 making the railway safer and more efficient.
March 9, 2018BusinessEquipmentTCA
Navistar Boosts Revenue Projections Up to $9.75 Billion After Strong Sales
Navistar raised its revenue projections for this year, in part due to strong results in the company鈥檚 truck segment, the manufacturer said March 8.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipment
2018 TMC
Video coverage of the 2018 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting held in Atlanta.
March 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA
Minnesota Speeds Up Planning for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars will eventually hit the pavement in Minnesota, and state officials want our roads and laws to be ready.
March 8, 2018GovernmentEquipmentFuelTCA
Drivers Would Pay Tax on Miles Traveled Under Lawmaker鈥檚 Plan
Drivers could pay a tax based on how many miles their vehicles travel under a plan being pushed by Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who鈥檚 vying to become the powerful new chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
March 8, 2018BusinessEquipment
Large Fleets Forecast to Buy More Trucks in 2018
INDIANAPOLIS 鈥 Sales of Class 8 tractors are expected to grow as much as 20% in 2018 as big-fleet truck buyers begin spending again after having reduced their capital expenditures dramatically in 2016 and 2017, executives said at the National Truck Equipment Association鈥檚 annual Work Truck Show here.
March 8, 2018