Whether the general public knows it or not, we all rely on the trucking industry and all of its workers to bring us everything we want and need. The industry requires many spinoff jobs to support pickups and deliveries of all sorts of freight. Spinoff workers include persons responsible for packaging freight, warehouse persons, loadersContinue Reading

As a truck or fleet owner you well know the cost of unscheduled downtime from a breakdown. It involves costly on route repairs and/or tow fees, a disgruntled paid by the mile driver not earning wages, lost revenue from an out of commission vehicle, unhappy shippers and receivers which can cause customers to leave you,Continue Reading

Every day we hear more and more talk about electric vehicles, especially in news reports and ads. Electricity powered cars and light trucks are already available and are becoming more popular. And it’s not just a California phenomenon. Electric car sales are gaining traction throughout North America. We’ve come a long way from e-bike andContinue Reading

Should We or Shouldn’t We? Fleet maintenance and repair shops and independent shops at some point will consider tech specialization as a means of increasing shop revenue. Maybe you have a tech that’s a hands down standout at some repairs. Maybe you have another who is primarily good at another handful of jobs. So youContinue Reading

Story Time A former shop tech we spoke with related his foray into the world of truck repairs and maintenance. “As a kid I was fascinated with cars, but more so with large transport trucks. Growing up in a region of Ontario, Canada well known for growers of vegetables I was surrounded by these incredible,Continue Reading

June 12, 2021 marked the official deadline for Canadian federally regulated trucks to comply with the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. The mandate requires the affected vehicles to be equipped with an ELD approved by an authorized third party certifier for use in Canada. Unfortunately, on that date there was no certifier approved by TransportContinue Reading

This year America will celebrate truck driver appreciation week September 12 to 18, 2021. In the US some 3.5 million truck drivers are made up of men and women who work year in and year out just to bring us everything we ever need or want. And they do this asking only to be respectedContinue Reading

With Time Saving Quarter 3 Updates As a busy truck repair manager, how many wasted moments – or hours – have you spent checking your email inbox as you wait for a customer’s RO approval or estimate approval? What if your inbox is full or just being overlooked because of so many unread messages? WeContinue Reading

We’ve spoken about this topic before but we want you to know that a lack of professionalism displayed by many truck drivers is not something that will return without all of us – drivers included – working together on. First of all a Commercial Driver License is not a free pass to ignoring regulations andContinue Reading

If your fleet is experiencing frequent breakdowns on trips away from the home terminal it may be a sign of infrequent or inaccurate daily pre-trip inspections by a driver or drivers. If it’s happening more often with a certain driver, it’s pretty obvious that person’s attitude is indifferent toward required daily inspections, both pre andContinue Reading