Author: Michael Day

Recalls on heavy trucks can be costly for truck owners. Fleets must deal with downtime and usually require an employee to drive the tractor to a dealer repair shop and…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) collects data on commercial motor vehicles (CMV)s operating under a US interstate Department of Transportation (DOT) number in order to arrive at all…

When you look at an ad for a dispatcher wanted, you get all the usual required qualities and background, including education and experience, ability to work calmly in a high…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…