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Visualizing the Future of Truck Maintenance: 2017 TMC Exhibition Updates
Posted in TMC, VMRS on March 1, 2017
Fleets, OEMs and service providers are increasingly relying on advanced technologies to make truck maintenance more efficient and cost effective.
3 Benefits Manufacturers Gain from Better Communication with Fleets
Posted in Fleet Maintenance on December 15, 2016
The key to success in fleet maintenance is keeping communication flowing through the entire service and repair supply chain. When fleets, manufacturers and service providers all use cloud technology and a closed-loop Service Relationship Management (SRM) system, all parties have access to real-time information about asset and repair status. That greater transparency, as well as faster approvals, remove major sources of friction and conflict within the supply chain.
3 Ways Telematics Helps Improve Your Fleet Asset Utilization Rates
Posted in Fleet Maintenance on November 23, 2016
Today’s vehicle fleets have vast amounts of data at their disposal.
Is Lack of Asset Visibility Hurting Your Truck Leasing Profits?
Posted in Fleet Maintenance on November 17, 2016
When your revenue depends on a healthy truck leasing operation, you face three key challenges.
3 Reasons OEMs Need Cloud-Based Service Relationship Management
Posted in Trucking on September 22, 2016
As a truck or equipment manufacturer, you spend millions, if not billions, of dollars designing and building products that effectively meet customer needs and, hopefully, provide a level of differentiation at the point of sale.
Brake Safety Week Is Here: Check Your Preventive Maintenance Program
Brake SafetyWeek is back.
Between September 11 and September 17, be on the lookout for “law enforcement agencies across North America [that] will conduct inspections on large trucks and buses to identify out-of-adjustment brakes, and brake-system and anti-lock braking system (ABS) violations.”
Driver Retention in the Age of 5% Unemployment
Posted in Trucking on August 22, 2016
With the average age of drivers rising and the driver shortage getting worse, you need to double down on your driver retention efforts.
Does this mean that you need to increase wages?
Selecting the Right Technology Platform for Your Fleet Maintenance
Posted in Fleet Maintenance Software on August 15, 2016
If you’re still manually capturing fleet maintenance data, you’re not alone.
Big Data and Asset Utilization: How OEMs Are Helping Fleets Succeed
Posted in Fleet Utilization and Availability on August 8, 2016
The entire trucking industry is starting to come together to leverage big data to drive profitability and operational efficiency.
Maintenance Analytics: Becoming an Insight-Driven Fleet
Posted in Fleet Maintenance on July 28, 2016
Your phone is ringing. You’ve got trucks lingering at shops for longer than expected. You’re getting terse emails and phone calls from accounting as they struggle to match invoices with estimates and PO numbers, while operations grows increasingly frustrated by the lack of visibility into repair status and promise times impacting their ability to put trucks into planning cycles.