At Hirschbach Motor Lines, an 850-truck-and-growing refrigerated fleet based in East Dubuque, Illinois, the goal is “to become the most fuel-efficient fleet in the trucking business while providing best-in-class service to our customers."
Four car rental operators share their stories of finding lenders, how they strengthened these relationships, and how lines of credit have helped their businesses expand.
If you're not following these steps to show your lender confidence in your business, you may be leaving money on the table.
From taking advantage of a lessor's buying power to conserving capital, leasing is a good way to put wheels on the road — after doing your homework on the right type and terms for you.
Making sure drivers commit to preventive behaviors and that they understand how to eliminate risk are key. Discussing near-miss incidents as a group has also proved to be effective.
With the sheer volume of data available to fleet managers today, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But, don’t take shortcuts and simply ignore the data being generated by your fleet operation.
One thing the developers of autonomous technologies have emphasized is that they are not a “driverless truck.” So how can they help with the driver shortage? Part 7 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.
After running both bi-fuel and dedicated-propane systems, this pool renovation company hopes to switch all of its fleet trucks to bi-fuel. The gasoline option comes in handy during long work trips.
While much has been made about autonomous trucks lately, at least one group is looking ahead to unmanned vehicles altogether.
Instituted to recognize fleet industry leaders and pioneers who have contributed significantly to the commercial fleet management profession, Hall of Fame inductees must have fleet careers spanning 10 years or more. They are selected by their peers via an online ballot.
This year’s group of highly qualified nominees share their accomplishments and compete for the annual recognition, to be presented at the AFLA Conference in September.
Four highly qualified, and long-serving, fleet executives have been nominated for the prestigious award exclusively sponsored by the CEI Group and will be presented at AFLA's annual conference in Nashville in September.
Since oil prices started increasing in 2003, consumers and businesses have been increasingly feeling the pain in paying for fuel at the pump.
ROUSH CleanTech has been certified to convert customers’ existing Ford medium-duty vehicles with the 6.8L V-10 engine to run on propane autogas in all 50 states.
A telematics system, digital inventory control and pipe cameras have helped this small plumbing fleet create a more efficient working process — while improving and speeding up its customer service.
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