Maintenance

Videos

From Marine Corps Motor Pool to Managing 460 Fleet Vehicles

Cesar Ayala of O’Connell Landscape Maintenance shares how he transitioned from the Marine Corps to managing a 460-vehicle fleet—and the real-world challenges of maintenance, compliance, and driver management in California.

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Digital Cover Features

If Repair Delays Are the New Normal, How Should Fleets Respond?

Safety by Design: Power and Protection in the Freightliner 114SD Plus

Man using tablet to monitor connected fleet vehicles and EV chargers near highway, representing Bosch’s AI-driven predictive maintenance and Uptake acquisition.

News

Bosch to Acquire AI Predictive Maintenance Startup Uptake Technologies

News•by Staff•January 3, 2019

Firestone Truck Tire Prices to Rise 4%

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC and Bridgestone Canada Inc. will increase the price of Firestone brand truck and bus radial tires on Feb. 1, 2019.

News•by Staff•December 20, 2018

Continental Opens Research Lab for Dandelion Rubber

The new lab is set as the base for future research on farming and the extraction process of Russian dandelion as an alternative raw material source to the rubber tree in the tropics.

Articles•December 18, 2018

Deciding to Repair or Replace Run-Flat Tires

What should a fleet professional know when utilizing assets with run-flat tire versus a non-run-flat tire? According to mounting and balancing equipment manufacturers and tire manufacturers the consensus is a run-flat’s unique construction makes them more difficult to mount and demount.

News•by Staff•December 12, 2018

Mazda, Hyundai Excel with Lowest Repair Costs

Mazda, Hyundai, Toyota, and Audi have received top marks for reliability and a low cost for repairs, according to data from automotive repair data and diagnostic solutions provider CarMD.com Corp. The findings came in the 2018 CarMD Vehicle Health Index Make and Model Reliability Rankings.