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Coverage of preventive maintenance, diagnostics, repair, shop operations, parts, technicians, and service strategies that help fleets improve vehicle availability, reduce downtime, control costs, and keep assets productive.

Articles•Cover Story•by Mike Antich•February 15, 2023

Replacement Parts Remain in Short Supply with Prices Rising

Parts constraints are causing much longer completion times for repair jobs, lengthening fleet vehicle downtime, reducing driver productivity, and consequently increasing overall fleet maintenance costs.

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Articles•February 8, 2023

How Fleet Optimization Drives Higher ROI in Transition to EVs

Running a simulation that inputs fleets’ vehicle types, routes, and duty cycles can show which ICE vehicles are better candidates for electrification.

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Articles•January 19, 2023

Implementing Preventive Maintenance for ADAS

Servicing advanced driver assistance systems is just as important as tire rotations and oil changes, especially during winter months. Here’s what to discuss with drivers and how to manage maintenance and repair costs.

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Articles•by Amanda Huggett•December 12, 2022

4 Ways to Automate Tire Safety & Efficiency

New tire technologies are replacing manual processes with more efficient ways to capture tire tread depth, understand potential safety issues remotely, and keep accurate maintenance records.

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Videos•by Louis Prejean•November 15, 2022

Parts Shortages Spike Downtime for Unscheduled Maintenance Repairs

Learn about the impact the ongoing replacement part shortage is having on maintenance repairs in this week's State of the Industry video.

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Articles•November 9, 2022

ICE Technology Isn’t Dead — Look for These Gains Ahead

A new report provides a summary of comprehensive research focused on improving the internal combustion engine efficiency and emissions.

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News•by News/Media Release•October 24, 2022

New Report Highlights Impact of Manufacturing Woes

Manufacturing obstacles have kept new inventory per dealer drastically lower than last year, but there was good news.

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Articles•by Staff•October 4, 2022

Tips for Post-Flood Fleet Inspections

The best ways to inspect trucks in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•October 4, 2022

State of the Commercial Truck Tire Industry in 2022

Check out what’s new with light-, medium-, and heavy-duty commercial truck tires and what fleet trends are driving these tire-related trends.

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Articles•by Chris Brown•September 26, 2022

9 Tips to Increase Fleet Vehicle Uptime

In this supply constrained environment, it’s time for fleets to rethink parts ordering and stocking, get drivers more involved in the maintenance mission, and let go of vendor relationships that are no longer useful.

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