Cox Automotive has acquired fleet mobile maintenance provider Dickinson Fleet Services to bolster the capabilities and geographic reach of its nationwide Pivet fleet services marketplace, and focus on powering a fleet future that is dependent on mobile maintenance and repair services.
January 5, 2021
Winter weather adds a layer of risk to all your operations: traffic delays, crashes, injuries, workload and more. Make sure your team is prepared with this 3-part Winter Safety Bundle, including a pre-trip checklist, training course guide, and winter policy checklist.
January 3, 2021
A new partnership leverages Camping World's 170 service and collision centers across the U.S. to service the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup.
December 16, 2020
The forecast of the cost of maintenance and unscheduled repair is anticipated to go up in CY-2021.
December 9, 2020
Goodyear has launched a new digital portal that allows fleets to buy tires, activate services, and gain deeper insight into their tire programs.
December 7, 2020
Dickinson Fleet Services has acquired Interstate Truck Center, forming a partnership which will provide fleets with an increased breadth of mobile services across both scheduled and unscheduled fleet maintenance.
November 10, 2020
Preventive maintenance (PM) expenses in CY-2020 were lower compared to 2019, primarily due to the pandemic-induced economic shutdown resulting in fewer miles driven as many fleet vehicles were idled.
November 5, 2020
The trend of increased PM costs per service will continue as more and more vehicles requiring conventional oil are taken out of service and replaced with models that require synthetics.
November 4, 2020
The ultimate outcome of the pandemic and the strength of the economic recovery are driving many predictions on future pricing.
November 3, 2020
A perennial factor exerting upward pressure on replacement tire costs is the adoption of larger diameter tires and unique tire sizes. The increase in OEM automobile wheel diameters has driven up the price of fleet replacement tires, primarily because the larger the tire, the greater the manufacturing expense.
November 2, 2020
The trend has been to extend PM intervals due to the use of longer-lasting synthetic motor oils, but during the COVID lockdown many fleet vehicles were idled, decreasing miles driven, causing PM compliance to diminish.
November 2, 2020
The price of fuel is impacted by many variables making predictions difficult. However, there are certain variables that are in play today, which allows us to extrapolate and extend those trend lines into the next calendar-year and interpret possible outcomes.
October 29, 2020
Reduced tire demand and a decrease in overall miles driven have caused tire manufacturing volume to decline in 2020, creating a downstream ripple effect softening commodity prices for natural rubber, but this may change in 2021.
October 29, 2020
Although unscheduled maintenance increased due to extended service lives, prolonged inactivity during the COVID lockdown, and longer downtime due to parts shortages, costs were flat as vendors refrained from price increases.
October 28, 2020
For the past decade, more OEMs are recommending the use of more expensive synthetic motor oils, which is increasing the cost of each PM service. But the higher quality motor oil also allows the intervals between these services to lengthen, which is offsetting some of the additional per-transaction costs.
October 28, 2020