Top Tips: Run the Best Shop

Read on the Ratchet + Wrench website here: https://www.ratchetandwrench.com/sponsored/whitepaper/55295805/top-tips-run-the-best-shop. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) can help you better understand shop operations and offer insights into boosting profitability and growing your shop. Drawing on […]

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Fleets Grapple With Shifts in Trade, Freight Amid Tariffs

Read the article on Transport Topics at https://www.ttnews.com/articles/fleets-grapple-trade-tariffs. Shifting U.S. trade policies, fluctuating tariffs and the resulting supply chain upheaval have created an uncertain business landscape for the North American trucking industry, in the present […]

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Trucking Leaders Share Best Practices for Hiring Veterans

Read the article on Transport Topics’ website: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/trucking-hiring-veterans. PHOENIX — Many trucking companies actively recruit members of the armed services transitioning to civilian life, but attracting, supporting and retaining military veterans can take extra work. […]

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Trucking’s Next Generation Brings New Ideas to the Workplace

Read the article on Transport Topics’ website: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/truckings-next-generation. PHOENIX — Young professionals joining the trucking industry are reshaping their workplaces by advocating for flexible working environments, prioritizing mental health and acting on their vision of […]

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Clarios Releases New Battery Technology to Reduce Idling

Read the article on Transport Topics’ website: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/clarios-battery-technology. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clarios has released a battery-monitoring technology, IdleLess, that provides real-time insights on heavy-duty vehicles while reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Cagatay Topcu, vice president of Clarios […]

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Scaling Clean Transportation Requires a Multifuel Approach

Read the article on Transport Topics’ website: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/scaling-clean-transportation. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Different fuels have different roles to play in the transition to low-carbon transportation, and having multiple vehicle options running on various power sources will […]

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How going paperless can benefit your repair shop

Read the full article on the Fleet Maintenance web site: https://www.fleetmaintenance.com/shop-operations/data-and-telematics/article/55267791/how-paperless-operations-can-increase-shop-efficiency-and-productivity. When Vision Truck Group’s maintenance operations went paperless in 2019, all communication was moved onto a digital platform that connected all areas of the shop. […]

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Diagnostic tool use in commercial vehicle shops hits critical mass

Read the article in Fleet Maintenance here: https://www.fleetmaintenance.com/in-the-bay/tools/article/55139143/diagnostic-tool-trends-for-2025-and-beyond This is Part One of a two-part story. Click here for Part Two. Eight years ago, a commercial vehicle shop, on average, had one diagnostic tool per six […]

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Intermodal Industry Faces Uncertainties After Strong 2018

Intermodal Industry Faces Uncertainties After Strong 2018

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After a banner year in 2018, the intermodal industry is being challenged by a variety of issues, but it remains resilient despite uncertainties. Joni Casey, president of the Intermodal Association of […]

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