ARLINGTON, Va. — Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards emerged nearly 50 years ago and are used by many different organizations across the trucking industry, but there are aspects of them that deserve more attention, experts said.
June 27, 2019Maintenance
Technology, Equipment, Safety
Jack Poster by Rachel Akpotu (Technology & Maintenance Council)
Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards Tackle Latest Challenges
Jack Poster by Rachel Akpotu (Technology & Maintenance Council)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A view of the Hendrickson tire inflator at the 2017 North American Vehicle Show in Atlanta on Sept. 26, 2017. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Fleets Must Choose Tire Inflation, Monitoring Systems That Work Best for Their Operations, Industry Representatives Say
A view of the Hendrickson tire inflator at the 2017 North American Vehicle Show in Atlanta on Sept. 26, 2017. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Blown-out, flat or damaged tires are considered by fleets to be at least a leading cause of roadside maintenance calls for commercial trucks, while underinflated tires are the single-biggest source of tire issues in general.
June 24, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A technician checks diagnostics on a tractor's engine. (Old Dominion Freight Line)
FMCSA Seeks Comments on Vehicle Maintenance Practices
A technician checks diagnostics on a tractor's engine. (Old Dominion Freight Line)
Federal trucking regulators have issued a request for comments on the role that vehicle maintenance plays in motor carrier safety. The responses will be included in research that will use online surveys to obtain data to address the study’s objectives.
December 4, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Tinkering Toward Improved Truck Safety Technology
Advances in technology are happening everyday and trucking is staying on top of the developments, Fran Matso Lysiak writes.
November 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A Maryland officer inspects a truck's brakes. Air leaks often are difficult to trace but can lead to costly out-of-service violations. (TT File Photo)
Rigorous Maintenance Essential to Avoiding Brake Problems
A Maryland officer inspects a truck's brakes. Air leaks often are difficult to trace but can lead to costly out-of-service violations. (TT File Photo)
Preventive maintenance on the pneumatic system of brakes is essential to keeping Class 8 trucks on the road.
September 21, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
All-Electric Trucks Present Training Challenges
All-electric Class 8 tractors can present new challenges for maintenance shops, including the training of technicians, but fleets said they expect overall maintenance requirements to decrease.
May 11, 2018
Business
Dickinson Fleet Services via Youtube
Mobile Repair Shop Dickinson Buys Fleet Enterprises
Dickinson Fleet Services via Youtube
Independent fleet management firm Dickinson Fleet Services has purchased Fleet Enterprises Inc. and its operations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
May 3, 2018
Business
Darry Stuart, CEO of DWS Fleet Management Services (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Fleet Managers Need Solid Grasp of Technology as Well as Knowing How to Fix Trucks, Exec Says
Darry Stuart, CEO of DWS Fleet Management Services (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Whether part of the older or younger crowd, today’s fleet maintenance managers and executives must have skills that blend the essential, basic knowledge of fixing trucks with a solid grasp of technology and data in order to survive and thrive, an industry executive said.
March 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Career Pathways Are Evolving
In today’s data-driven world, where much of fleet management strives to solve all of its problems strictly by the numbers, consider the following truth: Data does not fix anything.
March 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Rich Bohannon (right), fleet maintenance manager at Venezia Bulk Transport, checks on the progress of a technician inspecting a truck. (Venezia Bulk Transport)
Maintenance Shop Management
Rich Bohannon (right), fleet maintenance manager at Venezia Bulk Transport, checks on the progress of a technician inspecting a truck. (Venezia Bulk Transport)
With the increasing complexity of modern trucks and an even higher premium placed on drivers’ time, Glen McDonald, maintenance director at Ozark Motor Lines, knew he needed to maximize shop labor and move trucks through his fleet’s maintenance shops more quickly, all of which required an updated approach.
March 9, 2018Pages
Follow Us
Trending
-
1Five Plead Guilty to Staging Truck Crashes in New Orleans Area
-
2XPO to Lay Off 304 Workers at Texas Distribution Center
-
3Amazon Pays $50 Million for Former Old Chicago Amusement Park, Mall
-
4Presidential Hopefuls Talk Infrastructure at Forum
-
5Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Engines in 2019
Newsletter Signup
Hot Topics
Twitter Feed
-
RT @SethClevenger: CVSA’s Kerri Wirachowsky says driver knowledge is very important for smooth #ELD compliance and inspections. “Ensur… https://t.co/be0SkcB8E7 -
RT @SethClevenger: Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer: As trucking moves into the cloud computing era, there is a natural tension between support… https://t.co/OJPU2Qexzs
