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Guest Blog: Four driver engagement tools to retain your best drivers

Four ways you can start engaging your drivers to retain your top talent.

Guest Blog: You don't fire safe drivers: Involuntary turnover and training

Don't let a driver get to the point you need to fire them -- intervene with training.

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Guest Blog: Four safety award programs that work

The best and safest fleets use safety award programs to recognize drivers who show a dedication to safety.

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Guest Blog: Hazards due to diesel fumes are still insufficiently prevented

Engines produce toxic gases and particulates that can cause serious health risks and legal liability.

Guest Blog: The danger of diesel ultrafine particles

There is a great concern about the emissions of ultrafine combustion generated particles.

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Guest Blog: Why semi-truck driver seats should be considered a wear item and replaced regularly

When it comes to truck maintenance one wear item that is frequently ignored is the driver’s seat, which directly impacts drivers’ comfort and safety.

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Guest Blog: Laser welding technology for dissimilar metals drives electric vehicle efficiency

Weld aluminum and copper using fiber lasers for less battery energy loss.

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Mack demonstrates their full battery electric truck, the LR Electric, which will enter the New York City Department of Sanitation’s fleet.

Whether you are a large or small fleet or even an owner-operator, truck tracking provides many benefits.

Guest Blog: What is a truck tracker?

Truck trackers not only provide fleets safety and cost-savings benefits, but are also an essential part of fleet management operations due to electronic logging laws in the U.S. and Canada.

Guest Blog: Protecting your tools

Tragedy sparks conversation about the importance of tool insurance.

Guest Blog: Vehicle battery maintenance for the winter

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Guest Blog: Three drilling tips for technicians

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Guest Blog: Three ways propane maintenance can improve your budget and downtime

I had the chance to drive a number of Peterbilt Model 567 vocational trucks during a recent Peterbilt vocational dealer event in Gateway, Colorado.

Exploring the latest trends in the vocational truck market

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Guest Blog: An overview of fleet management solutions, how they can reduce costs, and save lives

In order to best take advantage of IoT fleet management solutions, you need to prioritize your needs and understand what solutions are possible.

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Guest Blog: Using UV technology in auto collision repair

UV curing systems that dry in seconds eliminate pre-paint wait times and inconsistencies in primer application to increase collision repair shop capacity, quality, and profitability.

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Guest Blog: How missed maintenance affects fleet productivity

The key to helping your team stay productive is making sure that their vehicles are properly maintained.

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Guest Blog: Trailer maintenance tips

Here are some suggestions to prevent costly damage and keep your trailers in top shape.

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Meet and greet with Milwaukee Tool

The company’s plan for the future includes navigating away from corded, pneumatic, and gas products, as cordless will be their primary focus.

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VIDEO: Volvo Dynamic Steering test drive

A look at the new electro-hydraulic steer assist technology from Volvo Trucks.

Using the Autel IM608, Schnitz was able to program the keys, run diagnostics, and use the J-2534 programming to fix this 2015 Chevy Volt Hybrid.

Guest Blog: Programming a key for a 2015 Chevy Volt

Just like with any job, key programming doesn't always go according to plan.

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Guest Blog: Diesel: It's what's for dinner

The microbial contamination of diesel fuels.

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Guest Blog: Everything you need to know about the proposed ELDT delay

The FMCSA requested a two-year extension for two parts of the entry-level driver training plan — but intends for most of the rest of the program to go into effect on schedule.

Guest Blog: Looking Ahead: Implications of autonomous trucks

If autonomous trucks are fully adopted, operating costs would decline by about 45 percent and would save the U.S. for-hire trucking industry between $85 to $125B per year.

Ready to get behind the wheel of Link's test truck, a 2016 Peterbilt 579.

A preview of Link's latest cab suspension technology

I learned more about the electronic-controlled, semi-active ROI Cabmate cab suspension at a recent event hosted by Link Manufacturing.

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Guest Blog: 3Dtracking sees increasing demand for CO2 emissions monitoring

The CO2 emissions monitoring and reporting capabilities in 3Dtracking's telematics service platform is the first step for their fleet manager customers to understand the current CO2 emissions levels of the vehicles in their fleets.

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Racing's Portacool story

With all the maintenance necessary to keep a race car in top condition comes a hot working environment. To keep things cool in the pit area, Jim Dunn uses evaporative coolers.

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Guest Blog: SSAB steels increase sales for Acoplados Salto

Acoplados Salto has seen a 30 percent boost in sales since the company started to use SSAB’s Strenx performance steel and Hardox wear plate in the trailers it manufactures.