Is your diesel truck struggling with poor engine performance, sluggish acceleration or reduced fuel economy? You might have a problem with your exhaust gas recirculation system. That might seem like a complicated problem to fix – but it doesn't have to be.
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...Read the rest of this storyA wide range of trucking industry reports show capacity continues to tighten and significant freight rate increases are expected.
The recent hurricanes, the pending electronic logging mandate and a recent uptick in overall freight demand has “unquestionably” give trucking fleets the upper hand in 2018 negotiations for the first time in three years, according to report from Cowen and Co.
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...Read the rest of this storyAt a Navistar ride and drive event held at its proving grounds in New Carlisle, IN, this week, company executives told Fleet Owner that the partnership agreement with Volkswagen Truck & Bus is off to a “robust start,” with both meshing well from the get-go.
“You would think there would be a lot of cultural differences, but surprisingly there's not much,” said David Majors, vice president of product development.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is providing a partial waiver of sorts from the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for short-term truck rentals.
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...Read the rest of this storyMike Narvaez, safety and compliance director for R&M, talks about the benefits of getting rid of piles of paper. Photo: Fleetmatics
">Mike Narvaez, safety and compliance director for R&M, talks about the benefits of getting rid of piles of paper. Photo: Fleetmatics
">R&M Trucking decided to act sooner rather than later in meeting the ELD mandate, and implemented ELDs in November 2016. Moving from paper to electronic hours of service tracking has made it easier for everyone from drivers to dispatchers to operations at the company, which has terminals in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.
“We knew we needed to get on the ball and find a solution when we saw the regulations went through,” says Mike Narvaez, safety and compliance director for the 200-truck fleet of company-operated and owner-operator trucks.
R&M handles a variety of freight, from local cartage to intermodal to air freight. Using a combination of Fleetmatics' (a Verizon company) Reveal and LogBook, they are able to comply with their own safety policies by receiving real-time alerts for any driver behavior that may cause problems in the future. “LogBook has helped us keep our safety scores down by ensuring that any time a driver is stopped on the side of the road and his hours of service are checked, he's fully compliant and there's not a shadow of a doubt whether his logs are current. The solution has helped with any negative safety scores we might have had,” Narvaez explains. Fleetmatics Reveal helps R&M see exact driver location and if they've run into any problems along the way.
“If a customer calls and wants an ETA or is worried about where a driver may be, I can log into the solution and see where they are. It gives me accurate up-to-date information on driver location,” says Corey Christensen, dispatcher at R&M.
R&M, like many companies, was used to navigating around stacks of driver logs, reports and paperwork – all of which were transferred ...Read the rest of this story
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