Data at the heart of new maintenance tactics
When Dennis Reynolds started the tanker fleet that bears his name some 40 years ago, he believed strongly in the “do-it-…
Category: Equipment
Maintenance Bay: DIY parts and paint
Manager: Jeff Wessels, maintenance division chief
Company: Ryder System Inc.
Operation: Installation Materiel Maintenance Activity (IMMA) Allied Trades team, Fort McCoy, WI
PROBLEM:
When you’re tasked to help provide logistics support to any …
3D-printed spare parts
The future, or just a pipe dream?
Considering the sensation that 3d printing, a.k.a. additive manufacturing, has created in the public’s mind for the last several ye…
Hardware Report: Refrigeration
Regulation is affecting reefer systems
Regulatory measures are impacting a refrigerated carrier’s choice in transport refrigeration systems. As the Food Safety…
Safety tech in the battle for zero
Implementing advanced safety tech can minimize collisions
Today, the goal at McKenzie Tank Lines is the Holy Grail: zero avoidable collisions among its 275-tractor, 680-tr…
Chaos strikes again
Truck tires are going to get more expensive
It’s been years since tire manufacturers have raised prices, so the recent announcements of 7-8% increases across the boa…
Right to Repair: Not an easy fix
A year into the ‘landmark’ right-to-repair agreement designed to provide independent truck service centers the same diagnostics and repair information the dealer networks receive (ensuring that truck operators have service options a…
Green Fleet of the Month: Award-winning ways
Hirschbach Motor Lines recognized for its energy efficiency efforts
when hirschbach motor lines was named as a recipient of a 2016 SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S. …
Shop Strategies for 2017: New and old alike
Data at the heart of new maintenance tactics
When Dennis Reynolds started the tanker fleet that bears his name some 40 years ago, he believed strongly in the “do-it-…
Ancra releases new Vers-A-Deck system
Ancra International has introduced what it calls the next generation in captive decking systems, Vers-A-Deck.
According to the company, the low profile Vers-A-Deck Beam has a working load limit rating (WLL) of 3000 lb. This allows a cargo weight rat…