Company: MakeSpace, New York
Operation: Privately owned and operated “white glove” self-storage company with 180 truck drivers and seven warehouses across the U.S. in major U.S. cities
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Category: Silver
Fleets Online: Software middleman
Company: MakeSpace, New York
Operation: Privately owned and operated “white glove” self-storage company with 180 truck drivers and seven warehouses across the U.S. in major U.S. cities
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Vocational Profile: Corporate teamwork
Partnering in operations oversight benefits LG&E and KU
It’s business as usual in the Transportation Dept. for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU)—and for good reason. “Our consolidated fleet, lean transportation management team, and outsourced maintenance programs are generating cost savings,” said Jeffrey Schneider, fleet contract manager for the LG&E and KU operations.
Vocational Profile: Corporate teamwork
Partnering in operations oversight benefits LG&E and KU
It’s business as usual in the Transportation Dept. for Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU)—and for good reason. “Our consolidated fleet, lean transportation management team, and outsourced maintenance programs are generating cost savings,” said Jeffrey Schneider, fleet contract manager for the LG&E and KU operations.
Hardware Report: APUs
Auxiliary power units pay for themselves fast
The potential for fuel savings as well as the need to comply with more prevalent and stringent idling regulations continue to…
Hardware Report: APUs
Auxiliary power units pay for themselves fast
The potential for fuel savings as well as the need to comply with more prevalent and stringent idling regulations continue to…
Maintenance Bay: ‘Wet wash’ delivered
Fleet Manager: Mark Collins
Company: United Parcel Service
Operation: Caring for 280,631 pieces of equipment in the U.S., including 80,231 package-car delivery units and vans, plus 20,789 Class 8 units and yard tractors
PROBLEM:
Cleaning diesel par…
Maintenance Bay: ‘Wet wash’ delivered
Fleet Manager: Mark Collins
Company: United Parcel Service
Operation: Caring for 280,631 pieces of equipment in the U.S., including 80,231 package-car delivery units and vans, plus 20,789 Class 8 units and yard tractors
PROBLEM:
Cleaning diesel par…
Handling the heat
Precise tire maintenance is crucial in summer months
Gator season is here and nothing brings out the twisted shards of rubber and steel like the summer months. While the s…
Cargo Theft: Targeting the Threats
There is no firm grasp across the country—and the world—how big cargo theft really is,” said Sam Tucker, CEO of Atlanta-based consulting firm Carrier Risk Solutions.
Tucker said many small trucking fleets he interacts with “h…