Bearing adjustment is a tricky procedure. Unless you’re using preset hubs, you should check to be sure your techs are doing the job properly. The difference between good and bad in the wheel bearing world is a very fine line — about the width of a couple of human hairs to be imprecise. That’s not… Continue reading Wheel-End Maintenance Saves Tires, Brakes
From the equipment you spec and maintain, to the fuel you buy, to driver training and incentives, you’ll find tips for nearly any type of fleet. There’s hardly a fleet out there that wouldn’t like to save money on fuel costs. Maybe you’re not sure where to start. Maybe you feel like you’ve picked all… Continue reading 121 Ways to Save Fuel: In The Shop
For commercial truck tires, just because a particular tire make/model runs well on one model tractor or trailer does not guarantee that the same tire performs equally as well on another make model vehicle. Tire companies continue to make improvements to existing products on an ongoing basis. New materials in combination with new and improved… Continue reading How to Evaluate Performance of Improved Tire Designs
THE toughest part of selecting the right filler metal for any application is that, often, there is more than one right answer. In aluminum trailer and truck body manufacturing, the task is much simpler because the list of choices that can be used in this application is significantly reduced. The most common base materials used… Continue reading Choosing the Right Filler Metal is Esstential When Welding
It can be easy to get a little protective of your rubber-tracked equipment. You’ve seen what can happen. Operators run over surfaces they shouldn’t, and the rubber cracks or chunks off — or worse. Be proactive. Take steps to prepare the machine for adverse treatment ahead of time, and then educate workers about operating tracked… Continue reading Keep Your Rubber Tracks in Top Shape with These Handy Tips
Equipment repair eats at the bottom line. Every minute a machine is down is a minute of lost time, and minutes turn into hours. While downtime is sometimes unavoidable, workers can minimize it by having the knowledge and the right equipment on-hand to cut, prep and weld damaged and worn sections of steel quickly. Source:… Continue reading Welding in the Field – The Power of Handtools
Fleets that do city deliveries are increasingly turning vehicles off during deliveries rather than letting them idle. While this saves fuel and cuts emissions, and in many cases conforms with local regulations, Chevron warns that it could be affecting your engine oil. Chevron representatives say they have been seeing an increase in severe-duty operations due… Continue reading On-And-Off Engine Patterns Can Be Hard on Oil
Finding and training technicians, purchasing tools and equipment, maintaining a parts inventory, dealing with OSHA and the EPA. These are just a few of the headaches fleets that maintain their own trucks face, according to Kurt Jorgensen, vice president of JX Enterprises, a Peterbilt, Hino and Volvo dealer with 16 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan… Continue reading How to Find a Service Provider
At some point in your life you’ve likely seen the column “Hints from Heloise.” These “lifestyle” hints (now being penned by a second generation) are still one of the most widely syndicated newspaper columns. But I wonder if Heloise ever answered this question, posted recently on the Women in Trucking Facebook group: How do you… Continue reading What to Do About Fifth Wheel Grease
Calgary’s Hayley Todesco has already taken home the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize and the Canadian Google Science Fair prize, and now her new filter technology, which promises to reduce the job of cleaning up toxic oil sand tailings ponds from centuries to decades, has netted her the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize as well.
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