Darry Stuart, president of DWS Fleet Services, has been working breakdowns since before many of today’s fleet managers were even born. He remembers a time when thebreakdown recovery processbegan with a driver
But before the 747 could get off the ground, Boeing and its then-President and Chairman of the Board,William M. Allen, needed to build a facility that was huge enough to accommodate the construction of the massive plane. Boeing considered building a new plant in California, but the 747's ...
A fleet manager must talk with the end-users in the field to understand what type of service the truck is expected to perform and how it will be used. You should solicit input from field personnel to ensure that local issues affecting the vehicle’s operation are taken into account. When ...
Most of Crown's forklift trucks have multiple meters, each measuring a particular use by the hour. A run time hour meter measures how long the key was turned on; a lifting meter measures hours the hydraulic pump is used to move the fork up the mast; a seat time meter measures hours th...
1. Are you fulfilling more than 10 to 20 orders per day? If that’s where you’re at, calculate the costs of partnering with a 3PL to keep your profit margins strong. Outsourcing packing, picking, and shipping can save time on manual labor, especially if you’re partnering with a 3PL...
As a founder, there’s something satisfying about seeing your name in your company’s logo or on the side of a fleet of trucks. Keep in mind that while it can be an effective solution, common names might already be in use by other trucking companies or might make your business harder ...
In addition to TCO, factors such as refueling time or payload constraints affect the suitability of propulsion systems for different use cases. Depending on the type of charger, BEVs require up to 2.5 hours for a charge that can last 500 kilometers (km),8 ...
A fleet of five electric trucks will initially transport shipments of Heineken's beer from its brewery in the Netherlands to a distribution center in Germany. Heineken's global strategic supply chain director Arjen van der Woude told CNBC that this is not just a case of putting an electric tru...
Read on to learn more about what private fleet ownership entails, whether it’s right for you, and the steps you can take to get there. What is a Private Fleet Owner? As a private fleet owner, you’ll operate an in-house team of trucks and your primary business would not be trucking...
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