and real-time updates, get estimates with respect to the shipping time, and sign a digital proof of delivery. Some of the software systems also provide an online portal that allows customers to access the entire information from a single place. All these together help enhance customer experience...
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You know immediately that mobile service will cost more per event than doing the work in-house. That’s a stumbling block for some fleets. In other fleets, the maintenance manager might want things done a certain way. So while the inspections can be tailored, there must be a little letti...
but I will warn you that it is 6,500 words long (our blogging platform estimates it is a 30-minute read). Richard was involved in some sort of tech startup for something to do with trucking, although he doesn't really go into much detail. The whole piece is a brain dump on how ...
As for fuel economy, he says, estimates suggest under-inflated tires can make a vehicle 3% less fuel-efficient. If applied to a Class 8 sleeper truck, that can pencil out to about $2,500 per vehicle in annual fuel costs. That metric shows all fleets can make a sound case for incorpor...
When it comes to electrification, fleet operators need to measure total cost of ownership and return on investment. That equation is just now starting to make sense. Semler estimates that for electric vehicles to compete with diesel on total cost of ownership, battery costs must fall below about...
Not a lot of truck buyers are choosing electronic stability enhancement devices, but maybe they should - because they could be saving big bucks. One supplier estimates that about 14 percent of those purchasing heavy trucks and tractors specify the option. The rest pass on it, probably because ...