Archive for 2023
How To Book More Commercial Vehicle Service Appointments
Four Service Tips for Commercial Truck Dealers Your commercial customers rely on their work vehicles for more than just transportation; they’re often an important tool in helping them get their job done. When a work truck is down, it impacts their livelihood or the revenue of their company. Whether your customer is part of a…
Read MoreThe Work Truck Spring Preventative Maintenance Checklist
What is Preventative Maintenance? Preventative maintenance is the act of maintaining a system to ward off future issues. Essentially, you’re trying to stop problems from happening. In terms of vehicles, “preventative maintenance ensures the equipment on your unit is ready to work,” Craig Baker, Knapheide Field Service Engineer, said. “It will help ensure your product…
Read MoreThe Different Types of Gooseneck Hitch Truck Bodies Explained
Are you ready to switch or upgrade to a new Knapheide Platform Gooseneck? Knapheide Platform Gooseneck (PGT) bodies integrate our time-tested platform and service bodies with the B&W Turnoverball® Hitch for maximum hauling and towing capacities. Our PGT lineup offers a variety of configurations, from basic to deluxe and steel to aluminum, set apart by…
Read MoreKnapheide Welcomes Apprentice from Southern Crescent
Griffin, Ga. – Last week, Richard “RJ” Brent Jr. joined Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Atlanta as a welding apprentice through the newly expanded apprenticeship program offered by Southern Crescent Technical College. “Our apprenticeship program is an important part of our college’s commitment to providing our students with practical, hands-on training that prepares them for success…
Read MoreWelder Highlight: James McGraw
Knapheide employees are more than just their jobs; they’re sons and daughters, partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, hobbyists and dreamers; the list goes on, really. James McGraw is no exception. For most of his life, McGraw has been a welder/fabricator. “It’s how I make a living; it’s how I’ve always made a living,” McGraw said.…
Read MoreWhat Alternative Fuels are Fleets Adopting
If you attended Work Truck Week earlier this year, you probably heard about or saw EVs (electric vehicles). While electricity is easily recognized by consumers as an alternative fuel source, there are actually a variety of sources available, although some will require more effort to obtain and maintain than others. What are the different alternative…
Read MoreNew Body, No Problem for Auto Service Center’s Trusted Truck
Back in 1996, Joe Fazio, Owner and Operator of Fazio’s Service Center, bought a truck built to last, a brand-new 1996 Ford F-350. The truck tackled every job Fazio had, from plowing snow in the cold, Northeastern winters to grading roads in the summer and answering service calls year-round. Over time, his non-Knapheide service body…
Read MoreUsing Short-Form Video Content for Your Business
Video, especially short-form, has taken social media by storm in recent years. Many attribute the rapid growth to TikTok’s success. The app, which began as a platform for sharing dance and music content amongst Gen Zers, has transformed into a massive social media platform. TikTok now boasts more than 1 billion users worldwide, spanning across…
Read MoreA Guide to Choosing a Truck Chassis
Choosing a new chassis for your work truck can be a daunting task. With such a wide range of options to choose from, how do you pick the right one? Why is your chassis so important anyway? “[As an upfitter,] our only barrier to providing a solution is a chassis’ limitations,” Toby O’Cheltree, General Manager…
Read MoreVehicle Telematics: Definition, Trends and Benefits
Telematics is becoming increasingly popular for consumer and commercial applications, especially within the automotive industry. So, what is telematics? Telematics is “the combination of information technologies with telecommunications” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Essentially, in automotive applications, it’s the sending, receiving and storing of data from and to a vehicle to provide users, fleet managers and/or OEMs with…
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