The 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 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…
Read MoreWork Truck Industry Terms and Acronyms Guide
The automotive industry is full of specialized terms and acronyms; it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of it! Whether you’re a customer trying to understand the lingo, new to working in a dealership or just want a refresher, this crash course on chassis can help you better understand it all. After Frame (AF) Distance…
Read MoreLet’s Go Farther: Fleets vs. Fuel Costs
Painful prices at the pump have been chipping away at the wallets of individuals and families for a number of months now. But it’s not only individuals and families who are feeling the effects of runaway fuel prices. Businesses, particularly those that employ a large fleet of vehicles, are having to find ways to soften…
Read MoreBridging the Generational Consumer Divide
Amid a generational shift across multiple industries, companies are rethinking their strategy as it pertains to marketing their products and services to the next generation of decision makers. As older millennials and Generation Z begin to take the reins and assume positions of prominence, how can they maintain relationships with long-term customers while also marketing…
Read MoreWeiss: Vehicle Certification Basics You Should Know
In the work truck industry, our primary tasks involve putting equipment in and on vehicles so that our customers can do their jobs safely and efficiently. So much discussion happens internally and externally during this process surrounding certification of those vehicles. The knowledge of this subject by the players involved ranges from novice to expert.…
Read MoreSticker Shock: Upgrade Options in a Runaway Economy
As inflation, pandemic aftershocks, and supply chain issues continue to keep a tight hold on the pocketbooks of businesses and households alike, small business owners and companies of all sizes are more cautiously looking at the ways in which they spend their money. In particular, those who are due for work truck upgrades have undoubtedly…
Read MoreClasses in Session: Understanding Vehicle Classifications
The roads we travel daily are utilized by working vehicles of all shapes and sizes. From a crew cab work truck headed a few miles up the road to a new jobsite to an 18 wheeler traversing countless miles, each of these workhorses are grouped into their own specific, designated class. Eight classes of commercial…
Read MoreWork Vehicle Upfitting Upgrades That Maximize Safety
Safety is everywhere on jobsites. Regulations are put in place by government agencies to minimize the risk of injuries, equipment has a laundry list of safety features, and laborers protect themselves with safety glasses, ear plugs, hard hats, steel toed boots, high visibility clothing, among many other things. Work vehicles have safety features that Henry…
Read More5 Tips For Branding Company Vehicles
Work vehicles are highly visible, rolling billboards. Most companies will put the company logo and a phone number on a spot or two on the vehicle, giving it little thought. While this approach is better than nothing, it is always best to consider the following before investing in your rolling billboard. 1. Be Clear With…
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