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Knapheide Offers Steel Service Body Models with Roll-Up Doors
The Benefit of Roll-Up Doors If you often find yourself in tight spaces or alongside roads while working, you may want to consider roll-up doors. They provide easy access to items stored in compartments, without protruding from your work truck’s body, like conventional swing-out doors, reducing the potential for damage. Getting Roll-Up Doors on Knapheide…
Read MoreNeed a New Knapheide Work Truck or Van Fast?
Could Work Truck Solutions Be the Solution? It’s official. The holiday season is upon us. And you know what that means… Year-end is just around the corner. If you’re a fleet manager or owner looking to replace old or broken units before the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, you might not be feeling so…
Read MoreWhat Should You Look for in an Upfitter?
FIND A QUALITY UPFITTER TO BOOST BUSINESS Choosing the right upfitter is essential for keeping your sales department thriving and successful. After all, their work is what you’re selling to your customers. Thereby, it’s imperative that you find an upfitter who can deliver in terms of quality, cost and support. When vetting new potential partners,…
Read MoreBringing History to Life: The Chevy C10 Service Truck
Change. It’s inevitable, and it’s something we’ve seen a lot of over these past 175 years. (People aren’t exactly clamoring for wooden wagons like they used to, you know? But you move on. Adapt.) And while it can be daunting, making a big change, and some may balk (at things like the switch to internal-combustion…
Read MoreHow Commercial Dealers Make a Great First Impression Online
Seven seconds. That’s all the time you get to make a great first impression on a new potential customer, when you’re meeting face-to-face. And when they find you online? (It’s an important question. Especially because 92% of car buyers start their buying journey there, long before stepping foot at a dealership.) How long do you…
Read MoreHow to Manage the Online Reputation of Your Business
Your online reputation is crucial, when it comes to maintaining and growing your business. To your current and potential customers, it reflects the most important aspects of your business, like your values, customer service and product and service quality, and helps them determine if you’re a good fit for their needs. And whether you like…
Read More8 Tips for Winterizing Your Work Truck
Winter weather will be here before you know it. If you’re caught unprepared, the sub-zero temperatures, snow and ice will wreak havoc on your work vehicle and its systems. And we know it’s important that, whether your business operates one or one hundred work vehicles, you keep them all up-and-running. So, be proactive this year,…
Read MoreWhen to Spend Leftover Budget Funds on Work Vehicles
Well, it’s almost that time of year again. Year-end, that is. As it inches closer, you may be finding unused and available funds in your use-it-or-lose-it budget. Most will wait until the last minute, scrambling in the last month, and week even, to make their purchases. But, you may want to start early this year,…
Read MoreHow a Chamber of Commerce Membership Benefits Your Business
Are you looking for ways to enhance or expand your business(es)? While online avenues are certainly effective and popular, it’s important that you don’t overlook the value of your offline options. Whether you’re new to town or a staple of the community, consider joining your local chamber of commerce. Doing so can provide you with…
Read More5 Tips for Increasing Work Truck Fuel Economy
As costs of goods and services continue to rise, an increasing number of businesses and individuals are reviewing their spending more closely, looking for creative ways to reduce expenses. Traditionally, fuel has been seen as simply a necessity and “a cost of doing business.” But, what if you could reduce that cost by cutting down…
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