Business Management Repair costs climbing, but so is mileage between repairs March 6, 2022 Parts, labor and overall repair costs are soaring for truck fleets, but an increased emphasis on preventive maintenance is stretching out mileage between breakdowns. Those were some key findings from…
Equipment Unscheduled roadside repairs on the rise in U.S. July 8, 2021 The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is reporting an industry-wide increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance. The findings emerged in the first quarter of the 2021 TMC/FleetNet America…
Business Management Benchmarking data shows opportunities to reduce breakdown costs April 21, 2021 Truckload fleets that run the average miles between breakdowns stand to increase miles between breakdowns by 55% by becoming best in class. That’s according to benchmarking data from the Technology…
Equipment Freightliner, Western Star tap FleetNet for roadside assistance September 9, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is partnering with FleetNet America to provide emergency roadside assistance for Freightliner and Western Star trucks. Available services include towing and recovery,…
Equipment Average roadside repair costs up 30% year over year June 24, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – The average cost per roadside repair is up 30% year over year, but five systems account for almost 70% of the work – identifying where many fleets…
Transportation Roadside repair costs push higher in face of tariffs, labor costs March 17, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. – Data from several truckload fleets suggests the costs of individual roadside breakdowns and repairs were on the rise in 2018, reaching an average of US $334.20…
