How to choose the right shop lift

TORONTO, Ont. -- Here are a few things to think about in choosing a shop lift for your maintenance and repair operations -- from the facility's layout to the work performed.

The right shop lift delivers productivity, safety gains

TORONTO, Ont. -- Using lifts in your shop instead of floor jacks, jack stands, creepers and pits makes an undeniable difference in productivity. The systems provide more convenient and comfortable access to every part of a truck that needs service. That lets technicians get more work done in less time, and with a lower chance of injury.

Telematics data driving toward predictive, prescriptive maintenance: Mead

ATLANTA, Ga. – Gerry Mead, Phillips Industries’ executive director – innovation, recognizes the value of telematics data in the maintenance process. More of it is emerging every day. He just wonders whether fleets are taking advantage of the insights that are already at their fingertips.

10 early takeaways from the North American Commercial Vehicle Show

Hyundai’s HDC-6 Neptune concept vehicle would run on hydrogen-electric power. Will that bring the OEM to North America? ATLANTA, Ga. – The North American Commercial Vehicle Show wraps up its…

Donaldson, Geotab join forces on Filter Minder

ATLANTA, Ga. – Donaldson is bringing the watchful eye of telematics to air filters, with a new wireless monitoring system that integrates with Geotab. Donaldson is field testing the…

International fleet service platform connects with all makes

“International 360 enables all-makes integration,” said Friedrich Baumann, president – aftersales. ATLANTA, Ga. – Navistar is preparing to offer greater insights into vehicle health through International 360, a communications platform…

Maxion unveils lighter wheel, telematics system

Maxion’s newest wheel incorporates a round hand hole, rather than the D-shaped openings on the company’s other wheels. ATLANTA, Ga. — Maxion Wheels has unveiled what it’s referring to as…

Halo Connect tire system rolls out in November

The Halo Connect enters full production in November. ATLANTA, Ga. — Aperia Technologies is preparing for the full rollout of its Halo Connect tire system this November, giving fleets real-time…

Peterbilt unveils product updates, electric plans, and more

“We see next year as a solid replacement volume year,” says Peterbilt GM Jason Skoog, referring to anticipated 2020 sales volumes. ATLANTA, Ga. – Peterbilt is anticipating a market share…

Edmonton woman first female to achieve Kenworth master technician status

EDMONTON, Alta. – Edmonton’s Jennifer Lesnik is the first woman to earn Kenworth’s certified master technician status. Now in her 12th year as a service technician and having worked for…

Augmented reality, VR offer shops a new training tool

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Augmented and virtual reality gives maintenance departments new options for training and may also attract a new generation of technicians.

B.C. truck repair company making the most of its new shop software

BURNABY, B.C. – They may be considered rookies in Trimble’s eyes, but Dieseltech Truck Repair out of B.C.’s Lower Mainland knows a thing or two about keeping medium- to heavy-duty…

Brake Safety Week is underway

GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside inspectors will place a special emphasis on stopping systems this week, as the annual Brake Safety Week shines a spotlight on the mechanical systems that continue…

Electric trucks are coming, says Meritor CTO

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – John Bennett, the vice-president and chief technology officer at Meritor, says exact predictions about the growth of electric trucks are not important. “Everybody is at least predicting that it’s higher than today,” he says.

20,000 technicians expected to compete in VISTA  

In the most recent competition 240 teams qualified for the semi-finals. GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Registration opens Sept. 30 for the world’s largest service market competition, the Volvo International Service…