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Published 23 May 2021
Safe trucks make for safer roadways and safe tyres make for safer trucks. In support of National Tyre Safety Week and ahead of next week’s annual maintenance audit of a particular cement company transport department, Automedics offers four key “Pressure Points” as reminders of the importance of proper tire inflation.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association sponsors National Tire Safety Week as part of its year-round efforts to raise awareness of tyre care and maintenance issues.
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Underinflated tyres undergo increased stress and experience higher temperatures, increasing the risk of failure. According to industry research, 90 per cent of tyre blowouts can be attributed to underinflation, and nearly half of all emergency service road calls are tyre-related.
SuperTruck 3 Pushes for Electrification of Freight Trucks
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The Department of Energy intends to provide up to $100 million in funding to push for the electrification of freight trucks of all sizes as part of its new SuperTruck 3 program.
A parallel, separately funded, effort will be aimed at reducing emissions and increasing efficiencies for on- and off-road vehicles, among other goals.
Transportation accounts for approximately 30% of total U.S. energy needs and generates the largest share of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to DOE.
We re throwing greenhouse gases under the bus. At @ENERGY, we’re committing $162 million to decarbonize vehicles of all different sizes to make them cleaner and greener to get from place to place. Get the details: https://t.co/ix0cVCftzLpic.twitter.com/qUcft6Lvtc
Apr 20, 2021
The American Trucking Associations Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) announced Monday a partnership with Decisiv to produce a new industry benchmarking tool that will track key performance indicators for commercial vehicle parts and labor based on the TMC s widely adopted Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS). This new partnership between TMC and Decisiv offers council fleet members a great benefit to help them benchmark their overall parts and labor costs against actual costs captured in the Decisiv SRM platform, says TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell. We re very excited to join with Decisiv to make this important information available to our fleet members.
TMC/FleetNet America Survey Finds Varied Roadside Maintenance Intervals
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ARLINGTON, Va., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Today, American Trucking Associations Technology & Maintenance Council released the results of the council s fourth quarter 2020 TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Benchmarking Program, finding a wide disparity in the periods between unscheduled roadside maintenance among fleet types. Knowledge is power, and the information in our quarterly maintenance benchmarking survey provides TMC members with an important tool to keep their fleets up and running, said
TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell. The next step is using this information to share best practices to keep trucks on the road and out of the repair bay. Part of the power of TMC is maintenance leaders working together to make our industry even more efficient.
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