Author: HK Truck Center
Truck Driver Health Issues Impact the Business, Not Just the Driver
Here’s a sobering statistic: A 2015 study from the CDC found that absenteeism cost employers just under $226 billion annually in productivity. With an aging workforce, that number is expected to only get worse. And when you consider that the average age of the commercial truck driver is 55 years old and that truck drivers have...
Happy Holidays, from our family to yours!
May you and those you love experience true happiness and peace this Christmas season. Merry Christmas from all of us at H.K. Truck Center!...
Hino Exhibits New XL Series Towing & Recovery Trucks
Hino Exhibits New XL Series Towing & Recovery Trucks At American Towman Exposition In Baltimore November 20th, 2018 BALTIMORE, MD – This past Spring, Hino Trucks announced the expansion of its product line up with the introduction of the all-new XL Series. These Class 7 & Class 8 trucks were featured at the American Towman show in Baltimore...
10 Essential Steps to Winterize Your Fleet
You can’t control the weather, but you can control how you prepare for it by making sure that every vehicle in your fleet is in the best condition possible. Breakdowns can happen no matter how well prepared you are, but mitigating the likelihood is actually easier than you might think....
When is Leasing Better than Buying?
In today’s economy, fleet owners need to focus on the core of their business, which means a heavier emphasis on maintaining the trucks that run their everyday commerce....
Technology, ELD, and Safety for Your Fleet
Technology is constantly changing how we run our businesses and owning a truck fleet is no exception. ...
Good News for Fleets, Yet Problems Still Loom
Last week, FleetOwner posted an article, State of private fleets in 2018: Part I, which details how the future looks quite positive for private fleets. The article notes that the number, volume and value of shipments continue to rise with no end to growth expected in the near future....
Attracting Millennials to your Driver Program
America runs on the effective transportation of consumer goods. In fact, 70% of consumer goods in the United States are transported by trucks.1 The decline in the amount of truck drivers in the workforce has been heavily documented over the past five years. With autonomous vehicles still some ways away, there is currently 48,0002 truck drivers...