Will COVID-19 Affect a Just-in-Time Philosophy?
Just-in-time (JIT) inventory has been a way for companies to optimize profits for decades. Now we many need to redefine JIT....
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Truckstar: Powder Mill Towing
Powder Mill Towing is a towing and auto repair shop in Parsippany, NJ that currently has 16 Hino trucks. “I’ve tried a couple of other Hino dealers. I would bring my truck, I would sit there for a while – a few times – and a couple of guys told me to try H.K...
Mitsubishi Fuso to support vehicle warranty extensions worldwide amid COVID-19 pandemic
• Additional two-month coverage for FUSO products with expiring warranties. • Extension program to be offered to all regions in support of FUSO customers and their services to society in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kawasaki, Japan — Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA), announces that in light...
5 Tips to Business Recovery After the Pandemic Subsides
Hopefully, we are all doing our part to help during the COVID-19 crisis. For most of us, that means staying at home and social distancing, but some people and some industries are doing so much more....
HK Truck Center’s Health and Safety First Amidst Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The health and safety of our customers and staff is our highest priority. Due to the evolving spread of COVID-19, we have updated our business practices to further comply with CDC’s social distancing protocol. As an essential business, H.K. Truck Services Inc. South Plainfield and Parsippany locations are both open and operating under normal business hours. We...
The Gift of Unexpected Time
“Every cloud has a silver lining” as the saying goes. The coronavirus pandemic has cast a dark cloud over just about everything we see and hear today and I don’t wish to trivialize the toll it’s taken on people’s lives including sickness, death, financial distress and widespread fear. These are certainly consequences of this hideous disease...
Hino Stretches Into New Markets with Upgraded, Extended Equipment Offerings
In the middle of the Hino Trucks booth at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show sit several of the industry’s most unique offerings: the Hino XL and L Series extended and crew cab con gurations. They’re beefy vocational haulers built for productivity and driver comfort. The rollout of Hino’s new XL Series provided the platform...
HK TRUCK CENTER PROMOTES KEITH MCNEIL TO ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Keith McNeil to the Assistant Service Manager. Keith joined our company in 2013, going 7-years strong with H.K. Truck Center. On November 20, 2015, Keith ran in the Philadelphia Marathon, which gave us the opportunity to sponsor his running shoes. In this new position as Assistant Service Manager, Keith...
The Bug That Is Impacting Trucking
The hacking that the industry is concerned with right now is not the kind that hacks into your network, but the kind that results in hacking coughs. Instead of a cyber virus, we have a real virus to contend with. It sometimes seems as though there is always something waiting around the corner to challenge success and...