You need new or used trucks or vocational vehicles but you’re faced with a challenge: how can you afford to buy all that equipment and stay on budget? Thankfully, there’s a way to stretch your dollar so you’ll get more equipment and haul in profits: leasing. Here’s why leasing is a smart business decision. 1. Get on...
While many organizations purchase medium duty trucks to aid their operations, it takes a special vision to create artwork for their truck as noteworthy as the Wrightstown Department of Public Works. The department purchased a new Hino truck from H.K. Truck Center, a medium duty truck dealership located in South Plainfield. ...
At NTEA, Mitsubishi Fuso Will Show All-Electric E-Cell Medium-Duty Truck Logan Township, NJ — Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has noted that its parent company, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, is well along in the development of a new all-electric, battery-powered FUSO Canter FE-Series medium-duty cabover work truck. A year of in-use testing has demonstrated...
Kudos from the EMCA to our Federal Government! For the first time in a decade, the U.S. has "long-term" transportation funding, as the house of Representatives, Senate, and President voted overwhelmingly to pass the five year, $305 billion FAST ACT! After years of short-term band-aids and patchwork extensions, we now have a plan that will begin...
Fleets say they’d like to outsource their maintenance, so why are so few doing it? A recent Heavy Duty Trucking article details why outsourcing maintenance is a good idea for fleets and lists eight tips to find the right service provider for your fleet’s needs. With the ups and downs of the economy and the uncertainty that prevails, companies are...
THE EQUIPMENT MANAGERS COUNCIL OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE 2015 EDWARD W. PAWLUK, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The award will be presented to one or more individuals who want to pursue a career as a truck or heavy equipment technician, or fleet equipment manager. WHO MAY APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Any individual who wants to make heavy equipment-truck repair or...
Michael Pecoraro from Traffic Safety Service shares his experience with the sales departments at HK Truck Center purchasing Hino trucks for his fleet. "We like the Hino vehicles. Our drivers like the vehicles. The Hino has good visibility. Overall functionality of the truck is good. We like the warranty we receive on the vehicle, though we haven't had...
There’s an old statement, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” That’s very true for the trucking industry. Many of the same concerns from 2015 will carry to 2016. Be better prepared by reviewing the potential issues that will impact the trucking industry in 2016: The economy – When this article came out late...
