Keeping your fleet at peak performance is the goal of everyone involved, especially your maintenance team. Maintenance can make or break your fleet’s performance. You may feel you’ve got it under control, but there are always additional ways to improve your maintenance program. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease...
Winter Wonderings As we are well into January, many of the truck industry’s annual predictions have not changed. There is still a driver shortage, truck technology is on the rise, and our infrastructure is, well… doing poorly. Click here to see the full article on 2017 truck industry trends by NationaLease. The political climate has been as...
Big 2017 Trend – Focus on Producing Your Products, Not Transporting Them Fleet leasing and maintenance outsourcing continues to increase as companies direct a laser-like focus on growing their core business. If you look at the trucking trends for 2017 and beyond, the main ones remain consistent with the last couple of years: Increasing truck technology (which also...
Knowing when it’s the right time to retire a truck depends on a number of factors you should be considering. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease suggested that fleet owners and managers consider a variety of factors before retiring and replacing trucks in their fleet. The main suggestion is not to...
Those of us who travel on the nation's highways, roads, and bridges know how bad they are. Now someone has quantified it. Whether you’re transporting freight or just driving your car to work, you’ve undoubtedly experienced traffic delays and potential vehicle damage due to road conditions. The national transportation research group, TRIP, came out with a study...
A Long History of Service and Dedication Comes Full Circle in San Antonio, Texas Heating Up for the IGNITE Hino Truck's National Dealer Conference This week in San Antonio, Texas, Hino Trucks is hosting their National Dealer Conference IGNITE, a place where dealership owners and managers across the nation come together to learn, share, and grow. During the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Competitive Comparison-2017 Hino 195 vs. 2017 Isuzu NRR [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]When it comes to quality cabovers, the medium duty truck market is fiercely competitive, offering a variety of options for truck fleet managers who need the unique virtues of a compact commercial truck. Leading head to head in the marketplace, the Hino 195 and the Isuzu NRR are often top...
Take Advantage of Your Equipment Deductions Section 179 Depreciation for 2016 is $500,000! Section 179 allows businesses to deduct the cost of certain equipment purchases, such as a new Hino trucks and/or Fuso trucks, as an expense rather than capitalizing and depreciating those purchases. Additionally, bonus depreciation may be available. The math is simple: One brand new 2017 Hino 268 at the purchase...
2016 Successful Dealer Award Winner Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Plainfield, NJ - River States Truck and Trailer, was named and awarded as the 2016 Successful Dealer at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, Thursday, August 25, 2016. River States was one of five finalists for the annual award, which is sponsored by Automann and CDK Global. All five...
