[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There will be life after COVID-19. How we approach our fleet decisions now and how we adapt to potential changes will likely make a major difference in future growth or decline. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in all aspects of our business and personal lives. For many of us, balancing work and home life was a challenge before...
We know that with globalization and new technology, the role of procurement has changed. Where the concern used to be only about savings, now savings need to be weighed against other issues. Never has that been truer than today when the entire world is facing this expanding COVID-19 crisis....
Just-in-time (JIT) inventory has been a way for companies to optimize profits for decades. Now we many need to redefine JIT....
• 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...
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....
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...
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...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By 2030, 25% of the global vehicle market will be electric. But will the infrastructure be there to provide the necessary “fuel.” Just last week, I posted an IdeaXchange blog discussing the different truck technologies that are due to disrupt the industry over the next decade. The statistic stated above was provided by Ken Davis, founder of Greentree Advisors,...
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....
Bert Dreossi, sales account manager at H.K. Truck Center, took the time to go out and tell you about the all-new Hino XL Series Truck. The new XL series has an A09 engine, which can produce between 300-360 HP with 900 to 1150-foot pounds of torque. Since it has been in production, the A08 has been tested...
