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TRUCKS MAINTENANCE * USA - Dedicated Ones Gains Favor
Fleets More Open to Outsourcing Maintenance in Recession
Arlington,VA,USA -Light & Medium Truck, by Jim Galligan -April 6, 2010: -- Outsourcing fleet maintenance becoming more acceptable... Some maintenance operations captured on fleet property, others off-site. Captured operations may or may not include facility costs in contract... Maintenance may be part of full service lease or stand-alone service... Expect vehicle availability and no drama problem resolution... Fleets monitoring repairs and uptime closely. Contracts typically run multiple years... (Photo from imghost1.indiamar: truck maintenance services)
* Telematics Data Analysis to Reap Significant UPS Savings
Sandy Springs,GA,USA -Business Week, by Daniel Terdiman -April 2, 2010: -- Small inefficiencies in large fleets like UPS's 102000 units globally can add up to substantial cost... UPS's telemetry program instituted in 2008 collecting data from 10K trucks. Telematics monitors small sensors throughout truck measuring use... Data mining using advanced analytics identify trends not readily apparent w/o it... Predictive maintenance matched to truck use optimizes uptime and minimizes operating costs. Also makes significant reduction in carbon footprint... Keeps drivers a little bit safer... (Credit: UPS - A UPS mechanic accesses the company's telematics system. The company uses telematics and complex data analysis to get the most efficiency out of its trucks)Labels: trucks' maintenance
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