THIRD QUARTER 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
The advantages of both air disc and drum brake systems, and how a fleet can find their best fit. Wolf Express' Kenneth M. Eggen on the most concerning issues facing maintenance directors and how these challenges should be addressed in the short and long term. The latest collaboration between clean fuel solutions and electric transmission technology. Why optimism is winning the outlook on the commercial vehicle market. Finally, fleet maintenance leaders offer expert insight into tire management during a recent event.
In choosing brake systems for a commercial fleet, there’s no wrong answer whether air disc brakes are a right fit versus drum brakes. There are plenty of advantages for both; drum brakes are traditionally low maintenance, durable and inexpensive to manufacture, while disc brakes provide better stopping distances, more consistent braking and less brake fade.
Q&A
Transport Topics spoke with Eggen about the most concerning issues facing maintenance directors and how these challenges should be addressed for 2025 and in the near term.
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NEWS
Clean fuel solutions firm Hexagon Agility and Norwegian electric transmission tech company Brudeli announced a collaboration that unveiled the Brudeli Powerhybrid, the first near-zero-emission vehicle that complies with California’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Fleets rules.
COLUMNS
Let's get optimistic. The commercial vehicle market is expected to grow because of favorable conditions such as a stabilized job market and easing inflation.
Working closely with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, several industry groups are updating and expanding much-needed technical and outreach information regarding advanced driver assistance systems.
During our previous installment of Transport Topics’ Event Series, ROTATE, we spoke with Anthony Marshall, UPS’ vice president of maintenance and engineering for transportation fleet, for the keynote presentation.
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"The more things change, the more they stay the same. The mission of any maintenance shop is to repair vehicles as quickly and precisely as possible. There are scheduled maintenance needs sprinkled with the occasional emergency repairs. Efficiency is key. Those concepts will always stay the same.
With a view from the repair shop to the corner office, Calibrate offers more involved discussions into the trends and issues surrounding equipment and maintenance." - Michael Freeze, Features Editor, Transport Topics
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