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Getting Ahead of Seasonal Maintenance and Parts Needs
by David Seewack on January 16, 2023
Whether you’re heading into warmer or colder times of the year, getting ahead of weather-related problems goes a long way toward ensuring uptime and keeping breakdown cost off your balance sheet. read more
Category: Tips and Tricks, Efficient Practices, Truck Repair
Managing Parts Needs During Mobile Maintenance Events
by David Seewack on January 12, 2023
The drive to ensure and improve asset availability is increasingly leading to growth in both company-operated and outsourced mobile service operations. read more
Category: Tips and Tricks, Efficient Practices, Truck Repair
What Service Data Can Tell You About Parts Performance
by David Seewack on January 9, 2023
Working with your parts provider you can find ways to improve the productivity of your vehicle maintenance and repair operations, and lower costs. The only real challenge is knowing what data you need by asking the right questions. read more
Category: Improving Productivity, Efficient Practices, Data
A Good Supplier Is an Invaluable Resource
by David Seewack on January 4, 2023
Productive supplier relationships yield measurable benefits in favorable pricing, on-time deliveries, and added value from access to needed expertise. read more
Category: Tips and Tricks, Suppliers, Trucking
The Signs of Poor Inventory Management . . . And More Importantly What You Can Do About It
by David Seewack on December 30, 2022
Whether you are a fleet or a service provider, poor inventory management practices have a bottom line impact. read more
Category: Inventory Management
The Growing Trend to Predictive Maintenance
by David Seewack on December 26, 2022
The path to predictive maintenance is one that the trucking industry has been on for some time. Predictive maintenance models begin with a proactive approach that uses data to offset failures with more effective service. read more
Category: Supply Chain, Logistics, E-commerce
Focusing On the Unique Needs of Industry Segments with An All-Inclusive E-Commerce Approach
by David Seewack on December 14, 2022
One of the biggest impacts in recent years has resulted from what’s called “omni-channel sales” whereby retailers and wholesalers offer goods through multiple sources. That has also led to steady growth in last mile or final mile deliveries to residential consumers and businesses. read more
Category: Supply Chain, Logistics, E-commerce
How Data-Driven Analyses Drive Up Productivity and Lower Parts Costs
by David Seewack on December 12, 2022
Data is essential for effectively managing parts inventories as well. Today, with supply chain and production challenges impacting parts availability, it can be especially essential. read more
Category: Supply Chain, Logistics, E-commerce
Effective Inventory Management Practices are the Key to Controlling Administrative Costs
by David Seewack on December 7, 2022
It’s natural to focus on the obvious and when it comes to truck maintenance and repair, fleets often zero in on things like parts and labor expenses for vehicles and service activities. What they may be overlooking, however, is that actual service and repair processes are only part of their ... read more
Category: Supply Chain, Logistics, E-commerce
How Barcodes Help with Inventory Management
by David Seewack on December 5, 2022
They’re so common we hardly notice them. Bar code labels are on everything we buy. They facilitate sales at all types of businesses. They streamline the handling of vast amounts of information. And they can just as easily have the same impact in commercial vehicle service and repair operations for ... read more
Category: Supply Chain, Logistics, E-commerce