EZ Stak presented a session on planning an enclosed response trailer that addressed what fleet managers need to consider when spec'ing.
Truck suspensions support the load, provide stability, and cushion the ride. Understand your options to ensure the best suspension is spec’ed on your valuable work truck assets.
Spec’ing the correct PTO for the vehicle and application, and properly maintaining it, will optimize performance and extend the lifecycle of the unit to provide years of reliable service.
The key to reducing asset variability is to involve user groups early on and to gain their buy-in by framing the asset simplification discussion as ways to enhance user productivity and safety, and creating cost efficiencies that contribute to P&L objectives.
Keeping vehicles in good shape, properly spec’ed, and equipped with the technology and products needed are just a few ways to keep trucks productive.
Diesel or gasoline in your next light truck? Complexity has made modern clean-burning diesels more expensive to buy, while improvements to today’s gasoline engines make them a viable alternative.
Isuzu has developed a truck aimed at helping the growing craft beer market, in collaboration with Supreme, Delivery Concepts, and Bottle Logic.
Your primary goal is to spec a truck to meet the intended job function, but how it is spec’ed has a direct bearing on future resale value. Therefore, it is similarly important to maintain a remarketing mindset when identifying specs.
Spec’ing a medium-duty truck is a complicated process that requires hundreds of decisions and choices, with each potentially impacting another. It is a science to achieve the balance between over-spec’ing and under-spec’ing a truck.
Make sure the trucks you buy are designed for their intended purposes with properly specified GVWR and GCWR.