Establishing safety and risk management policies and programs for the vehicles in your fleet is another way to protect your company’s financial investments.
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FLEET FOR PROFIT: PREVENT ACCIDENTS, REDUCE REPAIR EXPENSES – PART ONE
For years, under pressure from senior management, the fleet world has been scrambling to cut expenses. To their credit, fleet managers have responded to the challenge in a variety of ways, from “rightsizing” to extending the service life of their vehicles and making their fleets more fuel-efficient. Another approach, however, has yet to be fully exploited by the fleet industry […]
Continue reading »FRSC SET TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM ON TYRES
Following series of road crashes in Nigeria resulting from tyre blow-outs, the Federal Road Safety Corps is organising a Stakeholders’ forum where issues relating to the use and safety of tyres will be discussed. The FRSC’ Head of Media Relations and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement said the summit is aimed at re-educating Nigerians on the general knowledge of […]
Continue reading »JOB DESCRIPTION OF A FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Fleet Maintenance Managers lead the activities of the maintenance department to ensure that fleet and heavy equipment is available, dependable and safe at all times. In some logistics companies, the job of fleet manager is a legacy position; having existed for years with a well-established job description. In others, the job may have mutated from what it may have been […]
Continue reading »TRUCKS’ HEALTH: YEAR-END CONCERNS FOR HAULAGE BUSINESS
At about this time of the year, every proactive trucker will naturally bother about the performance and fit level of one of the most valuable haulage assets – trucks. Although the outward physical appearance may seem okay, but a more careful examination may reveal otherwise. Loading operations are generally light during the yuletide and therefore present an opportunity to ground trucks for repairs […]
Continue reading »‘RICE & BEANS’ PHENOMENON IN DIESEL CONTAMINATION
The Root Cause The World Bank Report of 2000 and several other reports have shown that kerosene is principally used to adulterate diesel on account of the price differences between the two fuels. Facts on ground at least in Nigeria tend to give some credence to this. As stated in one of our articles, diesel market is a completely deregulated […]
Continue reading »UNDERSTANDING TRUCK AND TRAILER TYRES (PART TWO)
FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN SELECTING THE RIGHT TYRE All tyres must be identical in size for the tyres to properly manage the weight of the trailer. The combined capacity of the tyres must equal or exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of the axle. The combined capacity of all of the tyres should exceed the loaded trailer weight by 20 […]
Continue reading »UNDERSTANDING TRUCK AND TRAILER TYRES (PART ONE)
11R22.5G……..11R24.5…….12.00R20….385/65R22.5..?? How often do you receive tyre requisitions stating the aforementioned metrics? Has the specification letterings ever appeared to you like some ‘secret technical code’? Vehicle tyres are much more complex now than in years past. In response to the widely diverse requirements of vehicles today, tyres need to conform to certain specifications. These specifications include size, load and speed, […]
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All Costs Count: Exploring the Cost of Downtime
Whether it’s a mechanical problem or an accident, a fleet will inevitably incur downtime. Even with a highly responsive rescue or emergency management programs, there is definitely a cost associated with when drivers aren’t driving. Downtime costs are important factors in running a fleet. Determining how much they are begins with knowing what the component costs are, and developing a […]
Continue reading »WHEN BERGER SUYA FAILS: REMAN TO THE RESCUE! (Part Two)
Difference between Reman and Used Parts Reman from Remanufacturing Companies are completely disassembled, cleaned, rebuilt to oftentimes better than factory specifications, and fully tested to make certain they will perform like new, or better. On the hand, Used Spares even from relatively new trucks are usually from wrecked or damaged or sometimes over-used vehicles and the condition of these parts […]
Continue reading »WHEN BERGER SUYA FAILS: REMAN TO THE RESCUE! (Part One)
Destination is actually Sterling Bank Plc located at the tail-end of arguably one of the longest streets in Lagos; Kirikiri Road, a long dingy road in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government spiraling all the way from Mobil road end of Bale Street in Ajegunle right down to the Mile 2-Oshodi Expressway Road. Everywhere is quite busy and there seem to be an […]
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