It’s probably that time of the year and you are considering what dynamic changes to make to the composition of your fleet of trucks. Or perhaps you are the new investor hoping to make a go at the Haulage Industry and you are caught-up in the dilemma of determining the optimal fleet selection and composition for your business. The options […]
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Destination was Ilorin. Mobile Asset was a 2012 model fully-covered single-body truck and cargo weight was 24ton approximately valued at N21million. The truck had a factory-fitted 300litres capacity diesel tank positioned at the rear of the tractor. However, in view of the long distance shuttle envisaged for the truck, 2 extra tanks each capable of holding 400litres of diesel at […]
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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 […]
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Inspecting Combination Vehicles – Truck & Trailers A truck and trailer combination has more things to inspect than a single vehicle. Check the following during a walk-around inspection of a truck and trailer combination in addition to the items described above for the truck alone: Check the coupling system areas: Check the air and electric lines to the trailer. Be […]
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GUIDING AGAINST BRAKE FAILURE Managing Truck, Trailer and Load Control your speed whether fully loaded or empty. Empty, large combination vehicles take longer to stop than fully loaded ones. A truck with a trailer is usually heavier, larger, and requires more driving skill than a truck by itself. Thus, drivers required to tow a trailer need more knowledge and skill […]
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WHY BRAKES FAIL: Brake Imbalance A brake performance problem that probably account for most accidents involving brake failure is brake imbalance, which can be caused by deficiencies that affect some of the brakes in the system but not others. Brake imbalance can also happen by having mismatched brake system components that cause some brakes to work harder than others. Brake […]
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Over the past few days, two major accidents involving trucks occupied the front pages of the mainstream media. Both accidents resulted in substantial fatalities! In both cases too, the mainstream media reported that the trucks’ brakes had failed. In the accident that occurred at Oshodi, a tipper loaded with sand and said to belong to a Pentecostal church was reported […]
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METHODS OF ESTIMATING A MOST OPTIMAL REPLACEMENT CYCLE SIMPLISTIC REPLACEMENT PLAN The simplest replacement program and the one requiring the least amount of analysis is to replace a vehicle after a specific amount of time. It is not rocket science to count up how long the truck has been in service and determine ahead of time what time you simply […]
Continue reading »EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS Many will say that the success or otherwise of any haulage business has more to do with the quality and specifications of operational assets. They are right! Every asset or vehicle deployed in the execution of haulage business has its peculiarities, uses and suitability for the job at hand. It is therefore important to understand how […]
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FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM With fuelling accounting for 30% (if not more) of the operational cost of most haulage businesses, it will make a lot of sense to state that a policy geared towards reducing fuel consumption or getting better mileage for same volume of fuelling will most assuredly impact positively on haulage operational efficiency and performance. Within the haulage industry […]
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Generally speaking, Performance in any business is measured in terms of the relationship that exists between the resources deployed towards the sustenance of that business or enterprise and the end-result as measured by the output or value of product/service thereby generated. Haulage business in Nigeria in the last 5years has witnessed tremendous growth in terms of the quantum of fresh […]
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In haulage business, Replacement Policy is one of the most critical aspects of fleet management which should be of considerable interest to business owners. Nearly every other cost, both fixed and variable, hinges upon when vehicles are replaced. Maintenance and repair expense, fuel efficiency, and of course, depreciation are all sensitive to replacement policy. REPLACEMENT POLICY DEFINED: ITS RELEVANCE […]
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