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Fleet Maintenance: Bridging the Gap

Posted by Trimble Transportation on Apr 11, 2019

The role of fleet maintenance has traditionally been to oversee internal shop activities with the added responsibilities of managing outsourced repair work. For an increasing number of companies, maintenance has been elevated to stand on equal footing with operations and finance to maximize revenue and cost-saving opportunities.

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Topics: Fleet Management Technology, Fleet Maintenance Software, Transportation Management Software

Asset Maintenance: Accounting for Shop Transactions

Posted by Trimble Transportation on Mar 14, 2019

accounting systems

All transactions of a business will end up in the general ledger, eventually. What matters most is how quickly the data gets there and what remains to be completed upon its arrival.  Integrating asset maintenance and accounting systems is one area of opportunity for fleets to improve back-office efficiency. Imagine, if you will, a two-step strategy for connecting asset maintenance with accounting.

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software

Bridge the Divide: Connecting Fleet Maintenance to the Enterprise

Posted by TMW Systems on Feb 21, 2019

The organizational structures and IT systems of transportation companies traditionally have been geared for operations and the order-to-cash cycle of loads. Investments in fleet maintenance management systems and related integrations tend to lag behind, causing transactions and information to become lost on an island of its own, apart from the full business enterprise.

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software

Choosing a Fleet Maintenance Solution: 9 Important "Must-Knows"

Posted by TMW Systems on Jul 12, 2018

Is your business still going through the fleet maintenance process manually?  Entering a work order, scheduling the job, getting the truck in the shop, searching for parts in the warehouse, writing the bill out by hand and entering the information into a database? Or, is your current maintenance solution just not getting the job done?

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software

Fleet Maintenance: Keeping Your Trucks on the Road

Posted by TMW Systems on May 31, 2018

Keeping your fleet in tip-top shape is what keeps your business moving forward. Taking trucks off the road affects your bottom line, so it is important to conduct regular maintenance checks to prevent out of service violations.

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software

Predictive Fleet Maintenance: Pocketing More Money

Posted by TMW Systems on May 17, 2018

Imagine that one of the trucks in your fleet has surpassed 100,000 miles. It undergoes the regular 100,000-mile maintenance test and a few parts were replaced due to normal wear and tear, but otherwise, everything seems fine. Then, a few weeks later, you get a call that the truck is broken down on the side of the highway, far away from the nearest town.

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software

10 Ways to Cut Fleet Fuel Costs Right Now

Posted by TMW Systems on May 10, 2018

Imagine being put in charge of finding ways to boost your company’s bottom line. You automatically think of two ways: a huge influx of profitable new business or a significant reduction in operating costs. 

However, you know that option number one isn’t likely. So, you begin rummaging through the books looking for any and every way to save a penny. Knowing that your top three costs are equipment, driver wages and fuel, which is easiest to control?

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Topics: Fuel Software, Fleet Maintenance Software, Trucking Software

TMTRx Fleet Maintenance Software Available for Innovative Access

Posted by TMW Systems on Feb 08, 2018

No matter your fleet size, if you have a fleet, you need to maintain that fleet. The results of not doing so can be catastrophic – units taken out of service, safety violations, and drivers and customers angered by loads that can’t be delivered. On the flip side, maintaining a fleet, regardless if you have an in house shop or you use a vendor for your work, promises a fleet that is ready to serve your company and your customers when you need it.

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Topics: Fleet Maintenance Software, Trucking Software

Best of Blogs 2017: Covering Your ASSETS

Posted by TMW Systems on Dec 07, 2017

Maintaining your fleet has never been more important than now. Not solely because most Class 8 commercial trucks are teenagers; but overall safety and the ability to keep assets moving are critical for business success.

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Topics: Fleet Management Technology, Transportation Industry and Trends, Fleet Maintenance Software

Next Gen Predictive Fleet Maintenance Locked and Loaded

Posted by TMW Systems on Nov 02, 2017

Faced with increasing margin pressure and ever-tighter cost controls, anyone managing a fleet looks to technology for relief.

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Topics: Fleet Management Technology, Fleet Maintenance Software