California SB 1069 Cuts CARB Aftermarket Parts Approval Wait
Manufacturers can sell emissions-compliant components while CARB completes review. Fleets gain faster access to replacement exhaust and emissions parts.
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How to use summer breakdown data to cut fall maintenance costs
Fleets that review roadside calls and failure codes from June through August can spot patterns that trim PM intervals and prevent expensive fall breakdowns.
Why hybrid maintenance models beat all-in-house or all-outsourced
Fleets are ditching the binary choice between internal shops and third-party service, using telematics to route work where it makes economic sense.
Over 80% of fleets skip AI maintenance tools they say would help most
FreightWaves-Kooner survey finds fragmented data, not parts or labor, drives rising maintenance costs. Most fleets still lack predictive diagnostics.
Stretching PM intervals past 15,000 miles costs more than it saves
Fleets that extend preventive maintenance schedules to cut shop costs pay double in roadside violations, BASIC score damage, and lost freight contracts.
Retread Shops Consolidate as Import Tires and Labor Costs Squeeze Margins
U.S. retreaders face rising operating costs and sustained pricing pressure from low-cost imported new tires. Fleets still buying retreads, but shops are…
What the 1897 Semi-Truck Invention Means for Today's Fleet Specs
FleetOwner podcast traces 250 years of American freight infrastructure, from colonial trade routes to alternative powertrains and the Right to Repair fight.
Nine summer maintenance steps that protect uptime in extreme weather
NationaLease VP Mike Blimling says these checks keep trucks road-ready when heat, floods, and wildfires close roads and strand drivers.
Diesel Tech Retention Hinges on Respect and Tools, Not Just Pay
Survey data shows fleets falling short on workplace basics that keep mechanics from walking, even when wages are competitive.
Summer Cooling System Failures Cost More Than the Tow Bill
Debris-choked condensers and deferred EGR cooler inspections quietly kill fuel economy and uptime long before a truck breaks down.
Shops Running 19% Short on Techs, $8,000 Per Trainee to Fill Gap
ATRI: 65.5% of shops understaffed, 62% of new hires arrive with zero formal training. Each empty bay costs $300 a day in downtime.
What NASCAR Mechanics Teach Truck Shop Supervisors
Daimler, Mack, and Volvo cluster near Charlotte for the same reason NASCAR teams do: a deep bench of technicians trained to diagnose fast and fix faster.