Delivery

Feature Story Fuel haulers need to be nimble in order to make those crucial just-in-time deliveries Daufeldt Transport utilizes a fleet of 28 tractors and 31 tanker trailers in order to make sure that its deliveries are made on time. Playing the petroleum market isn’t just for international investors. In an era of rapidly fluctuating petroleum prices, customers such as ...

Feature Story York Oil’s relationship with PriceEnergy helps efficiently grow its heating-oil business David Woods, president, and Greg Burns, manager of business development for York Oil, have expanded the company’s reach through its relationship with PriceEnergy. David Woods, president of York Oil, York Beach, Maine, was interested in growing his business, but also needed to make his deliveries as efficiently ...

Feature Story How much automation do I need and where is the cost-benefit payout? By Chris Kastner The good ol’ mechanical meter register has been a cornerstone of fuel deliveries for decades. Knowing it’s time to replace ol’ reliable with a cutting-edge automated system is a conundrum more and more distributors are confronting. It’s time for a gut check! There ...

Cover Story When a current operational procedure involves hours and can be replaced by a procedure that takes minutes, then change is good. Valley Oil of Hopewell, N.J., identified a number of core operational procedures that burdened management, office staff and field personnel. They then researched a number of solutions that would help them reduce the time burden on these ...

Feature StoryExpo to run concurrently with NTEA’s 42nd convention The Work Truck Show 2006, held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual National Truck Equipment Association Convention, offers fleet managers and professionals from a variety of industries an opportunity to see what’s new in vocational trucks and equipment, learn about the latest trends, discuss key issues with their peers and discover ...

Feature StoryA solid preventive maintenance program can minimize repair costs and downtime A solid preventive maintenance program can help fleet managers keep repair costs and downtime to a minimum. But an inefficient, poorly designed program can cost time and money. Robert Johnson, fleet management liaison for the National Truck Equipment Association, said that vocational fleet managers should review several areas ...

Cover Story Jacobus Energy grows, diversifies with the help of Freightliner trucks By Jennifer Edwards When Jacobus Energy was founded in 1919, refueling meant keeping the company’s main transportation sources full of hay and oats. Back then, the company consisted of five employees and two teams of horses who hauled coal, animal feed and building supplies, among other products, to ...

FeatureRF Delivery System uses satellites to keep delivery trucks connected By Gary J. Sullivan Maine, the 23rd state to join the United States, is the home of the world’s largest boulder, the inventor of the toothpick, the author of “America the Beautiful,” the first state to have mandatory retirement at age 65, the first to broadcast a transatlantic TV signal ...

FeaturesBY CHRIS TRACZEK With initial data showing an attendance of more than 7,000, The Work Truck Show 2005 and 41st Annual NTEA Convention was the place for industry professionals to see the latest products and product innovations; discover solutions to technical questions; and network with colleagues. The event is the country’s largest gathering of Class 1 through 8 commercial trucks ...

FeaturesInformation technology can help increase the productivity of service techsBy Tom Duffe This article is Part 4 of a 4-part series. Parts 1, 2 and 3 addressed information technology tools to help make dispatchers, drivers and CSRs more productive. The focus of this article is how those tools can help make service technicians more productive.Typically, a more knowledgeable, more experienced ...