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Freeing Technicians for Higher-Priority Repairs
Could paid interns help public fleets free up experienced technicians for more complex repairs?
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SpitzLift is now offering a shut-off mechanism that can be set to the exact weight being lifted. This load limiter switch increases user safety and ensures that the maximum load capacity is not reached.
Read More →Lafayette Consolidated Government, the governing authority for Lafayette Parish in Louisiana, has selected AssetWorks’ flagship fleet management software solution ― FleetFocus ― to manage all aspects of its fleet.
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Direct labor can be summed up as time on task, or any time spent doing a specific task or repair. The work order is open, and as soon as the technician clocks in to perform preventive maintenance, for example, that counts as direct labor. The issue of monitoring and managing indirect labor costs is important because time is so important to fleet management.
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James Collins, fleet and parking chief of Sacramento County, Calif., will retire after March 28. He has worked at the county for 32 years. Sacramento County will hold a competitive open examination for his position, expected to take several months.
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Buyers Products has introduced a rectangular LED flood light with an adjustable stainless steel stud mount to ease mounting on trucks and trailers.
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Donaldson Company Inc. has introduced the Blue line of filters that will include more than 150 fuel, air intake, lube, coolant, and fuel filters for on-road and off-road trucks and equipment.
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When the City of Boston fleet found itself short on technicians in 2013, fleet staff began an internship program that allows technical students to train at the fleet facility. So far, the program has led to two new technician hires.
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Michael Moneymaker, director of transportation services at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, passed away on March 22. He was 66.
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The Newport News, Va., City Council has approved $1 million toward replacing fleet vehicles at least nine years old. The expenditure is the second lowest for new vehicles in seven years.
Read More →The California Air Resources Board has fined SK Innovation Co. Ltd. $790,000 for selling non-verified diesel particulate filter systems, the board announced.
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