Yes Sir, Follow Those Torque Specs As a young recruit in the Navy I quickly learned to follow orders, stick to the procedure and complete all tasks as assigned. Today’s complex engines require the same attention to detail when completing a repair. The engine mechanical articles in our TractorTrailer and MediumTruck repair information software contain […]
Get Yourself in Gear – Automatically The future is here – automated manual and automatic transmissions have captured a firm hold in the world of Class 8 trucks. With benefits such as improved fuel economy and easier recruiting of new drivers, it’s not hard to see why. Automatic transmissions such as the Allison are similar […]
Best of the Truck “Did You Knows” The “Did You Know” blog posts from the Mitchell 1 Truck team focus on useful information for truck technicians. They’re interesting and informative nuggets covering a wide range of topics. In 2014, the team wrote about everything from frozen DEF to pressure specifications. We’ve picked out some of […]
Which Bus is Which? With so many different school bus configurations, knowing the specific types of buses on the road today can give technicians a head start to diagnosis and repair. For instance, knowing the bus type will quickly give you an indication of the equipment levels on the vehicle, including weight class and possible […]
Understanding Irregular Tire Wear Squeezing the most mileage out of your fleet’s tires can be a challenge for fleet managers. One of the keys is to understand the root cause of tire wear, especially irregular wear that potentially shortens tire life. We ran across a great article in Fleet Equipment Magazine that addresses this issue. […]
Adding a Custom Operation to a TruckLabor Quote From time to time, you may need to add a custom labor operation to your quote. TruckLabor lets you do this quickly in a few easy steps. 1. Create or open an estimate and select the “View Quote” Button to view the Quote. (Click the thumbnails to expand the […]
Looking for 2014 Model Truck Info? Here it is! 2014 proved to be a fantastic year for new service information for the Mitchell 1 commercial vehicle group! Thousands of diagnostic and repair articles are now available for 2014 model year trucks and busses. Yes, we also added busses this year. Makes such as Blue Bird […]
Adding a Sublet Charge to a TruckLabor Quote Do you need to sublet a job to another shop? TruckLabor lets you enter sublet charges in your quote. Create or open an estimate and select the “View Quote” Button to view the Quote. Select the “Add Item” dropdown menu, which is under any operations that […]
Changing Shop Settings in TruckLabor Do you need to change labor rates for your quotes in TruckLabor? Or adjust your local tax rate? There are many useful financial settings in TruckLabor that you can control with just a few clicks using the Shop Settings function. Let’s take a quick tour of the Shop Settings that you can adjust. First, select […]
Fracture-split Connecting Rods – No, That’s Not a Broken Part Actually, a fracture split connecting rod is a technology used in some of the very latest engine designs on the market. Usually, connecting rods and their adjoining end caps are separately forged and machined. Rods may also be forged as a single piece, with a […]