Before winter arrives, fleet managers and technicians know just how important it is to prepare their fleet for the challenging winter months and the harsh conditions it brings. Just as equally important to pre-winter maintenance is post-winter maintenance, or “spring maintenance.”
With winter now officially upon us, trucks in your fleet may be traveling on wet, snowy and icy roads. While driving in these conditions may not be the most ideal for drivers, there are steps that can be taken to ensure your fleet is properly prepared for any winter driving challenge. Learn from our own Curt Bogert on some proven tips that you can do today in this blog.
The winter months bring some challenging conditions for commercial trucks. Snow, rain and mud seem to get into everything, particularly the brakes. All that wet muck tends to find its way into the wheel brake assemblies, adding a nice layer of grinding material and creating less-than-ideal operating conditions. But honestly, brakes have challenges all year round. See how Mitchell 1’s TruckSeries can help you maintain your commercial fleet’s brakes and keep your trucks running all year!
Our truck repair experts at Mitchell 1 — were very busy last year. In addition to working hard on improving the medium- to heavy-duty truck repair software and getting repair information documented in a timely manner, they also shared their knowledge here in the ShopConnection blog.. Here we collected a few of the pearls of wisdom that our experts have written this past year— all of which we hope you find help you get to your fix faster!
When diagnosing a fault code, the best place to start is the “Circuit Description” section in the TruckSeries truck repair software.
Rapid technology changes in modern trucks make it difficult to stay competitive in the repair industry. Electronic controls, emissions control technology, combustion chamber design and VGT Turbo’s are all areas that have changed substantially. These are just a few of the recent advancements.
TruckSeries is a leader in helping commercial truck repair shop technicians find high quality truck repair information for Class 4-8 trucks. The objective is to be able to locate the most information possible, so you are working on your truck immediately. This information, however, is only good if you know where to find it and how to use it. To help new users get started with our system, we have a collection of videos that walk you through step-by-step on how to use different features of TruckSeries.