|
Welcome! |
|
Welcome to
TruckSavvy.com
and
Savvy Pro News.
TruckSavvy.com is your portal to truck
maintenance on the internet…designed by
truck pros, for truck pros.
Trucksavvy.com is a "virtual truck show"
... every link takes you
directly to the information you need to
learn about truck specifications,
regional fuel prices, parts and service
locations, product information and
sources...in short, everything you ever
wanted to know about vehicle
maintenance.
Savvy Pro News brings you helpful hints
to help you make the most of
TruckSavvy.com and highlights areas of
particular interest for Maintenance
Professionals.
|
|
Savvy Pro Features |
What's New - In Focus News
Keeps You Up to
Date
TruckSavvy.com In Focus News
is drawn from sources across
the industry to provide one
stop for up to date industry
news.
Some of the news recently
posted:
You can also submit a link
or an article to
TruckSavvy.com In Focus
News. Simply register and
follow the prompts to make a
contribution.
And check
TruckSavvy.com In Focus News
for the news you need.
|
|
Compliance, Safety, Accountability - CSA
Now Online
CSA 2010,
now known as CSA, promises better and
more efficient management (and
accountability) of fleet safety.
With
Compliance, Safety,
Accountability (CSA),
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), together with
State Partners and industry, is working
to further reduce commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and
injuries on our nation's highways
Many
believe it will also prompt major
changes in many truck operations
Are you ready?
To get the
latest information and for access to CSA
reports and recommendations, we have a
link to CSA on the
TruckSavvy.com Home
Page.
|
|
TruckSavvy.com
Virtual Mall - Your Very Own Truck Show |
|
In addition to
TruckSavvy.com
Fleet
E-Commerce offerings,
the TruckSavvy.com Virtual
Mall showcases products and
services from your favorite
suppliers and service
providers.
Click on
Virtual Mall on the TruckSavvy.com front page to
take advantage of this
convenient way to source
the products and services you need.
And keep checking back as
more
providers join our virtual
truck show.
New on the
TruckSavvy.com
Virtual Mall:
|
|
Virgo
Fleet Supplies, Inc.
 Virgo
Fleet Supplies is a family-run company
based in Brooklyn, NY. We have been
serving satisfied customers since 1978.
Our mission since our inception has been
to offer fleet owners and
owner-operators quality products at fair
prices and to give quick, friendly
service. We always have in stock a large
assortment of basic maintenance items,
such as nuts, bolts, fittings, lights,
filters, shop equipment, high-grade
lubricants, and much more. We
manufacture all types of high-pressure
hoses on-site.
Go to
TruckSavvy.com Virtual Mall and
click on
Virgo Fleet Supplies, Inc.
|
|
Savvy Pro
Viewpoint - Professional Perspectives |
|
5 Ways to Keep Your Truck Out of the
Shop - A
Service Manager Speaks
Fleets do not like to have their
maintenance programs scrutinized by a
dealer, especially since the dealer is
believed to be looking for repair work
and not geared for preventative
maintenance. But the observations by a
Dealer Service Manager can help many
users save on the road aggravation and
expense.
Read the article at
Savvy Pro Viewpoint.
|
|
Savvy Pro Cool Stuff - New Products,
Techniques and Ideas |
|
Trailer Slide Stop - Tandem Adjustment
Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Trailer Slide Stop is an
easy to use tool that can save time and frustration when
sliding trailer tandems. Positive Stop feature
makes it as easy as 1,2,3 to accurately position your
tandem trailer axles and save repeated trips in and out
of the cab to check position.
to learn more, go to
TruckSavvy.com Fleet E-Commerce and click on
Trailer Slide Stop. |
|
Brake Adjust,
Inc. - Visual Brake Adjustment Indicator
Vehicle pre-trip
inspections are a key to effective
maintenance and the Brake Adjust Visual Brake
Adjustment Indicator can save time and help ensure your brakes are in proper adjustment for
every trip.
Easy
to install and easy to read, the BrakeAdjust indicator saves an average
of 25 minutes off your maintenance
schedule.
· Daily
Inspections by Color
· Cost
Effective
· Easy
To Install
For more information, go
to
TruckSavvy.com Fleet E-Commerce and
click on
BrakeAdjust.
|
|
Savvy Pro Training - Everybody Talks
About It... |
|
Training
is a lot like the weather, everyone
talks about it, but...
Well we're doing something about it.
TruckSavvy.com Online Training provides
links to training resources on the
internet. From manufacturer
supplied material to Training Services,
we will keep you informed of new
developments in training help.
|
|
Hiding in
Plain Sight - Community Colleges Can Be
a Valuable Resource
As noted
above (see Central Piedmont Community
College Parthners with Carolina Cat),
local Community Colleges are an often
overlooked resource for training support
and recruiting.
Not only
do they offer curriculum programs that
can be a good source of continuing
education, many can customize programs
to your specific needs as Central
Piedmont Community College in
Huntersville, NC has done for Carolina
Cat and other regional and local
business partners.
In
addition, the local community college
can be a quality source of new employees
and trainees and Cooperative Training
programs can help you smoothly integrate
entry level people in to your company.
If you
have a training - or a personnel need -
contact your local Community College to
see how they can help.
|
|
Know
Your Filters - Baldwin Filter Training
Filters
and filtration are one of the basic
building blocks of your maintenance
program, and a good understanding of how
liquid and air filters operate can
improve your maintenance program.
In
addition to factory based and onsite
training, Baldwin Filters provides a
series of online training resources that
you can use as refresher or basic
information in your training programs.
The online
resource offers a series of brief videos
that discuss system operation,
diagnostics and maintenance for liquid
(including lube, fuel, coolant and
hydraulic) and air filters.
To access
these excellent tools to to
TruckSavvy.com Online Training and Click
on
Baldwin Filters under the Power Train
Related Heading. |
|
Fuel
Prices Rising -
Bridgestone Tires on Fuel Economy
In
addition to a great library of training
materials about tire maintenance,
Bridgestone also provides resources to
help your drivers and operating
personnel control costs.
Go to
TruckSavvy.com Online Training, Click on
Bridgestone
Commercial Tires and then click on Tools
for Longer Wear, click on
Tire Care Videos and
you'll find a video titled "What Drivers
Can Do to Save Fuel" as well as a
library of videos that can be valuable
additions to your training library.
There's
also a brochure that you can print as a
handout to share with drivers and
maintenance personnel.
|
|
Comnmon Sense for the Common Man -
Alignment Training from MD Alignment
MD
Alignment offers a series of videos that
take the mystery out of tire wear and
handling problems.
Go to
TruckSavvy.com Online Training and
click on
MD Alignment under the Training
Services heading. This will bring
you to MD Alignment's Technical
Bulletins page (there's some good
information here too). Click on
Home
and then click on the You
Tube Videos link. |
|
Register for Savvy Pro News |
|
To subscribe to Savvy Pro News, click
here:
Savvy Pro News Register
|
|
Give Us a Piece of Your Mind |
|
Let us know what you think of Savvy Pro
news and TruckSavvy.com.
Our goal
is to provide you access to the
information you need to do your job
better...and to be The Ultimate STOP for
Savvy Professionals.
Send an e-mail directly to
SavvyProNews@TruckSavvy.com and let us know how we're doing.
|
|
Last month,
more than 10,000
visitors found the help they need at TruckSavvy.com
Help your people be Savvy Pros...forward Savvy Pro News to your friends and
coworkers!! |
