Every trucking company has to do their best to ensure that all the trucks in their fleet are thoroughly inspected. All trucks have to pass the smoke test. For those of you who don't know, the smoke test is geared towards determining how much smoke is produced by a truck's emissions system. A truck that has poor emissions will give the company that it's attached to a bad name. You have to make it an absolute point to inspect every truck down to its nuts and bolts. It's important for you to come up with a protocol that will allow you to get a good look at every struck without incurring too many unnecessary expenses.
Keeping Up on Maintenance
It's tempting to want to cut corners in order to save money on maintaining your fleet. You should avoid this notion as it creates the possibility that your trucks will start getting you in trouble. Truck companies have schedules that they have to stick to. If they miss scheduled stops, their business could become compromised. For that reason, each truck needs to be inspected at regular intervals to ensure their viability. You shouldn't wait for the first sign of a problem for you to take action. Pre-emptive repairs are more likely to save you from more significant ones later on.
Respecting the Environment
At some point, you have to realize that your trucks won't do the job. When this time comes, you will need to replace your trucks. You should wait until it's absolutely necessary due to the significant cost associated with replacing any of these behemoths. Some companies decide that they have to constantly switch out their current trucks for the new models. This expense can best be described as unnecessary when it's incurred at the wrong time. Your trucks have to be at the ultimate end of their life before you choose to replace them.
Turning Over Your Fleet
Once you have determined how you will make a sincere effort to reduce your diesel emissions, you need to incorporate it into your procedures to ensure that it won't disrupt operations. An insincere effort towards becoming environmentally friendly will be looked at similarly to having no emission reduction program at all. You have to not only make people believe that you want to be good to the environment, but also you need to make yourself believe it. Your future as a trucking company is at stake in this regard. The fines that your company will incur as the result of direct violations to the Federal Clean Air Act can be avoided.
Building Relationships with Your Drivers
In order to maximize the lifespan of every truck, you have to monitor the amount of miles they all travel. Your trucks have to stay in peak condition in order for them to continue to run clean. If you have the shipments available, you will likely attempt to run your trucks into the ground to make them all on time. At the same time, you should focus on the shipments that you can do the right way. Your dedication towards excellence will carry your company through every time.
Keeping Up on Maintenance
It's tempting to want to cut corners in order to save money on maintaining your fleet. You should avoid this notion as it creates the possibility that your trucks will start getting you in trouble. Truck companies have schedules that they have to stick to. If they miss scheduled stops, their business could become compromised. For that reason, each truck needs to be inspected at regular intervals to ensure their viability. You shouldn't wait for the first sign of a problem for you to take action. Pre-emptive repairs are more likely to save you from more significant ones later on.
Respecting the Environment
At some point, you have to realize that your trucks won't do the job. When this time comes, you will need to replace your trucks. You should wait until it's absolutely necessary due to the significant cost associated with replacing any of these behemoths. Some companies decide that they have to constantly switch out their current trucks for the new models. This expense can best be described as unnecessary when it's incurred at the wrong time. Your trucks have to be at the ultimate end of their life before you choose to replace them.
Turning Over Your Fleet
Once you have determined how you will make a sincere effort to reduce your diesel emissions, you need to incorporate it into your procedures to ensure that it won't disrupt operations. An insincere effort towards becoming environmentally friendly will be looked at similarly to having no emission reduction program at all. You have to not only make people believe that you want to be good to the environment, but also you need to make yourself believe it. Your future as a trucking company is at stake in this regard. The fines that your company will incur as the result of direct violations to the Federal Clean Air Act can be avoided.
Building Relationships with Your Drivers
In order to maximize the lifespan of every truck, you have to monitor the amount of miles they all travel. Your trucks have to stay in peak condition in order for them to continue to run clean. If you have the shipments available, you will likely attempt to run your trucks into the ground to make them all on time. At the same time, you should focus on the shipments that you can do the right way. Your dedication towards excellence will carry your company through every time.
About the Author:
When the California Air Resource Board's diesel emissions regulations first came out, Michael Schwartz, now President of FleetServ, started getting calls from panicked Fleet Managers looking for straight-forward information and compliance assistance. While FleetServ (formerly known as ACT Compliance) was originally formed to meet this need, over time it has changed into much more.
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