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    Shop Operations

    How to build a shop to suit your technicians

    Gregg Wartgow
    May 16, 2024
    Keeping your technicians in mind when building and moving to a new shop is critical, both in considering the elements that will help them be more efficient and how to organize...
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    Shop Operations

    Best practices to improve and expand your shop

    Gregg Wartgow
    May 15, 2024
    Whether you’re building, renovating, or moving into a different facility, success comes down to proper planning, proven partners, and a concept built around both efficiency and...
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    Peterbilt 579
    Emissions & Efficiency

    How integrated powertrains, engine controls impact fuel efficiency

    Gregg Wartgow
    April 11, 2024
    Hardware improvements that emphasize electronic advancements and reduce excessive idling can lead to greater savings at the pump.
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    Emissions & Efficiency

    How to spec the most fuel-efficient sleepers

    Gregg Wartgow
    April 10, 2024
    With operational costs rising, fleets need to save money where they can, and that starts with spec'ing their long-haul trucks to sip, not guzzle, fuel.
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    Shop Operations

    AI as the ultimate back-office assistant

    Gregg Wartgow
    March 21, 2024
    How shop managers can use AI to streamline tedious back-office processes, from interview scheduling to managing telematics data.
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    DPF jail
    Emissions & Efficiency

    Wrongfully condemned: How to give DPFs a clean record

    John Hitch
    Nov. 14, 2023
    Just because a DPF looks dirty doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve a second chance, though some should be sentenced to the scrap yard. Here’s how to tell if you can clean or replace...