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    Seth Skydel

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    Seth Skydel, a veteran industry editor, has more than 36 years of experience in fleet management, trucking, and transportation and logistics publications. Today, in editorial and marketing roles, he writes about fleet, service, and transportation management, vehicle and information technology, and industry trends and issues.

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    Battery & Electrical

    Building brainier batteries

    Seth Skydel
    April 19, 2023
    Battery systems have had to advance as commercial vehicles get smarter and rely more on electrical systems.
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    Spotlight On Powertrain
    Powertrain

    How to improve engine efficiency and service life

    Seth Skydel
    Feb. 22, 2023
    Engine experts discuss ways to hit higher levels of efficiency.
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    Shop Management

    How KPIs fuel shop efficiency

    Seth Skydel
    Oct. 19, 2022
    Fleets, service providers, and maintenance management software suppliers all agree on the value of key performance indicators to improve shop operations.
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    J&M's VP of maintenance Billy Lollar (left) and Jeff Arledge, director of maintenance (right), help the dry-bulk hauler's assets stay on the road and run efficiently.
    Shop Management

    Shop Profile: How dry-bulk hauler run by ATA chairman optimizes workflow

    Seth Skydel
    Sept. 7, 2022
    Efficiency and experience power J&M Tank Lines, a dry-bulk hauler run by ATA Chairman Harold Sumerford, Jr.
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    Powertrain

    Finding the root cause of: a DPF inefficiency fault code

    Seth Skydel
    Sept. 6, 2022
    A medium-duty truck was experiencing repeated self-regenerations, and the problem was something expert mobile technician Jeremy Piepmeier never saw before, but with patience and...
    TEXA USA
    TEXA’s ADAS Truck Kit includes a calibration frame and target, along with software, to ensure the correct alignment and calibration of ADAS.
    Safety & Technology

    Best practices to avoid ADAS maintenance mishaps

    Seth Skydel
    Aug. 18, 2022
    As ADAS technologies are further adopted, fleets and shops must ensure their maintenance best practices take into account how connected these systems are to the rest of the commercial...