Mike Sadle is the owner of Mike’s Wrecker Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Mike has been providing tow services in the Huntsville and the surrounding areas for the past 20 plus years. During that span, Mike has experienced firsthand the growth and evolution of the towing industry. The purpose of this project was to help Mike identify an area in his business where a significant contribution could be made to increase the overall success of the company. The goal was to present Mike’s Wrecker Service with a telematics solution that will not only bring added value to the company but also provide a significant competitive advantage.
Dura-seal technology has been around for a while. The initial cost of the tires can add up, but the return on the investment is well worth the cost. This technology is self-sealing operations that prevents flats and save companies thousands of dollars in down-time. Combine with proper driving style this can amount to huge gains on the part of the trucking company and decrease fuel consumption.
Truck drivers are essential to this country’s economy. Truck driving is one of the only ways that this country has found to transport most of the goods we produce. There are many flaws in the other ways we transport goods. As the demand for supply goes up the demand for truck drivers will go up as well. Driving a tractor- trailer or a semi- trailer is a great career because of the job outlook, the work environment, and the benefits and compensation.
Road King Trucks, Inc. is a truck manufacturing company. The new CEO Michael Livingston arranged a meeting with the firm’s top managers and engineers considering introducing a large, public transit bus into its current product line. As the oil prices keep going high and have no sign of decreasing. Mr. Livingston thought it would lead people more likely to use public transportation.
Most instances concerning trucking or hauling companies comes in the form of the information kept about their drivers. Extremely thorough background checks are required for drivers of trucks carrying hazardous waste materials. The main part
Basically, these unique vehicles consist of a truck, a boom and a bucket. Depending on the design needed by each different industry, there may either be a single engine
When you need a fifth wheel trailer hitch to tow your full-sized family camper, the B&W Patriot 16K 5th Wheel Hitch is an American made rail mounted hitch that will take you off on your next great adventure. When you decide to take your fifth wheel off on a camping trip along the banks of a river in a national park or down to a local lake for a weekend getaway, this hitch is made to make it easy to maneuver your trailer due to an articulating head that gives you the ability to pivot from front to back and side to side. That makes parking so much easier. The side-to-side pivot is spring cushioned, and there is no metal-to-metal contact because it uses polyurethane bushings. Once your trailer is connected, you do not need to worry about its security because it is held in place by ¾-inch jaws that wrap around and provide you with a solid connection between the trailer and the truck. With its cam action handle that is easily accessed and released, disconnection is easy no matter whether you are parked level or not.
Calculations were performed to determine the effectiveness of the design of the platform. Allowing for a safety factor of 1.5 times the design weight of 10kg and considering the bridge must not be overdesigned; plans were made for the bridge to fail at 25kg, 2.5 times that of the design weight. According to the calculations, the bridge would hold a load of over 15kg and experience failure at 20kg in the members. These calculations were later disproven in the testing, breaking 8kg earlier than expected, due to unforseen errors. An analysis of the bridge design and calculations has been included at the end of this report.
Can Am all-terrain vehicles were the first to offer TTI torsional trailing arm rear suspension eliminating wheel scrub and providing a smoother ride, excellent control and manoeuvrability.
The market place is the Power river basin in Eastern Wyoming that is in need of trucking companies to sustain the demand required by the oil boom that is occurring in Eastern Wyoming. AM trucking can Fulfill the need for competent, reliable and reasonably priced trucking company. By
Honda has continued to embrace the changes that happen around its operations to ensure sustainability and profitability. The current global motorcycle manufacturing sector is full of competition. It, therefore, becomes crucial for every manufacturer to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and then identify the opportunities to exploit to gain competitive advantage. Honda is Japanese based automobile company; it has numerous subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North America. Due to the advancements in technology, Honda will be required to make use of the latest technological trends to stay competitive. The business level strategy at Honda is in line with its enterprise and corporate strategy. The corporation also conducts Research and
The boxes feature sidewalls of varying thickness as well as interchangeable steel or aluminum spreaders. The rent to own steel boxes offered by the company feature reinforced knife edge, pounding pads, all steel design and vertical and horizontal steel members for maximum strength. The aluminum trench boxes are great for light repair work and scheduled maintenance service. The wide ranging Kundel lightweight aluminum hydraulic shoring equipment models are available in different stackable range and sizes.
The pickup and delivery time needs to be relatively quick in order for the drivers to have more time on the road. Using smaller trailers such as two 28 footers, as opposed to one 53 footer can make things easier when it comes to loading and unloading them. If the customer has two or more docks available, the driver can also unhook one of the two trailers at another dock to get both downloaded simultaneously. In addition to using the two 28 footers, it would greatly benefit the Hardee Transportation Company to train their drivers on how to load and unload the trailers on their own if the customer is not readily available to load/unload upon arrival. If they know ahead of time that
Baxton Technology Company manufactures surface automotive hoists which are used by garages, service stations and other repair shops to lift cars for servicing. Because of its design, quality of workmanship, safety features, ease of installation and five-year warranty, Baxton Lifts achieved a reputation as the “Mercedes” of the hoist industry and is considered a leader in automotive lift safety in Canada and United States.
Tata Motors recently introduced the 25MT GVW Tata Novus from Daewoo’s platform. Leverage on the strong presence of TDCV in the heavy-tonnage range and introduce products in export and domestic market where major improvement in the road infrastructure underway.