- April 26, 2022
- Blog
- Posted by Derick
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Savvy, money smart truck drivers know the value of regular rig maintenance.
Sure regular maintenance costs a few bucks in the short term, but in the long term there are countless benefits.
Here are a few…
- Lower long term rig maintenance costs (if you think regular maintenance is expensive, wait till you experience the long term costs of not doing regular rig maintenance!).
- Better rig value at resale time.
- Lower fuel costs (yes, regular maintenance can directly impact your fuel costs).
With fuel costs at or close to all time highs, today we’ll focus on that last point. [...]
- April 26, 2022
- Blog
- Posted by Derick
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Thanks to a truck load of various factors (see what we did there ;-), fuel costs have gone through the roof!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are painfully aware of the realities of fuel inflation and the devastating implications it has on your bank account. So with fuel prices through the roof, are truckers helpless to the financial ravages of exorbitant fuel prices?
Not at all.
It’s true that truck drivers can’t do much about the wars, taxes and corporate profits that have only served to increase fuel prices, but there are steps they can take to [...]
- March 3, 2022
- Blog
- Posted by Derick
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We’re going to go out on a limb here, but here at Gerrys Truck Centre, in our humble opinion, we think it’s safe to say that this whole electric vehicle/ heavy truck thing is not only here to stay, but will also only continue to growing with each upcoming year ;-).
While this is obvious to pretty much anyone today, Volvo recognized this seismic shift in the trucking and transportation industry early and took it upon themselves to invest a fortune in time, research and development with the goal of being the undisputed leader when it comes to zero-emission electric heavy trucks. By most any analysis, it was mission accomplished for Volvo.