- June 23, 2022
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- Posted by Derick
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When it comes to regular automobiles, Volvo cars have reputations of being built like tanks when it comes to their overall safety.
“Take anything you can throw at them” kind of thing.
But do Volvo heavy trucks follow suit? In a word, absolutely! It all starts with a goal, and Volvo’s goal was to help truckers avoid accidents. In part to accomplish this, Volvo has developed several special technologies that help improve driver and general safety with things such as their Volvo Enhanced Stability Technology (VEST), I-Shift technology, Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA) as well as others. But the unfortunate reality is no vehicle on the [...]
- June 23, 2022
- Blog
- Posted by Derick
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Would you like to try something unbelievably difficult?
Hop in an eighteen wheel rig and try to shoehorn it into all the places that a heavy truck driver has to fit his or her rig on any given day! Whether truckers are trying to maneuver a fully loaded heavy rig in highway traffic, city traffic, through parking lots, near loading zones or any of the other places truckers have to drive these beasts, it is at best a difficult thing to accomplish. The fact of the matter is that as any truck driver will tell you, on any given day, truckers can find themselves needing to navigate in or around places many people wouldn’t even try [...]
- April 26, 2022
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- 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).