Is this the year on-board hydrogen/oxygen generation should be taken seriously at MATS?

As we visit hundreds of prospects and customers each year, the number one question usually goes unanswered: "What does it currently cost to wash your vehicles?"

In today's fiscally responsible world, it's difficult to imagine a cost that is so variable and important to company image, employee satisfaction and the bottom line that goes unrealized.... Read More

It has been a long held struggle with trucks and trailers to eliminate or prevent salt from corroding important components of their vehicles. But what does this really mean in terms of life expectancy?

According to a study by School Bus Fleet Magazine, a survey across North America had some stunning results. In the survey 81% of the respondents encountered salt on their roads, 19% did not encounter any salt on their roads:... Read More

Recently at two tradeshows with the Trucking Industry folks, we discussed what a clean truck means in today's world.

1. Image – a clean truck is your traveling billboard. Would you not be angry if your billboard sign was obscured by dirt, oxidation and fading graphics?
2. Life of vehicle – there wasn't one person surveyed who didn't believe a truck will last longer when cleaned regularly.
3. Cleaning a vehicle more often actually hinders dirt from collecting and is easier to clean ongoing.
4. Vehicle Inspections - a dirty truck and a clean truck traveling down a highway, who would be pulled over for an inspection first? Unanimous decision on this one.

5. Washing a truck without applying a brush will not totally clean what is required for a "great" image. Pressure washers also damage electrical and graphics when not operated properly.
6. Cleaning outside in the parking lot is not allowed? Unanimous that this practice will be banned in the future as the sewer drains go directly to the streams and rivers (ultimately the lakes and oceans). This can't be good for the environment.
7. Public washes are not cost effective for large fleets. Too much time and money is spent to travel back and forth with an inconsistent result.

8. Rain water does not actually remove grease, oil, gasoline or oxidation. In fact without soap and a brush cleaning, the streaks and rusting causes irrevocable damage resulting in leaks and failure of hardware.
9. Employees are much more satisfied with their work driving a clean truck. Both customers and drivers image is heightened with a clean, shiny truck arriving to their business.

So why do so many vehicles not get washed in today's world? Simply put, the consensus is cost. Today's economic times require budgetary restraints. First item to go in the maintenance world is washing.... Read More

What impact does a CLEAN vehicle have on your customers and employees? Do you have a clean and green strategy toward your image? If your answer is no, keep reading to understand the impact that neglecting this area may have on your future for retaining employees and recruiting.... Read More

In certain applications Intermodal transportation, the combination and integration of at least 2 transport modes, can be a cost effective and environmentally friendly complement to road transport for the handling of shipped goods. With diesel prices having increased y/y by over 33% to $3.908 a US gallon, the intermodal option is being considered more frequently, but at what price?... Read More