Recently there have been reports that tire techs have been flooding tires with too much water-based lube when mounting tires. This excess amount of lube starts corrosion in the tire/rim assembly and will interfere with the performance of ALL internal balancing media including the Counteract Balancing Beads that I have been associated with since that product was tested at Auburn University. What happened to the concept of ONLY clean dry air going into the tire?... Read More

I have to agree with Tom Kretsinger that being asked to share my life on Big Truck TV as a blogger has made the future for me not what it used to be. I just got back from the Mid-America Truck Show where I was asked if I was THE Bob Rutherford on Big Truck. I was also asked by an exhibitor what it would take for me to blog about their company and products. Off the top of my head I said I guess you have got to become part of my life. To backup what Tom said, “I often have people I don’t know come up to me at industry events to talk about something I posted. Talk about networking!... Read More

I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have been told that “every big rig in America needs to be running my product.” As I dig into the facts I usually find there is a reason the world has not beat a path to the prospective client’s door. A few years ago I was following my standard procedure:... Read More

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

by Jeff Sibio, Director, Industry Marketing Trucking / Fleet Management & Postal CEP at Intermec, a Descartes United by Design Alliance Partner

Posted under the Mobile Resource Management category, this article first appeared on June 8, 2011 in Descartes' Making Things Move Blog.... Read More