Most successful entrepreneurs can tell stories of humble beginnings where product and service development slowly eased into their targeted marketplace. This is not necessarily so for the Tavassoli brothers and Coencorp. Their beginnings were far from humble, and they exploded onto the transit scene with one of the country's largest public transit companies. Here is what happened.
Topics: fleet fuel management, fleet maintenance, fleet management, Mass Transit
The Usual Suspects: Top 5 Fleet Mechanical Failures
Private car drivers and commercial transportation truckers alike share our highways. This combination of driver skills and behaviors is an increasingly dangerous mix. Since 2015 there has been an increasing trend in highway fatality numbers. The recent U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report elaborates on the true meaning of one of the more minor statistical causes, mechanical failures. While the impact they indicate is anything but small, the good news is that it is far more preventable than currently practiced.
Topics: fleet maintenance, preventive maintenance, safety, Mass Transit