4 Fleet Maintenance | November/December 2017
CONTENTS / NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
On the cover: Photo courtesy of TMC
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
8 UPTIME
A shift in perspective can impact
your view.
49 FLEET PARTS
& COMPONENTS
What’s new in products for more
efficient fleet operation.
54 TOOLS &
EQUIPMENT
A roundup of the latest
tool and equipment
offerings.
61 CLASSIFIEDS
Product and service
offerings.
Want to contribute? Contact us at
editor@VehicleServicePros.com
» COVER STORY
48 REMAN,
REBUILD,
REPLACE
Why remanufactured
components make good
business sense
By Tim Shaw
REMANUFACTURED
NATIONAL SALES AND
PRODUCT MANAGER,
HALDEX BRAKE
PRODUCTS
44 POWERTRAIN
The importance of
diagnosing
NVH issues
By Tom Bosler
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL
DRIVESHAFT PRODUCT
PLANNING FOR THE
COMMERCIAL-VEHICLE
BUSINESS, DANA
INCORPORATED
46 MANAGEMENT
Why are airplanes
so reliable?
By Joel Levitt
DIRECTOR OF
PROJECTS, RELIABILITY
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE,
RELIABILITYWEB.COM
62 GUEST
EDITORIAL
Addressing wheel end
performance problems
By John E. Rode
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER,
TEMPER CORPORATION
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12 How to conduct
a technician
skills competition
With benefits for both the employee and the
organization, there are a number of steps you can
take to hold successful skills competitions
for technicians.
» Recommendations for establishing
a successful competition
» Measured success with organizing technician
skills competitions
» Competitions have changed how we view training
26 ON THE VEHICLE
Best practices for wheel end
inspection and maintenance
Proper wheel end inspection
and maintenance can help avoid
catastrophic wheel offs.
» Inspection, rebuilding and
reassembly of submerged
wheel ends
34 IN THE BAY
Exhaust and emission
aftertreatment systems
explained
Aftertreatment systems affect vehicle
efficiency and performance.
» How To Avoid Potential Problems
When Servicing Cummins ISX15
Engines
38 SHOP OPERATIONS
TWO-PART SERIES ON MAKING
THE MOST OF BIG DATA
Part 1: How to leverage Big
Data to improve vehicle
maintenance processes
It begins with good data collection
and effective analysis.
Part 2: Big Data for
predictive maintenance
An approach to establishing a
predictive maintenance strategy
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