Fleets with large amounts of trucks will produce all sorts of pollution when they're travelling cross country. You have to work on your trucks to make sure that their emissions systems are in order. Your diesel emissions need to be in order for your company to comply with the Federal Clean Air Act. Every major trucking company has to have a staff of trained professionals responsible for carrying out thorough inspections of every vehicle in your fleet before they head out on long trips. Trucks that are improperly repaired produce diesel emissions that are well above acceptable levels.
Planning for a Long Trip
Trucks that travel hundreds of miles on a regular basis endure a lot of damage. You have to have a trained staff in charge of looking at each car before it heads out on the road. The last thing you would want to have happen is for one of your trucks to break down in the middle of a long trip. You should spare no expense in making sure your trucks are properly maintained. Minor repairs will only go so far, so you might as well do it right the first time, every time.
Mitigating Out of Control Expenses
The amount of pollution the trucks in your fleet will send out has a tendency to multiply exponentially. Your company's carbon footprint will directly impact how the public views it. Everyone is moving in a direction where they're more inclined to pursue things that are environmentally friendly. It doesn't matter if people are dealing directly with trucking companies. They will be brutally honest in their opinions about the trucking businesses that they feel are being environmentally irresponsible. You will have difficulties in rehabilitating your image when you have developed this kind of reputation. You might as well work with your trucks to make sure that they won't be a problem.
Developing an Environmentally Friendly Reputation
Companies in every industry are being judged at this moment for what they're doing for the environment. If they're not doing right by it, they usually get slammed. It doesn't matter if the people doing the criticizing are merely casual observes. As soon as the word gets out that a company is not doing their part to take care of the environment, they will have a hard time coming back. It's better to work on developing a sincere reputation for environmentally friendly initiatives now than it is to wait until it's too late.
Recognizing What Works
Trucking fleets are only as good as the drivers responsible for driving them. You have to know how to relate to each of them as individuals, not for the role that they fill in your company. Your relationships with your drivers will determine their level of loyalty. It's ill-advised to have to turnover your drivers on a regular basis. The task of having to find new drivers is insurmountable. You will likely have people in mind for the vacated positions, but you have to keep a steady pool of drivers.
Planning for a Long Trip
Trucks that travel hundreds of miles on a regular basis endure a lot of damage. You have to have a trained staff in charge of looking at each car before it heads out on the road. The last thing you would want to have happen is for one of your trucks to break down in the middle of a long trip. You should spare no expense in making sure your trucks are properly maintained. Minor repairs will only go so far, so you might as well do it right the first time, every time.
Mitigating Out of Control Expenses
The amount of pollution the trucks in your fleet will send out has a tendency to multiply exponentially. Your company's carbon footprint will directly impact how the public views it. Everyone is moving in a direction where they're more inclined to pursue things that are environmentally friendly. It doesn't matter if people are dealing directly with trucking companies. They will be brutally honest in their opinions about the trucking businesses that they feel are being environmentally irresponsible. You will have difficulties in rehabilitating your image when you have developed this kind of reputation. You might as well work with your trucks to make sure that they won't be a problem.
Developing an Environmentally Friendly Reputation
Companies in every industry are being judged at this moment for what they're doing for the environment. If they're not doing right by it, they usually get slammed. It doesn't matter if the people doing the criticizing are merely casual observes. As soon as the word gets out that a company is not doing their part to take care of the environment, they will have a hard time coming back. It's better to work on developing a sincere reputation for environmentally friendly initiatives now than it is to wait until it's too late.
Recognizing What Works
Trucking fleets are only as good as the drivers responsible for driving them. You have to know how to relate to each of them as individuals, not for the role that they fill in your company. Your relationships with your drivers will determine their level of loyalty. It's ill-advised to have to turnover your drivers on a regular basis. The task of having to find new drivers is insurmountable. You will likely have people in mind for the vacated positions, but you have to keep a steady pool of drivers.
About the Author:
When the California Air Resource Board's diesel emissions regulations first came out, Michael Schwartz, now President of FleetServ, started getting calls from panicked Fleet Managers looking for straight-forward info and compliance assistance. While FleetServ (formerly known as ACT Compliance) was originally formed to meet this need, over time it has evolved into much more.
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