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Convert Phone Ups Into More Truck Sales, Service and Loyalty.

Convert Phone Ups Into More Truck Sales, Service and Loyalty

In the day-to-day operations of truck sales and service, each interaction with a potential customer is a chance to build...
4 Min ReadMar 25CDK Global Heavy Truck
Nine Ways to Improve Service Center Efficiency

9 Ways to Improve Service Center Efficiency

Dealership Service departments are a massive profit center, but inefficiencies can lead to costs in terms of time, money and...
4 Min ReadFeb 26CDK Global Heavy Truck
What’s Connected Truck Technology?

What’s Connected Truck Technology?

Today’s heavy-duty trucks can have more than 100 sensors, not to mention radar, lidar and camera systems. These heavy-commercial vehicles...
4 Min ReadJan 31CDK Global Heavy Truck
How to Improve Fleet Fuel Efficiency by Making the Right Spec Choices.

How to Improve Fleet Fuel Efficiency by Making the Right Spec Choices

Diesel fuel prices may be down today, they may tick up tomorrow, but no matter the cost historically, fuel costs...
4 Min ReadJan 17CDK Global Heavy Truck
How Truck Dealers Can Prepare for Right to Repair.

How Truck Dealers Can Prepare for Right to Repair

The road to wider data access for vehicle owners started almost a decade ago. Back in 2015, a Memorandum of...
4 Min ReadJan 10CDK Global Heavy Truck
Pick the Right Systems for Fleet Safety.

Pick the Right Systems for Fleet Safety

Any fleet manager will tell you that safety is a top priority. Though there’s been an overall decline in large...
4 Min ReadJan 3CDK Global Heavy Truck
Dealers Should Get Ready for Heavy Duty Electric Trucks Now.

Dealers Should Get Ready for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks Now

Trucking is currently in the “messy middle,” according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). The NACFE uses...
4 Min ReadNov 8CDK Global Heavy Truck
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems A D A S in Heavy Trucks.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in Heavy Trucks

In 2022, nearly 6,000 large trucks were involved in fatal crashes, according to the National Safety Council. In addition to...
4 Min ReadOct 28CDK Global Heavy Truck
 Three Keys to Help Reduce Truck Dealership Floor Plan Costs.

3 Keys to Help Reduce Truck Dealership Floor Plan Costs

Floor plan financing is necessary for running a truck dealership. It allows dealers to stock a selection of new and...
4 Min ReadOct 2CDK Global Heavy Truck
Six ways to find technician talent.

6 Ways to Find New Diesel Service Technician Talent

The need for diesel Technicians at truck dealerships continues unabated. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects approximately 24,300 openings for...
4 Min ReadSep 25CDK Global Heavy Truck
Why Your Entire Dealership Staff Needs to Know Trucks.

Why Your Entire Dealership Staff Needs to Know Trucks

The most successful companies are those in which every employee realizes they’re part of the Sales team even if their...
4 Min ReadJul 26CDK Global Heavy Truck
How to Use Video in Your Service Department.

How to Use Video in Your Service Department

Video has been used by truck dealerships as a marketing tool for many years, but there’s so much more that...
4 Min ReadJun 3CDK Global Heavy Truck