Every day Roadranger delivers innovative technologies to the trucking industry that improve fuel economy, safety, driver retention and more. Read about our recent success stories below.
Automated Transmissions
Lafarge Pours Praise on UltraShift PLUS Transmissions (PDF, 1MB)
Equipment Manager of Lafarge Canada raves about the low-speed maneuverability, safety features and driver approval of the UltraShift PLUS transmissions.
UltraShift PLUS Helps Construction Customers (PDF, 2MB)
Construction customers are seeing improvements in safety and performance, as well as reduced maintenance with the UltraShift PLUS transmissions.
UltraShift Transmissions Keeping P&S Drivers Content and Productive (PDF, 1 MB)
Flatbed carrier, P&S Trucking out of Birmingham, Alabama, keeps it drivers happy with offering UltraShift transmissions in their trucks. In addition to drivers loving the transmissions, they have also seen fuel efficiency improvements.
Purolator Courier Ltd Finds UltraShift Transmissions Reduce Fuel and Maintenance Costs (PDF, 560KB)
As Canada’s largest courier company, Purolator has found that the UltraShift automated transmissions can help reduce their fuel costs, lower maintenance expenses and assist with driver retention rates.
Averitt Express Chooses Fuller UltraShift LST for 500 Truck Order (PDF, 354KB)
Leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management improves driver satisfaction and retention with Fuller UltraShift transmission.
The Fuller UltraShift Highway Value (HV) is Shifting Perceptions (PDF, 300KB)
UltraShift HV customers note significant fuel savings and increases in driver satisfaction.
L.J. Kennedy Trucking: UltraShift Delivers on Bottom Line and Good For Drivers (PDF, 76KB)
When you’re running full 80,800-lb. loads of building materials — lumber, gypsum board, steel, pipes, and roofing materials — primarily,on the congested highways and cramped city streets of the Northeast, the very last thing you want to do is shift gears. Not only does it become a physically arduous task for truck drivers, says Mike Derrig, but all that constant shiftingis none too good for the gears and the clutch. That's why the fleet turned to the Fuller UltraShift transmission.
Schneider Likely to Shift Fleet to Automatic Transmissions (PDF, 31KB)
Schneider National's safety directory said he was "99 percent certain" the firm would convert its entire 12,000-truck fleet to automatic transmissions beginning in 2007, part of a growing trend amoung carriers of all sizes. "Automatic transmissions are the No. 1 safety device at Schneider National," said Don OSterberg, director of driver safety.
Clutch
G-E-N-U-I-N-E Spells Success for International Truck Dealer (PDF, 3MB)
Mark Rechtien, a veteran south Florida truck dealer, has learned well over the years the value of genuine components - especially the value of genuine Eaton clutches.
Collision Warning Systems
VORAD Helping Generate Steady Profits at Pohl Transportation (PDF, 2MB)
Harold J. Pohl, president of Pohl Transportation, Inc. in Versailles, Ohio, is a hard core proponent of safety. And he's just as enthusiastic about making sure his 130-truck fleet generates consistent profits.
VORAD Now a Standard Spec at Hoffman Transportation (PDF, 2MB)
When Jerry Curl, maintenance director for Hoffman Transportation in Joliet, Ill., decided in 2002 to retrofit a couple of his trucks with VORAD collision warning systems, he knew success would depend almost entirely on his drivers willingness to accept the new technology. After some initial reluctance, those early users eventually recognized the value of VORAD, reports Curl today, and he has continued to invest in the systems were since.
Eaton’s VORAD Major Piece of L.J. Kennedy Safety Plan (PDF, 2MB)
Preparation is an important key to a successful safety program, believes Mike Derrig, director of maintenance for L.J. Kennedy Trucking, a Kearny, N.J.-based building materials hauler with some 400 tractors and 800 flatbed trailers. That’s why L.J. Kennedy decided about three years ago to start equipping all new trucks with a complete arsenal of safety components.
