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Articles Tagged with ''beverage fleet''

Top tips for maintaining a green fleet

How to maintain a fuel-efficient, green fleet
Tom Kelley
August 15, 2017
One of the best ways to reduce exhaust emissions and cut fuel costs obviously is to burn less fuel. Although fuel prices have substantially decreased in the past few years and have largely stabilized for now, beverage fleets remain proactive about reducing their fuel consumption. Between route/load optimization and updates to the latest drivetrain technology, the low-hanging fuel-economy fruit has been thoroughly harvested. Among the more common fuel saving strategies reported is the use of factory-installed idle shut-down timers to reduce unnecessary engine idling.
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Tire retreading saves on fleet maintenance costs

Many factors influence retreadability
Tom Kelley
February 15, 2017
As urban legends go, the belief that retreaded tires aren’t safe or practical ranks up there with the idea that one can find an honest politician during an election year. The reality is that a retreaded tire produced by a top-quality retreader will perform as well as a comparable new tire and at a lower price.
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Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling’s history runs deep

Bottler acquires territories, assets from Coca-Cola Refreshments
Tom Kelley
January 16, 2017
For a family-run company that has been in the beverage business for more than a century, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Atlantic, Iowa, is by no means stuck in the past. Late last year, the company grew from two locations to nine, expanding its territory to cover most of Iowa and portions of adjoining states. As part of the acquisition, Atlantic also has accelerated its shift to end-load equipment, including the recent purchase of 16 new Kenworth T370 tractors and 13 new trailers.
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The 2016 State of the Beverage Fleet Industry

Small vans continue to gain in popularity
Tom Kelley
December 16, 2016
Beverage Industry conducted its annual fleet survey to get the latest data on the size and makeup of current delivery fleets as well as operational concerns and strategies. Continuing trends in this year’s results include the popularity of small vans, as well as the continuing split in favor of end-load trucks and trailers versus traditional side-load equipment.
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Welcome to Beverage Industry

Publication acquires BevOps Fleet Summit
Steve Pintarelli
November 14, 2016
At the end of September, Beverage Industry’s parent company BNP Media acquired Beverage World as well as its successful and well-attended BevOps Fleet Summit. Through this acquisition, the BNP Media Events team now will manage and produce the BevOps Fleet Summit, while Beverage World’s digital and print properties ceased operations, with October being the final print publication.
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2017 Trucks Report: Engine releases address fuel efficiency

New technology eases trailer operation
Tom Kelley
November 14, 2016
Ford Motor Co.’s new F-Series Super Duty will offer Trailer Reverse Guidance, a technology that uses cameras to see more angles, monitor conditions surrounding the truck and provide real-time coaching guidance while maneuvering a trailer. The Super Duty is the first Ford vehicle to offer as many as seven cameras, three of which are used in Trailer Reverse Guidance. More than just digital rearview mirrors, the functions of these cameras include the following:
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Beverage Industry unveils Best Fleet Graphics winners

Distributors use graphics to support marketing messages
Tom Kelley
October 14, 2016
As the product mix handled by most distributors continues to grow, so, too, have the market niches for which a distributor needs to create a diverse range of marketing messages and effective methods to deliver those messages. Vehicle graphics continue to deliver locally targeted messages to a large and diverse audience.
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Beverage fleet training essential for fleet safety, efficiency

Maintaining driver training program essential
Tom Kelley
August 15, 2016
In today's business world, the toughest expenses to plan for are the direct and indirect costs that arise from meeting regulations and the instable regulatory environment.
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Regulations impact beverage fleet management

Meeting regulations costly for fleet trucks
Tom Kelley
July 15, 2016
In today’s business world, the toughest expenses to plan for are the direct and indirect costs that arise from meeting regulations and the instability of this environment.
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Paragon routing software

Telematics improve visibility, increase cost savings

ELD mandate to go into effect in December 2017
Barbara Harfmann
June 15, 2016

In today’s fast-paced world, having the ability to communicate quickly and easily is important. This is especially true in beverage warehouse and distribution operations where time is money and using telematics to track the location, movement, status and behavior of beverage vehicles can help get the most bang for the buck.


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