Each year in March, the trucking industry comes together in Louisville, Ky., for its single largest event, the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). As the industry’s key event, it’s fairly common for the chief executive officers of exhibiting companies to report on recent performance and prognosticate about the year to come.

During the last several years of working with beverage fleet managers, few topics have shown a solid division between strategy and practice.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro, N.C., announced that it has increased the work capacity of its western U.S. locations by 15 percent since January 2010, including the addition of nearly 80 truck service bays, 135 Volvo-certified technicians and nearly a 22 percent increase in parts inventory.

A primary duty in most management positions is controlling costs. 

In early 2012, commercial truck sales improved dramatically. 

 Winter weather and the harsh driving conditions that come with it can have a pronounced effect on any vehicle.  

The buzzwords “sustainability” and “efficiency” have permeated all aspects of business. 

 It is about that time of year again: time to start thinking about — and preparing for — deer-vehicle collision (DVC) season, or as some refer to it, deer-vehicle accident (DVA) season.