Have you ever wondered how much it'll cost to rent vs. own your truck or equipment? We've built a total cost of ownership model to help you all think through the best way to save money for your business. Comment on our post and we'll be sure to send you a model, for free! Here's a sample of how it works, using publicly available information and prices online: #totalcostofownership #TCO #rentvsbuy #trucking #fleetmanagement #benchmarking #ROI #fleetinsight #rentalinsights
The Work Truck Depot
Information Services
The Place to Go to Learn Everything About Work & Specialty Trucks
About us
The Work Truck Depot is a daily blog and central information hub for all things truck and truck-mounted equipment. The idea behind Work Truck Depot is to get smart people connected and working on opportunities, challenges and problems in today’s challenging marketplace. We make connections across markets – from data to information, from physical transactions to financials, and most importantly – people to people connections. We will be posting daily blogs as well as additional market analytics and insights to educate investors, buyers, fleet managers, and more about the ins-and outs of Work Trucks.
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https://theworktruckdepot.com/
External link for The Work Truck Depot
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- Information Services
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- 1 employee
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- Self-Employed
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- 2024
- Specialties
- Strategic Planning and Evaluations, Market Assessments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Coaching & Corporate Training, Speaker at Corporate Functions & Associations, Divestitures, Market Presentations, and Operational Excellence
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Truck Driver SHORTAGE, Help! According to the IRU, a world transport organization, the Global truck driver shortage to double by 2028 to exceed 7 Million open positions. Fleet Managers! You voiced the lack of availability of quality truck drivers... here's what you can do to address it. It might be simplistic, but it works. But long term, how do I pick which autonomous driving system to use? We will address it tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a great article displaying the gravity of the situation...https://lnkd.in/dmZsiark #fleetmanagement #truckingindustry #truckfleets #autonomoustrucks #ai #worktrucks #artificialintelligence
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What scares you when making a big purchase? We asked truck buyers what their biggest FRUSTRATIONS, DESIRES, & FEARS when buying a vocational truck...we'll break this down over the coming month! #bigspender #transparentprices #trustworthy #ontimedelivery #problemsolvers #safetyfirst #totalcostofownership
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WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND QUALITY USED TRUCKS? Have you ever thought about where the best place is to find Used Trucks? It's not quite as easy as buying a used car or personal vehicle. The Used Truck Marketplaces capabilities are significantly lagging behind the automotive industry...take a look at how they stack up! Since it's so hard to judge a good deal on trucks, we'll start doing a Truck of the Week, which highlights a high quality asset at a rock solid price, until someone develops a better way to compare vehicles! See how these marketplaces break down, and why #carvana is leading the pack! #truckoftheweek Before you buy any used truck, you'll want to triple check the inspection report to make sure you're aware of all kinks or issues.
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For all you fleet managers out there, we know it can be difficult to determine your needs when it comes to #worktrucks. We've taken the liberty of outlining many of the considerations, along with a few tricks to help with your selection. For axle configuration, we recommend checking out TruckScience.com to assist with technical information, Truck chassis combinations, and Compliance checks to assure safety on the road. #truckscience #upfitter #
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Have you ever wondered what size truck requires a Commercial Drivers License? Or how Light, Medium, and Heavy Duty Trucks are different? Here's a good way to learn the difference! #worktrucks #heavyduty #trucking
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Boom Trucks are the name given to a commercial truck with a hydraulic crane attached to it. This is a breakdown of the Market size of straight lift booms. There are two types of booms, straight lift booms or articulating telescopic cranes. We demonstrate here who are the key OEMs, Key Dealers, Key Rental Companies, and more. Our next post will focus on Used retail pricing, relative to new that's published in the market as well as recent auction results to compare to, both used and auction have much larger volumes to share on pricing than publicly published new sales prices or rental rates. #boomtrucks #cranelife
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Here's the tip of the iceberg when it comes to getting smart on Hydrovac Trucks, but what's important to know is that this is a quickly emerging market and is a fairly new product to market, with many different applications across a variety of industries. Here are some key facts, figures, and points of information to anyone looking to get smarter on the subject!
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These are the types of work trucks and associated Equipment & Body manufacturers. Keep in mind-For every one manufacturer listed here, there are dozens more, but these are some of the headliners in the Work Truck Industry. Now that we've established the Chassis, Equipment and Body product types and OEMs, you're well on your way to being an expert! Monday's (3/25) post will be a deep dive on the Hydrovac manufacturers, dealer network, rental companies, and more...aggregating all high-quality public information!
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