Truck Engineering CASE STUDY Truck design enhances productivity and lowers costs The customer operated a fleet of tractor trailers to haul product in regional areas across the United States. They struggled with a lack of standardization across their fleet and complying to legal standards. A “spring thaw” in northern Midwest states requires trucks to reduce axle weight during spring months to protect roadways. To ensure compliance, the company either had to find a way to reduce axle weight or had to avoid the specified state highways during that time period – impacting their customer service, productivity and costs. Our Solution Element Fleet Management studied the situation and took all technical, budgetary and legal factors into account to recommend a new design for the custome

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