Owners Wrestle With Halt in New Production + Critical Part Delays that Ground Trucks The ongoing supply chain crisis, impacted largely by a historic backlog at major ports on the West Coast, is hitting fleets particularly hard. In addition to preventing companies from accessing critical repair parts like DEF sensors... Read More +
New announcement cites increase of up to 9% on select products beginning Nov. 4 As costs associated with production and transportation of base oils and lubricants continue to climb, additive manufacturers have now announced an increase of up to 9% on select products beginning Nov. 4, 2021. It’s important to... Read More +
Salinas Valley Farmers Face an Uphill Battle Thanks to Pending Regulations, Trucking Shortages, and Ongoing Dents in Demand With over 1.4 million acres in Salinas Valley dedicated to agriculture, the region is well known as the “Salad Bowl of the World.” Crops ranging from lettuce to broccoli, spinach, strawberries, and... Read More +
Awaiting Funding, Chips for America Act to Invest $52 Billion in U.S. Chip Manufacturing Amid an ongoing semiconductor shortage that continues to significantly impact the ability to complete vehicle builds for automotive and fleets, automobile industry leaders and unions have linked up to push Congress to move on the Chips... Read More +
An SCL Case Study on How Drain Intervals, Fuel Efficiency Figure in Long Term Costs have gone up on just about every product and service in every industry sector, from automotive to maritime, industrial manufacturing to agriculture. And while most companies are responding by pinching pennies here and there or... Read More +
Updated Website Tool Showcases Potential Savings Over 15W-40 Options for 10W-30 An update to the SCL online fuel calculator allows fleet customers to get a broader and more accurate picture of the potential savings that could come with a switch to 10W-30 over 15W-40, as well as different outcomes for... Read More +
Decreased Restaurant Demand Leads to Reliance on Reefers as Outside Storage Amid national efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), restaurants nationwide have closed their doors to customers following state mandates urging residents to stay at home. Those restrictions have resulted in quite a conundrum for grocery distribution centers,... Read More +
SCL Shares Insight on What Partners in Trucking, Logistics are Saying, Experiencing In the face of new state-sponsored shelter-in-place mandates, increasing measures to keep people at home worldwide, and economic disruptions in nearly all industry sectors globally, businesses are grappling with how to stay open and afloat. The coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More +
Shipping Delays, Disruptions in Manufacturing and Logistics Already Being Felt As China and now several other countries continue to experience devastating health effects of the coronavirus, impact is also being felt among American businesses, including automotive, manufacturing and oil. As industries across the board experience shipment delays and disruptions in... Read More +
Holiday Trucking and the Holidays It has been said that the trucking industry is the life blood of the U.S. economy, moving more goods and services across the north American continent than one can even imagine. There are times throughout the year when demand for transport via trucking dramatically spikes... Read More +
Leer en EspañolMassive Driver Shortages in the Trucking Industry According to a report by Axios, there are many industries in the United States that are having a tough time filling critical employment roles, such as construction workers, farmers, truck drivers and first responders. Despite good pay and benefits, there is a giant... Read More +
Leer en EspañolHow the World’s #1 Rideshare App is Utilizing Self-Driving Trucks Roughly 15.5 million trucks in operation in the United States. 2 million of these trucks are tractor trailers and are operated by nearly 3.5 million truck drivers. At the helm of one of America’s most iconic occupations, the trucking industry... Read More +
The Safest, Most Comfortable Truck Ever “Semi is the safest, most comfortable truck ever,” according to Tesla.com. A lofty statement, but with prototypes of the electric semi tractor/trailer/truck on the ground and pre-orders being taken, the Tesla Semi Truck is gaining serious traction within the freight and hauling industry. With four... Read More +
There’s not much in this country and in the world that doesn’t spend at least a little bit of time in transit on a truck. The trucking industry delivers our most essential commodities – fuel, eggs, milk, bread, vegetables, and they bring to our doorstep all of the shiny trappings... Read More +
Petroleum products power our cars, heat our homes, light our buildings and move a myriad of consumer goods around the country. The methods by which petroleum products – specifically oil – travels is a fascinating, interconnected web of pipelines, rail lines, shipping lines and trucking routes. Crude oil transportation is... Read More +
