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same time doing our best to ensure we keep our
current technicians happy. "
Another challenge Truckway faces is not only
finding good technicians but also finding good
technicians that will work late shifts and weekends,
catering to the needs of their customers who
are on the roads 24/7.
" One of the things we have done to make
the late shifts more appealing
is to implement a larger
per-hour shift differential, " Silz
explained. " This can be as much
as a 20% increase in pay, based
on their base wage. "
Budgeting for EVs
For fleets looking to electrify,
Fleetio's Drews encourages
owners and managers to be
realistic about how feasible
that transition is for their
business and consider their
appetite for investment.
" Fleet managers should
consider what
level
of
charging infrastructure they
have in their in-house facilities
today, " Drews said. " Is your
organization prepared for the
capital investment required
to install all of these pieces of
machinery and the ongoing
uptick in the cost of electricity
to support these? "
He also encourages fleet
operators to get out and speak
to other fleets in the process
of electrification so they can
understand the challenges
they face, including a lack of
charging locations and the
associated downtime.
" It might be that there are lots
of chargers close by, but they
found that most of them aren't
operating correctly, " Drews said.
" You would have to wait two
hours just to be able to access
the ones that are left over.
Seeing how it works in the real
world, that's a priceless base. "
Silz believes the transition
to electrification for his fleet
won't happen anytime soon.
" Until the costs of electric
vehicles come down, mileage
ranges can be extended, and
the infrastructure is put in
place, this is a non-event for
most of our customers at this
time, " Silz said. " I do believe
the industry will eventually
get this right, but only a few
applications make sense right
now. Yard spotters make a
ton of sense to be electrified,
as those vehicles can sit and
charge all night and aren't
expected to haul heavy loads
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over long distances. Also, local delivery truck
fleets, buses, and postal service all haul lighter
loads and have predictable downtime. "
MCTS' McCorkel said that while fleets are dealing
with the messy middle and multiple powertrains,
it's best to stick to a single engine and a
single transmission. This makes budgeting for
training, tooling, and equipment easier for now.
" That narrows down what my staff has to be
exposed to and not having a lot of different parts
on their shelves, " he said. " Our 344 buses are all
Allison transmissions and all Cummins engines.
That simplifies it. "
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