Case Studies

Ron Diamond is typical of the drivers who run out of Meijer Logistic’s distribution facility in Newport, Michigan. He drops and hooks trailers about 10 times a day and says it can be tiring. Dropping and hooking are integral to the operation of Grand Rapids-based Meijer Stores, which has 228 tractors and 2,850 trailers in …

If Nationwide Rail Services was to include “safety” as a line item in its assets, it would not seem far-fetched to its insurance carrier. The 30 drivers employed by NRS perform 300 to 400 drop-and-hook operations every day, with a chance for injury each time – more so as the average age of the driver …

As a self-described “efficiency nut,” Joel Morrow has spent his 30-year career behind the wheel trying to extract the most productivity possible out of his rig. With nearly four million miles logged, Morrow has had plenty of time for trial-and-error and keeps exacting records on his deliveries in order to measure and evaluate the impact …

Ask any driver handling 5 to 7 drop and hook operations a day and they will be the first to agree that fatigue and injuries from cranking the landing gear takes its toll on their comfort, safety and health. One fleet taking steps to change that is West Side Transportation from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With …

The Idaho Transportation Department has many trucks on the road every day to perform construction and maintenance. One of those trucks – a 2006 Mack® Granite™ – had been outfitted with an Altec® digger/derrick body so that it could be used to install and service traffic signs. The ride of the truck was harsh; so …

Link and PACCAR have partnered on the development of cab suspensions for over 25 years. This partnership continued when Link was chosen as the cab/sleeper suspension solution provider for this new sleeper cab program. This program was launched for four different models of PACCAR trucks. The Link team was challenged to provide a sleeper suspension …