Vans, Trucks & Fleet

There’s no way around it: Running a business in the plumbing industry means a lot of time on the road. You and...

When Mark Treglia started up his plumbing firm in 2014 in Nevada’s Reno-Sparks metro area, about $17,000 of his initial investment went...

Most fleet managers know that vehicle maintenance takes two forms: scheduled and unscheduled. In the same way that regularly scheduled health checkups...

Within every plumbing contractor’s business is a subbusiness that’s an exceedingly important cog in the wheel — the subbusiness of fleet and...

Hot weather can cause costly damage to your trucks if you’re not prepared. If you don’t have a proper truck maintenance plan...

Boston Standard Co. in Massachusetts owns several different kinds of service vehicles. But it’s slowly transitioning to full-size Ford Transits as the...

It might seem like a dramatic claim, but disorganized service trucks can have a real cost for business owners. Brham Trim, owner of...

Campbell Plumbing and Drain Cleaning in Eastlake, Ohio, relies heavily on a silent partner of sorts that works without pay, improves on-the-job...

It’s an age-old question in the world of trucking: Should I buy new tires or consider retreads? First, I should explain what a...

In the daily management of equipment and job site priorities, busy plumbing contractors risk having preventative maintenance of vehicles and equipment fall...

In work truck fleets, operator safety is a paramount concern. Adding safety options can have huge payoffs in terms of insurance savings,...

Hackney names new northeast regional sales manager VT Hackney has hired Michael Puhl as its northeast regional sales manager. He will be charged...

Given enough time, any object made of iron or steel that’s exposed to oxygen or moisture will oxidize, or rust. Exposure to...

Over the course of a year and 12 issues of Plumber magazine, a lot of words are dedicated to the work that...

Reliability and power rank high on Chuck Lang Jr.’s criteria for investing in trailer-mounted water jetters. His company — Chuck’s Septic Tank, Sewer &...

Some quests are quixotic, such as the never-ending search for a fountain of youth. Others are more realistic but perhaps just as...

The vast majority of vocational trucks serving the plumbing industry are driven by gasoline. However, alternative power sources — natural gas, propane,...