Original post updated on 12/13/17 Heavy-duty, commercial trucking fleets can experience a variety of issues with batteries on a regular basis. Proper battery maintenance is an important part of keeping…

A fully-charged battery will perform well in cold weather—it’s when the batteries become severely discharged that fleets will start to see problems. It is well known that cold weather makes…

It is well known that fleets perform more jumpstarts during the cold winter months. This happens because cold motors require more energy to start and the weather can cause batteries…

Last week, Bruce Purkey continued his winter preparation webinar series by sharing with us some tips and best practices for readying liftgate systems for winter. In his webinar, Bruce gave…

As with every part of your heavy-duty vehicle, your liftgate charging system needs to be tested not only at installation, but it also needs an occasional checkup to ensure that it’s performing…

Last week, Bruce Purkey shared with us some tips and best practices for readying the tractor for winter. In his webinar, Bruce referenced the Technology Maintenance Council (TMC) RP-129, which…

Running preventative maintenance tests on a regular basis (at least every 6 months) is an opportunity to help keep drivers from experiencing unexpected problems or getting stuck in situations with…

Halloween is approaching, and winter isn’t far behind it! It won’t be long until cold weather hits in earnest and the yearly cycle of vehicle maintenance begins. In the heavy-duty…

Our new DIRECT™ line combines all the best features of our original charging systems with a solution that saves you space on the trailer by integrating the liftgate charging system…

The secret is out…the DIRECT™ liftgate charging system is moving in with the nosebox! Purkeys has been offering liftgate charging solutions for 15 years, but fleets are finding that there are…