How You Can Keep Tractor and Liftgate Batteries Balanced During Deliveries It’s difficult to keep liftgate batteries charged when trucks make multiple stops within a short amount of time. Less…

Adding Integrated Controls with Timer and Low Voltage Disconnect to Inverters Can Save Batteries Drivers will use devices like laptops, microwaves, and other appliances to help them adjust to life…

Fleets should keep a clean and organized battery room. Step-by-step instructions for the equipment used in the room should be posted. A disorganized room can lead to uncharged batteries, wasted…

Knowing Your Electrical Needs Can Help You Pick the Right Battery Each year, heavy-duty commercial trucking fleets lose time and money because of dead batteries. Fleets place very high demands…

Challenge In 2010, a heavy-duty commercial trucking fleet needed to power CPAP medical equipment for its drivers without idling tractors during rest periods.  The fleet estimated around 35 percent of…

Heavy-duty commercial trucking fleets should always check their stock of replacement wire to see what type of insulation they are buying. The wrong insulated wire can overheat and ignite under…

While it’s often said that batteries are the heart of the electrical system for heavy-duty commercial trucks, the alternator plays very important daily roles in charging the system, including: Providing…

HOW A CUSTOM HARNESS CAN BE YOUR SIMPLE ANSWER When directors of maintenance and technicians of heavy-duty, commercial trucking fleets think of harnesses, the first thing that comes to mind…

Case Study: Reduced Component Usage and Wasted Warranty Returns Challenge One of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America hired Purkeys to solve electrical challenges as their fleet grew…