We didn't miss a load, and we delivered loads during the storm to keep customers operational. A s a small company in an ultra-competitive business, RBT must hold down costs and maximize utilization of its resources. For a few select customers, the company slip-seats drivers. Instead of 420 miles a day, the same truck can make two runs to the same place 840 miles per day. RBT is also working with customers and shippers to reduce deadhead miles between shipments and to secure more backhauls.
Fleet management is committed to cutting maintenance costs and time.
The company's new T2000s feature Kenworth's Extended Service Interval option, according to Roger Jernigan, director of maintenance. RBT is experimenting with longer drain intervals on its older trucks. Now we are at 20,000 miles for the whole fleet, and we are experimenting with some of the older trucks at 25,000 miles. Caterpillar's Scheduled Oil Sampling is used to check engine wear and make intelligent decisions about pushing out drain intervals. We try to watch trends and see if a problem is developing that needs our attention.