Core Industry & Operations
This term describes the total number of vehicles a company owns or operates, from sedans to tractor-trailers.
What is a fleet?
This bright-colored fluid keeps a vehicle’s engine cool and prevents it from freezing in winter.
What is antifreeze
DOT – The federal agency that sets and enforces safety regulations for all U.S. commercial motor vehicles.
What is the Department of Transportation
This country is home to the world’s largest bus network, operating more than 3 million vehicles every day.
What is India
A Department of Transportation inspection that checks brakes, tires, lights, and driver credentials is commonly called this.
What is a DOT inspection?
The thick black smoke from a diesel engine often signals a problem with this air-to-fuel component.
What is the fuel injector
PM – A scheduled service that includes oil changes, filter replacements, and inspections to prevent breakdowns.
What is Preventive Maintenance
This icy continent has no permanent roads—yet specially equipped vehicles still deliver supplies to research stations.
What is Antarctica
This term refers to regularly scheduled service like oil changes and filter replacements, designed to avoid costly breakdowns.
What is preventive maintenance
Fleet managers often track this measurement—expressed in 32nds of an inch—to know when it’s time to replace tires.
What is tread depth
ELD – This onboard device automatically records driving time to ensure compliance with Hours of Service rules.
What is an Electronic Logging Device
In 2019, this Middle Eastern city debuted the world’s first driverless taxi fleet, using autonomous electric cars.
What is Dubai?
To legally operate a bus or truck over 26,001 pounds in the U.S., a driver must hold this class of license.
What is a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class B or A
This routine inspection checks brakes, steering, suspension, lights, and emergency equipment to meet Department of Transportation standards.
What is an annual DOT inspection
TCO – A budgeting metric that adds up purchase price, maintenance, fuel, insurance, and resale value to measure true cost.
What is Total Cost of Ownership
With a population of more than 37 million, this city’s subway system carries more passengers each year than any other on Earth.
What is Tokyo, Japan?
This type of fuel-saving practice includes strategies like gentle acceleration, maintaining steady speeds, and reducing idling.
What is eco-driving (or fuel-efficient driving techniques)
A sudden drop in oil pressure can lead to catastrophic engine failure because this critical part is no longer being lubricated.
What is the crankshaft
IFTA – The tax agreement that simplifies fuel reporting for carriers operating in multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
What is the International Fuel Tax Agreement
This country has more bicycles than people, with an estimated 23 million bikes for 17 million residents.
What is the Netherlands?