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  • Electric Work Truck
    August 1, 2023

    How to Smooth the Road to Electric Work Trucks

    By Christopher Lyon

    There are good reasons for many fleets to switch to electric power. But converting a fleet of work trucks to run on electricity is no flip of a switch. To start with, producing a work truck is far from simple. [...]

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  • Green truck alternative
    August 1, 2023

    Electric Work Trucks: The Greening of the Green Industry

    By Jonathan T. Parrott, Ph.D., CTSP

    Northern Tree Service’s biggest clients are utilities, so Northern is ready to embrace electric propulsion. In its initial assessment, Northern has focused on products like the Ford Lightning pickup truck for sales and safety managers. Ford Lighting Pro package photo [...]

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  • discussing credit in commercial lending near a white truck
    August 1, 2023

    The Importance of Credit in Commercial Lending

    By Liz Boone

    Many times customers, especially those just getting started in the industry, wonder why credit is so important in commercial lending. I can tell you, sometimes it’s easier to buy a brand-new car than a used piece of equipment. In this [...]

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  • Bank failures
    August 1, 2023

    Managing Cash and Avoiding Bank Failures

    By Mark E. Battersby

    The recent wave of bank failures has put a new focus on the security and stability of financial institutions. Even with protections in place, a bank’s failure can be disruptive. It can cause delays and confusion regarding access to funds, [...]

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  • August 1, 2023

    Cultural and Efficiency Excellence – Using Personality Assessments to Benefit Your Organization

    By Joshua David Caudill, CSP, ASP, CHST

    How can we create a safe working environment, where efficiency modeling is used to highlight our biggest resource – our people? Being open to actively listening to differing opinions can enhance leadership effectiveness, creating engaging and sustainable work. Here, attendees [...]

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