Video: Interlube and Automated Lubrication Delivery

The benefits of switching from manual vehicle greasing to an onboard lube system

Aug 6, 2014

Fleet Maintenance editor David A. Kolman visits Gary Picard, a national accounts manager with Interlube Systems, a company that makes automated lubrication delivery systems and related components. They discuss the benefits to be gained by switching from manual vehicle greasing to using an onboard lube system. Among the benefits the two address are reduced vehicle wear and tear, maintenance and labor savings and increased vehicle uptime.

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