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FleetOwner: BREAKING NEWS |
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Phillips demonstrates Permalogic Selector System
Feb 8, 2010 2:55 PM
At the 2010 Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting in Tampa, FL, Phillips Industries conducted a hands-on demonstration of their Permalogic Selector System; a system designed to more efficiently re-charge trailer liftgate batteries via either truck or refer unit batteries to reduce liftgate service calls...
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New heavy-duty starter from Remy
Feb 8, 2010 2:47 PM
Remy, Inc. unveiled the new Delco Remy 44M heavy duty starter at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) trade show in Tampa, FL – a starter equipped with patented technologies designed to ease installation, increase reliability, and providing a significantly longer life cycle than any starter on the market today. It will be available for sale in the fourth quarter this year, according to the company...
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New stainless steel air cleaners from Peterbilt
Feb 8, 2010 2:33 PM
Peterbilt Motors Co. is rolling out a new proprietary stainless steel, cowl mounted air cleaner and cap, developed in partnership with Donaldson Co., for its Models 389, 388 and 367 trucks, in both 13 and 15 inch diameters for single or dual side installations...
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GM offers full warranty for B20 in Duramax
Feb 8, 2010 2:29 PM
General Motors plans to offer full warranty coverage for fleets using approved B20 blended fuels in its 2011 model year heavy-duty pickups equipped with the Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine. The Durmax is covered under GM’s five-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty...
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Truck orders bottoming out
Feb 5, 2010 12:18 PM,
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Preliminary data indicates Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs dropped to 6,221 units in January this year, according to research firm FTR Associates . That marks the lowest level reached since July of 2002...
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Snap-on expands Flank Drive impact-socket line
Feb 5, 2010 12:16 PM
Snap-on has added almost 50 new sockets to expand its heavy-duty ¾ in. Flank Drive impact socket set. Flank Drive impact sockets are heat-treated to optimize service life with a lower hardness than traditional hand sockets, the company said...
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Pinnergy to install XataNet
Feb 5, 2010 12:10 PM
Pinnergy will be installing Xata Corp.’s XataNet fleet optimization software in 78 of its trucks in the Barnett Shale area of Texas, Xata has announced. Pinnergy is a provider of drilling, fluid and oil and gas waste disposal services to the energy industry...
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Dollars & Sense |
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Wake-up call
Apr 18, 2007 4:41 PM,
by Timothy D. Brady
DOT, trucking, logistics industry members and truckers need to wake up. They need to realize the purported driver shortage, driver pay, working conditions, and safety are all interconnected. To solve the safety problems, it’s necessary to address and resolve them all....
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Banking on your success
Mar 14, 2007 4:49 PM,
by Timothy D. Brady
Trucking is a risky business. The one who knows this better than anyone else is the owner of a small trucking company. Equipment is expensive to acquire and maintain, revenue is elusive, (here one day; gone to a cheaper hauler the next), and the liability risk is astronomical with one’s drivers constantly one vehicle away from a lawsuit eleven hours a day. Add to this, anyone with a CDL and a few thousand dollars can be trucking in just a few weeks, regardless of their knowledge of the business of trucking. So what separates the men from the boys, the women from the girls, when it comes to succeeding in trucking? The answer is another question: What is your strategy for becoming “Self-Capitalized?” In short, does your banker believe in you and your plan for success? Are you bankable? ...
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Security— What security?
Feb 12, 2007 11:58 AM,
by Timothy D. Brady
How safe are you really, when you’re out on the road? We hear on the news about how an individual registers at a trucking school, misses the first two days of class and shows up on the third day attired in dress slacks, dress shirt, loafers with no socks, ready to learn how to drive an eighteen-wheeler. And he isn’t interested in learning how to back the tractor-trailer rig. But he does want to know all about Haz-Mat hauling and background checks. Now that’s a red flag; and yes, Homeland Security was called and the individual is in custody while the investigation continues....
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