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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeOctober 25, 2016

What Smart Tanker Fleets Are Spec'ing

Owners of tank trailers keep them a long time. All the more reason to make sure when you buy a new one, you’re getting the best possible trailer for your operations for the price.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkOctober 24, 2016

Maximizing Truck Tire Tread Life

Excessive friction or uneven contact between the pavement and the tire will cause tread to wear away faster than you should. It’s important that you do all you can to keep your tires running straight and true.

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Fuel Smartsby Tom BergOctober 21, 2016

Engine Stop-Start System Saves Fuel for New York's Trash Trucks

New York City’s Department of Sanitation has been testing an engine stop-start system with impressive fuel savings.

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Fleet Managementby Jack RobertsOctober 21, 2016

Does Clean Equal Green?

Colorful, clean trucks can offer a gleaming, positive image of a fleet and the services it provides but can a regular wash program pay for itself, or is it just money down the drain?

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeOctober 20, 2016

How Carbon Express Did a 180 on Safety

When Steve Rush was an owner-operator, he would have laughed at the notion that one day he would be running a tanker fleet that would be recognized as the safest carrier by the National Tank Truck Council in the 15 million miles and under category.

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachOctober 20, 2016

The Vanishing Paper Trail

A paperless trucking operation is technologically possible, but don’t expect paper to go away anytime soon.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeOctober 19, 2016

Q&A: Daimler Trucks North America's Kary Schaefer

Find out what DTNA's new general manager of marketing and strategy, a career engineer, has to say about everything from the latest Freightliner and Detroit roll-outs to the challenges of keeping up with fast-moving technology developments inside and outside the industry.

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniOctober 19, 2016

Commentary: Online Parts Sales Growing

Every industry is transitioning to online sales as the world is becoming more digitized and people are getting more accustomed to online purchases in their personal lives.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenOctober 19, 2016

Vans Update: Surging Sales, Growing Choices

Sales of commercial vans may set a record this year and helping drive that traffic is a wider array of offerings in three distinct size categories.

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Equipmentby Rolf LockwoodOctober 18, 2016

Commentary: VW Does More Than You Think

Now that the initial brouhaha has died down after the news broke of the Volkswagen Truck & Bus investment in Navistar last month, there is probably one big question that still needs an answer in a lot of North American minds: Like, who the heck is Volkswagen?

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