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Fuel Smarts•by Tom Berg, Senior Editor and Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief•September 11, 2012

Natural Gas: What Fleets Need to Know, Part 2 - New Engines, More Options

Interest in natural gas as a fuel for commercial trucks has been rising, thanks to the low cost of the fuel, and the desire of fleets to be "green" and reduce dependence on foreign oil

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Equipment•by Jim Beach•September 11, 2012

Trailer Technology Offers Capabilities Beyond Simple Asset Management

It's fairly well established that keeping track of untethered trailers improves a fleet's operations

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Drivers•by Genevieve Conti, Assistant Editor•September 11, 2012

Weight Loss Showdown Gives Driver New Lease on Life

Carl Bailey's before and after weight-loss pictures make dropping 58 pounds look like magic

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Maintenance•by Deborah Lockridge•September 10, 2012

Coolant Basics: New TMC Recommendations

Engine failure due to cylinder liner cavitation corrosion is disturbingly common in the industry, yet it typically can be prevented through proper cooling system maintenance

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Equipment•by Tom Berg•September 10, 2012

Medium-Duty Update: Strong Sales, Many Models

If the health of the economy is tied directly to commercial medium-duty truck sales, as is the historical case, then the sky has clouded a little. It isn't falling, though, because sales are still trending up. All builders we talked with reported decent and sometimes robust percentage increases over last year, which in turn was up over 2010

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Maintenance•by Staff•September 10, 2012

Building a Successful Battery Re-charging Program

When a truck has battery issues, fleets normally replace all the batteries so that truck can get back on the road

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Products•by Staff•September 10, 2012

GreenRoad Adds Advanced GPS Fleet Tracking

GreenRoad will offer advanced fleet tracking capability, provided by GPS Insight, as part of its industry leading GreenRoad driver performance management service

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Fleet Management•by Analysis Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor•September 10, 2012

Highway Funding: The Journey Ahead

Congress recently passed a highway program that was better than expected, and both parties took credit for it during their recent presidential nominating conventions - but it's not nearly what the country needs

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Maintenance•by Jim Park•September 10, 2012

Diligent Drivers Can Help Improve Tire Maintenance

Compared to, say, slopping out a hog barn, checking tire pressure is a hoot. No wonder drivers take so readily to the task

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Fleet Management•by Genevieve Conti, Assistant Editor•September 10, 2012

Apps, tablets, smartphones: How the world of mobile technology is changing the industry as we know it

Today, with the tap of your finger on a tablet or smartphone, you can pull up your Netflix queue, locate the nearest restroom and even generate potential names for your rock band

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