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Fuel Smartsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

FuelSmarts: Hybrids Paying Off for Bay Area Produce Fleet

San Francisco-based Veritable Vegetable is committed to being sustainable, from distributing certified organic fresh fruits and vegetables to using hybrids and fuel-saving strategies in its fleet of trucks. As the nation's oldest distributor of certified organic produce, Veritable Vegetabl

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachJanuary 17, 2012

Data Shows Speeding and Log Violations are Main CSA Culprits; Technology Can Help

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rolled out its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in late 2010, a number of carriers were surprised to find a poorer safety rating than they enjoyed under the old SafeStat

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJanuary 17, 2012

A Peek at How Engine Makers Might Hit New Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Barely had the trucking industry heaved a collective sigh of relief at putting EPA 2010 behind us when in May of 2010, from the Rose Garden at the White House, came a Presidential Memorandum targeting greenhouse gas emission

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Equipmentby Tom BergJanuary 17, 2012

How Much Will the Engine of the Future Resemble Today's Powerplants?

The engine of the future is probably similar to the one in your current truck. It's an internal combustion engine with pistons, valves, crankshaft and other familiar parts, an inline 4 or 6, or a V-6 or V-8

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkJanuary 17, 2012

Dispense With the Grief of Managing Tires: Let a Service Partner Do It for You

The service truck arrives at 8:30 Sunday morning, as usual. The two tire techs unload 16 freshly mounted and balanced, retreaded drive tires, eight new steer tires on reconditioned wheels, and a take-off drive tir

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Equipmentby Tom BergJanuary 17, 2012

Test Drive: Ram Tradesman is Quiet, Comfortable, Fast -- But Built for Work

I recently sold my '87 Dodge W150 pickup, and I don't miss it at all. Oh, I liked it when I bought it a year earlier, because it was a funky Power Ram 4x4, built just a few years afte

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Aftermarketby Tom Berg, Senior Editor, Jim Park & Rolf Lockwood, Contributing EditorsJanuary 17, 2012

Engines Tomorrow: What Types of Engines Will You Be Selling Parts for in the Future?

The next step in engine emissions is targeting greenhouse gas emissions in heavy trucks. Because burning less fossil fuel means lower GHG emissions, truck makers soon must meet North America's first fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty truck

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AftermarketCover Storyby Tom Berg, Senior Editor & Deborah Lockridge, Editor in ChiefJanuary 17, 2012

Engines Today: How Are the EPA-Spec Engines From the Past Decade Performing?

A lot of truck owners aren't particularly happy with some of their EPA-emissions-spec engines from the past decade, and that could spell aftermarket opportunities as those engines come out of warranty.

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Fuel Smartsby Rolf Lockwood, Editor at LargeJanuary 17, 2012

What Alternatives Are There to Diesel?

Once you start, the questions don't stop. Every answer begets another query. Sooner or later even some of the experts will pause, scratch their heads, and might even say something like, "Beats me.

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Productsby StaffJanuary 16, 2012

Dorman launches HD Solutions Brand of Aftermarket Parts

Dorman announced its new HD Solutions brand of heavy-duty aftermarket parts

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