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Productsby StaffDecember 21, 2011

IPA Introduces a Better Way to Clean Automotive Terminals

IPA has introduces the first tool ever made to clean small male and female spade pin connectors

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Productsby StaffDecember 21, 2011

Molex Introduces New CMC Standard Header and Solder-Mount Headers with Press-Fit Terminals

Molex CMC product line has expanded with the introduction of a 154-circuit header in compliant-pin mount and 32- and 112-circuit solder-mount headers

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Equipmentby Engine Smarts Tom Berg, Senior EditorDecember 21, 2011

Parked Next Door: A Study in Engine Apps

The other day, a remodeling contractor was working at the next-door neighbors' house and I eyeballed the two trucks that he sent his workers and supplies in

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Equipmentby Tom BergDecember 19, 2011

Trailer Report: Preventing LED Theft

They've pretty much taken over the vehicle lighting business, and they don't cost nearly as much as when they first appeared about 20 years ago. So LEDs - lamps made with light-emitting diodes - aren't stolen like they once were

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkDecember 19, 2011

Are Your Wheel Bearings Adjusted Properly?

Good and bad in the wheel-bearing world is divided by a very fine line - about the width of two human hairs, in fact. That's not much of a margin considering the potential consequences of improper adjustment

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Equipmentby Tom BergDecember 19, 2011

Test Drive: Kenworth T800 Dump Truck with Latest Powertrain

The "viper yellow" paint on this Kenworth T800 grabs your attention, but there was much more to this dump truck I drove last summer

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeDecember 19, 2011

Survey Reveals Top Trucking Concerns

A survey of more than 4,000 trucking industry executives by the American Transportation Research Institute revealed the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeDecember 19, 2011

Trends to Watch in 2012: Economy and Business

A recent survey by GE Capital of mid-market chief financial officers showed that transportation CFOs, while less optimistic about the U.S. economy and the global economy than their counterparts, are one of the more optimistic groups of CFOs when it comes to the state of their own industry

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachDecember 19, 2011

Big-Fleet IT Functionality for Smaller Fleets

When it comes to serving customers, small carriers have the same requirements as the largest. If a small carrier can respond to a customer's demands as well as a much larger fleet, he can be competitive

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkDecember 19, 2011

Tire Report: Factory Settings vs. 'As-Driven'

If something is set to factory specs it must be just right, right? In the alignment world, "factory specs" really means it's close enough. Close enough, however, might not be good enough when your tires are being chewed right off the wheels

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