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Maintenanceby Jim ParkDecember 19, 2011

Tire Report: The Art & Science of Alignment

Vehicle alignment is a great example of why they teach geometry in high school. How many times did you wonder when you would ever use Euclidean geometry or the Pythagorean theorem?

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Safety & Complianceby Thomas Ziebell, ContributorDecember 19, 2011

The Purpose of the Emergency Response Guidebook

Many shippers and transporters of hazardous materials are familiar with the small orange Emergency Response Guidebook. Most associate the ERG with compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR), using it to provide emergency response information for a hazardous materials shipment. Yet that is not why the ERG was created

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Fuel Smartsby StaffDecember 19, 2011

FuelSmarts: More Efficient Drayage, One Match at a Time

Saving fuel doesn't always mean higher mpg. Sometimes it's about being more organized and having the patience to identify inefficiencies. Evans Network of Companies is doing exactly that with its Eco-Match program, which aligns imports and exports for more efficient transportation.

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Productsby StaffDecember 19, 2011

inthinc Cell Detection Antenna Supports Compliance with Federal Cell Phone Ban

inthinc Technology Solutions Inc., now offers a cell and text detection antenna that detects cell phone wave frequencies emitted from the driver seat

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Productsby StaffDecember 19, 2011

Rotary Lift Introduces Certified Wash Bay Parallelogram Lift

Rotary Lift has updated its parallelogram wash bay lift package to maximize bay space and product life. The new lift with wash bay kit is third-party tested by ETL and ALI certified to meet ANSI safety and performance standards

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Productsby StaffDecember 16, 2011

Total Truck Heat System Eliminates Cold Weather Idling

The Total Truck Heat System from Idle Free Systems Inc. completely eliminates the need for discretionary idling in cold weather conditions

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Productsby StaffDecember 15, 2011

Experienced Assembler Offers Parts Packages for Glider Kits

Packages of parts needed to complete the assembly of truck glider kits are offered by Kustom Products of Coos Bay, Ore.

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Productsby StaffDecember 15, 2011

NexTraq Adds Features

NexTraq has added Driver ID, asset tracking and fuel card integration to the NexTraq™ Fleet Tracking platform

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Productsby StaffDecember 15, 2011

Xata Turnpike Certifies Motorola Admiral for E-Logs

Xata announced that since introducing the Android platform in early 2011, Xata has certified 10 new mobile devices, most recently the Motorola Admiral and the Motorola Atrix 2, for its electronic onboard recorder system

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Safety & Complianceby Jim BeachDecember 14, 2011

QES Webinar Emphasizes EOBRs for Management, Compliance

Before adopting electronic logs in 2010, Kinard Trucking and Logistics, a 175-truck fleet in York, Pa., was seeing a 25% rate of log violations fleetwide. The violation rate dropped to 15% within the first year and is now about 1%

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