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Products•by Staff•November 7, 2011

Paccar Financial Offers On-Line Bill Paying

U.S. customers of Paccar Financial Corp. can now pay their bills on-line. Paccar Financial's new service also provides access to account balances and payment history. Customers can also request payoff quotes and payoff accounts online

Equipment•by Sven-Erik Lindstrand, HDT European Editor•November 4, 2011

Volvo's 750-Horsepower Truck and Sweden's Longer, Heavier Trucks

What makes a truck and engine manufacturer want to launch a 750-horsepower engine for standard trucks? Volvo already offered its 16-liter inline six cylinder engine with overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder and unit injectors, capable of 700 horsepower

Maintenance•by Tom Berg•November 4, 2011

Long-Life Trailer Specs

Everything has a life span, but some of the things we make die sooner than they used to. For trailers, shortened lives usually can be blamed on corrosio

Safety & Compliance•by Jim Beach, Contributing Editor & Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief•November 4, 2011

Monitoring Driver Behavior can Improve Safety and Reduce Costs

Driver monitoring has evolved tremendously in recent years. Some carriers still rely on reports from a 1-800 "how's my driving" number to find out when a driver is driving poorly, but many more are putting technology to wor

Equipment•by Tom Berg•November 4, 2011

Quickspin: Driving the new Cat Truck

We came, we saw, we drove -- but not far. Caterpillar people are very proud of their CT660 vocational truck. They introduced it earlier this yea

Fleet Management•by Jim Beach, Contributing Editor & Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief•November 4, 2011

Monitoring Driver Behavior Can Improve Safety, Reduce Costs

Equipment•by Tom Berg•November 4, 2011

Medium-Duty Update: Sales Up as Buyers Replace Old Trucks Amid Improving Economy, New Products Enter the Market

It's a story we've heard before, but a pretty good one: Sales are up, products are improving, and buyers have many choices of trucks to do their hauling job

Maintenance•by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large•November 4, 2011

Training Technicians - Part One

Training has probably never been more valuable or important than it is in 2011. That's true no matter what the trucking job, but it's especially true in the shop

Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•November 4, 2011

Cutting-Edge Customer Service

When a customer calls Southeastern Freight Lines, he doesn't hear, "press one for sales, press two for maintenance, press zero for a company directory.

Equipment•by Jim Park•November 4, 2011

Test Drive: Volvo's Torque Magic

What a difference a little extra torque makes. Jim Park had the privilege of being one of the first drivers outside of test fleets to put a new fuel economy and performance concept from Volvo through its paces.

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