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Equipmentby Commentary Tom Berg, Senior EditorSeptember 9, 2011

It Might Be Time for a 6x2

The scene was a frozen lake in central Sweden in the early 1980s. On the ice in the midst of powdery, freshly fallen snow sat a municipal snow-plow truck, a Volvo N10 conventional-cab dumper fitted with a V-plow up front and a wing plow on its right side

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Maintenanceby Tom BergSeptember 7, 2011

Better Stopping Performance Now Built Into Highway Tractors as New Rules Take Effect

Emerging from truck factories in the U.S. right now are road tractors that can stop in substantially shorter distances than those built last week. That's because new government stopping-distance requirements took effect August 1st

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Productsby StaffSeptember 6, 2011

Navistar Launches International Branded Brake Drum

Navistar introduced International brake drums, offering a private label branded line of brake drums manufactured to Navistar OE specifications

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Productsby StaffSeptember 6, 2011

FP Diesel Catalog of Dodge Ram Diesel Engine Parts

Federal-Mogul's FP Diesel brand now offers a comprehensive catalog covering original equipment-quality replacement engine parts for 1988-2009 Dodge Ram diesel pickups

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Productsby StaffSeptember 6, 2011

IPA Introduces Filter and Radiator Cleaning Tool

IPA released the Air Comb Filter and Radiator Cleaner, designed for cleaning cylindrical style air filters, radiators, condensers and other hard-to-reach applications

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Fleet Managementby Tom BergSeptember 6, 2011

Construction Dead? Think Again.

Construction is dead, right? Not entirely. Even in down times there are things a-buildin,' and some people are buying new vocational trucks, say truck-maker representatives

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Equipmentby Jim ParkSeptember 6, 2011

Wide-Base Tires Gaining Popularity: Are You Ready to Make the Switch?

So maybe you're thinking something like this: "The market is improving, getting credit is easier, business is looking up. Maybe it's time to retire a few older rigs and get some new iron into the fleet. Maybe we should go to wide-base single tires while we're at it

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Equipmentby Tom BergSeptember 6, 2011

Test Driving the Nissan NV Light-Duty Commercial Van

As light-duty commercial trucks go, cargo vans are a hot seller because they're so useful. In a good year, about a quarter million are built and snatched up by tradesmen, building contractors, rental fleets and many other types of users

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Fleet Managementby Jim ParkSeptember 6, 2011

The Art and Science of Spec'ing Tires

Tires are a big part of the fleet maintenance and operations puzzle. They serve an obvious purpose, but how well they perform in the operational theater is key to a successful tire program. What's important in a tire to one fleet may not matter at all to another

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Fleet Managementby Jason Lemkin, ContributorSeptember 5, 2011

How Paperless Contracts Can Help Trucking Companies

Beyond the popular enthusiasm for green trends, paperless business practices are proving to be smart business practices, particularly in contract-heavy industries like trucking

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