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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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Productsby StaffSeptember 2, 2011

TMC Updates Radial Tire Guide

American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council has released the fourth edition of the Council's Radial Tire Conditions Analysis Guide

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Productsby StaffSeptember 2, 2011

Alliance All-Makes Heavy-Duty EZ-Assist Clutch

Alliance Truck Parts has added an EZ-Assist clutch designed to meet the demands of work truck applications that require severe torque transfer for extremely heavy loads

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Productsby StaffSeptember 2, 2011

Rair Integrates Safety and Compliance Services

Rair, a provider of safety and risk management services to the transportation industry, has integrated its services through a single web portal

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Productsby StaffSeptember 1, 2011

Eleos Cloud-based Mobile Scanning Product

Eleos Technologies released Drive Axle, a cloud-based service that enables owner-operators to scan, send, and store freight documents with an iPhone or Android smart phone

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Productsby StaffSeptember 1, 2011

Reyco Granning Improves 86AR Slider Series

Reyco Granning announced two significant changes to the 86AR Slider series that will make those suspensions more cost efficient and quicker to install

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Productsby StaffSeptember 1, 2011

Xata RouteTracker2 EOBR

Xata released its new RouteTracker2 electronic onboard recorder for Xata Turnpike, which has been highlighted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as the most cost-effective DOT-compliant solution for electronic driver logs

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Fleet Managementby Jim ParkAugust 31, 2011

Why Real-World Fuel Efficiency Numbers Don't Match up to Lab Tests

Real-life fuel consumption reduction numbers never live up to the numbers some tire makers tout when promoting fuel efficiency. One reason is that tire makers conduct their testing and evaluation under ideal conditions on test tracks to control as many variables as possible

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