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Maintenanceby Tom BergAugust 15, 2011

Maintaining and Servicing Diesel Particulate Filters

Diesel particulate filters trap soot from the exhaust and ash from motor oil. Most soot is burned off in the course of a truck's operations, but ash stays in the filter's honeycomb substrate and is removed through periodic servicing.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeAugust 15, 2011

The Changing Supply Chain: It Takes More Than Trucks

In 1932, the Brown family started National Hauling with one truck. Today the New Jersey-based company, rebranded as NFI, offers regional truckload, drayage, intermodal (including refrigerated containers), dedicated fleets, warehousing, cross-docking operations, packaging, and global logistics

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Equipmentby Jim ParkAugust 15, 2011

Test Drive: MaxxForce 15 for the Big Hills

When Navistar execs turned the key on one of the first MaxxForce 15 engines at the 2009 Mid-America Trucking Show, there were more than a few doubting Thomases in the audience

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Maintenanceby Al Cohn, Director New Market Development & Engineering Support, Pressure Systems InternationalAugust 15, 2011

What You Need to Know About Tire Valves

Most fleets consider tire valve stems and valve hardware as an afterthought, but there are many issues associated with valve stem hardware that fleets need to be aware of

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Productsby StaffAugust 14, 2011

Kano Releases Corrosion-Breaking Product

Kano Laboratories released Kroil anti-corrosion fluid that loosens frozen metal parts

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Equipmentby Truckinginfo StaffAugust 11, 2011

NTSB Recommends Rollover/Stability Protection For Tank Trailers

The National Transportation Safety Board says more needs to be done to make tanker trailers less prone to rollovers, including mandatory stability control systems, following its investigation of a 2009 rollover accident involving a tractor and tanker trailer

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Fuel Smartsby Truckinginfo StaffAugust 11, 2011

Obama Administration Announces First Fuel Economy Standards for Medium and Heavy Trucks

President Obama today announced first-of-their-kind fuel efficiency standards for trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles, saying the new rules will save American businesses who operate and own these commercial vehicles approximately $50 billion in fuel costs over the life of the program

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Productsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

Noregon Tractor-Trailer ABS Diagnostic Kit with HP Notebook

Noregon Systems released its newest diagnostic service kit for heavy-duty vehicles, the Heavy Duty Tractor/Trailer ABS Diagnostic Kit

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Productsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

FDC Fleet Duty Fast Charger

Clore Automotive released Model FDC, a Fleet Duty Fast Charger, from Christie

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Productsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

SageQuest Launches Mobile App

SageQuest, a GPS fleet tracking and management provider, has released SageQuest Mobile, an app for Android phones, to give fleet owners and managers real-time access from anywhere to vehicle locations, dashboards, reports and exception alerts

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