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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachJuly 10, 2011

Trucks Talk Back: Advanced Onboard Telematics

As a truck driver guides his rig along an interstate highway hundreds of miles from home, he might have a tendency to feel lonely. Yet in many cases, a multi-voiced conversation is going on inside the rig that he isn't even aware of it

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Maintenanceby Rolf Lockwood, Editor at LargeJuly 10, 2011

2010 Engine Scorecard: Updated

There are several themes that run through almost any conversation about 2010 engines these days. Mostly they represent good news, we found as we talked to a variety of fleets in a follow-up to last October's "EPA 2010 Engine Scorecard.

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Productsby StaffJuly 8, 2011

ATA Releases Driver Compensation Study

The American Trucking Associations released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with the first look at the state of the trucking labor market since the end of the Great Recession

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Productsby StaffJuly 6, 2011

Yara DEF Mobile App

Yara, a diesel exhaust fluid producer, launched a DEF locator mobile app that uses GPS technology to identify the DEF retail outlets closest to a driver's location

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Productsby StaffJuly 6, 2011

Sangar Opens Secure Parking Facility in Laredo, Texas

Sangar Cargo Security opened a new secure, high-value parking facility in Laredo, Texas

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Productsby StaffJuly 6, 2011

Roadranger Tools to Service Eaton Dana Components

Roadranger Marketing announced a license agreement with K-Line Industries to manufacture and market special tools to service Eaton and Dana drivetrain components

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Equipmentby Jim ParkJuly 6, 2011

Is There a Glider Kit in Your Future?

Remember the glider kit? You buy a brand-new cab with a steer axle and frame rails, and install your own drivetrain - usually pulled from a wrecked truck or an older truck that has seen better days. Well, it seems they are making a bit of a comeback

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkJuly 6, 2011

Pushing Out Trade Cycles Can Save Money, But It Isn't for the Ill Informed

Many fleets have discovered in recent months that you can't put 10 pounds of rocks into a 5-pound bag. Pushing trade cycles for highway trucks to squeeze a few more months or a year out of an asset may seem feasible, but the unplanned costs can eat you alive

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Equipmentby Jim ParkJuly 6, 2011

Pushing Out Trade Cycles Can Save Money, But It Isn't for the Ill Informed

Many fleets have discovered in recent months that you can't put 10 pounds of rocks into a 5-pound bag. Pushing trade cycles for highway trucks to squeeze a few more months or a year out of an asset may seem feasible, but the unplanned costs can eat you alive

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Equipmentby Tom BergJuly 6, 2011

Test Drive: Western Star 4900FA with Allison 2nd Reverse

Steep hills can be tough on trucks, even if their manual transmissions have sufficiently low gearing and drivers are adept with the clutch

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