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Equipmentby Steve Sturgess, Executive EditorJune 10, 2009

The Real Cost of Trucks

If you think about what you bought for a tractor in 1980 and what you get when you buy a tractor today, you quickly realize they're not even the same animal. Why 1980

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachJune 10, 2009

Minding the Fleet

In the beginning, fleet management software mostly meant applications that tied together a carrier's accounting and dispatch functions. Today, such products encompass a number of operational activities and integrate with a wide range of technologies

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkJune 10, 2009

Ticking Time Bomb? NOT!

Two major television news reports within the last year cast a shadow over aging passenger-car and light-truck tires. Fatal accidents allegedly resulting from age-related tire degradatio

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Fleet Managementby Steve Sturgess, Executive EditorJune 10, 2009

The Wireless Truck

There has been much talk about telematics on the car side of the automotive business, with GM the highest-profile early adopter with its OnStar product. Yet trucking had the car people beat by 20 years

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Equipmentby Steve Sturgess, Executive EditorJune 10, 2009

Something In The Air

There have been a lot of new product launches at the spring truck shows, as you'll see in this month's cover story. Despite the faltering economy, there's been no let-up in that activity

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeJune 10, 2009

Dealer of the Year: Customer Service Key

These days, truck dealers can't rely solely on the sale of trucks to stay in business. So the successful one

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Maintenanceby Tom BergJune 10, 2009

Tie-Downs Need Proper Storage and Use

When drivers are tying down a flatbed load, they may be tempted to use equipment that's worn or torn or broken, so they can get going and earn some money

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Productsby StaffJune 9, 2009

Xantrex Redesigns Sine-Wave Inverter

Xantrex has redesigned its Prowatt SW 1000 Sine-Wave Inverter to be cost-effective and more powerful, the company says

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Productsby StaffJune 9, 2009

ACS, PeopleNet Join Forces to Offer In-cab Scanning

Affiliated Computer Services' mobile solutions are being integrated into PeopleNet's Blu platform, in an effort to offer new mobile in-cab scanning solutions

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Productsby StaffJune 9, 2009

Preco Rolls Out Short Range Back-up Alarm

Preco Safety Products has rolled out its SRS, or short range sound, Back-up Alarm, created to lessen the noise pollution traditionally associated with back-up alarms

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