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Articlesby Tom BergMay 21, 2013

Getting Around Tarping

It takes special people to be flatbedders. Tarping, however, is usually not on their list of favorite activities. A single tarpaulin can weigh 65 to 100 pounds or more. It must be half thrown and half dragged over the load, spread evenly with corners properly folded and tucked in, and the whole piece of slippery fabric secured with straps and bungies.

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NewsMay 21, 2013

April Class 8 Orders Up 36% Year-Over-Year

ACT Research said Class 8 vehicle orders in April stayed above 20,000 units for a seventh consecutive month. This total is the second highest volume of orders in 16 months, ACT stated.

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NewsMay 21, 2013

Food City Orders Utility’s 50,000th Dry Van

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company produced its 50,000th dry van trailer at its Glade Spring, Va., manufacturing plant for K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., the parent company of supermarket retailer Food City.

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ProductsMay 21, 2013

Mack Rolls Out New Spring Suspension for TerraPro

Mack Trucks has introduced the mRIDE spring suspension for its TerraPro refuse model truck during Waste Expo 2013 in New Orleans.

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ProductsMay 21, 2013

Cummins Details 2013 Engine Lineup for the Refuse Market

The company said it is offering a complete range of clean diesel and natural gas engines. For all of its existing base engines, the company said it improved fuel economy by up to 2 percent for 2013.

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ProductsMay 21, 2013

Amsoil Introduces Synthetic Fifth Wheel Grease

Amsoil introduces its Synthetic Fifth-Wheel Grease, which is engineered to provide protection for, and improve performance of, fifth-wheel hitches operating in trucking and trailer applications.

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ProductsMay 21, 2013

B&W Trailer Hitches Delivers Aftermarket Gooseneck Hitch for 2013 Ram 3500 Trucks

B&W Trailer Hitches has begun shipping its new GNRK 1314 aftermarket gooseneck trailer hitch for the 2013 Ram 3500 to its nationwide distribution network. The new hitch features B&W’s Turnoverball design.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 17, 2013

Test Drive: Kenworth's T880 Day-cab Tractor

Equipment Editor Jim Park still recalls his first meeting with a T800. It was in the fall of'86, the year the truck was introduced and a little more than a year after the T600 had made its game-changing debut.

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NewsMay 16, 2013

Navistar Sells RV Business, Drops eStar Van as Part of Its Turnaround Plan

UPDATED-- Navistar Inc. announced that it has sold parts of its recreational vehicle business to Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a leading producer of RVs as well as fire & emergency and commercial & industrial vehicles to worldwide markets.

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Articlesby Sven-Erik LindstrandMay 14, 2013

Driving impressions: Electronic Assist Systems Help New Sprinter’s Handling

The day after its introduction in Dusseldorf, in northern Germany, we reporters had a chance to drive Mercedes-Benz’s new Sprinter van for a few hours on various surfaces, from a test track to a dirt road and on a nearby Autobahn.

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