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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2019

EPA Adds SmartWay Day Cab Program, Revises Retread Tire Specs

The Environmental Protection Agency is making some changes to its SmartWay program that offers information on verified fuel-efficient technologies. Day cabs are now eligible for the SmartWay designation, and research into fuel-efficient retreads will result in changes to how those products are classified.

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ProductsJuly 9, 2019

Howes Diesel Lifeline Rescues Fuel Filters in Cold Weather

Howes Diesel Lifeline is an additive product that works to re-liquefy gelled fuel and de-ice frozen fuel filters.

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Videosby StaffJuly 9, 2019

Truck Platooning on Forest Roads [Video]

Gravel and dirt roads present some unique challenges for truck platooning technology. FPInnovations and its partners have been testing the technology on backroads in Quebec, Canada to see how it might peform in the real world.

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ProductsJuly 8, 2019

PetroClear Dispenser Filters Gain UL Recognition

PetroClear’s 511 Series of high-volume, extended-life spin-on dispenser filters are now UL Recognized Components in the U.S. and Canada.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2019

How A Frankenstein Truck Averages Over 9 MPG

Steve Kron’s heavily modified 2001 International IHC 9400 routinely logs 10 mpg and has a million-plus mile lifetime average of 9.21 mpg.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2019

Can You Get Stellar MPG Without Holding up Traffic?

Owner-operator and fuel economy pioneer Henry Albert is attempting to take the lessons he learned breaking the 10 mpg barrier and see if he can log double-digit mpg numbers at higher highway speeds.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2019

Driving to Get the Most Out of Fuel Efficient Technology

A pursuit of the latest fuel economy technology led Jamie Hagen to a close, two-way relationship with Mack Trucks.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2019

How One Driver Gets 10 MPG: Focusing on What He Can Control

Truck driver Clark Reed says slowing down and taking the time to let traffic situations sort themselves out on their own is one way to avoid unnecessary stops – and the fuel burn required to get a tractor-trailer up and under way again.

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ProductsJune 25, 2019

Xantrex Offers Solar Power Solutions

Xantrex is offering a lineup of solar solutions, starting with rigid panel and flexible panel roof-mounted solar kits and expansion kits to accommodate future upgrades or expansion.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2019

MVT Solutions Partners With Emissions Testing Organizations

MVT Solutions is partnering with the University of California, Riverside, and MeasureMission to bring a comprehensive fuel efficiency and emissions evaluation package to the trucking industry.

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