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ProductsApril 29, 2016

Super MUTT Trailer Tester Remote Control

IPA announced its new 12-Button Remote Control that is now available with the Super MUTT trailer tester line.

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NewsApril 25, 2016

Great Dane AdvantEdge Gains 4 Texas Locations

Great Dane’s AdvantEdge national aftermarket parts and service program has expanded in Texas with four new service provider locations in the state.

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Videosby StaffApril 20, 2016

Video: Wabco Talks Air Disc Brakes

Air disc brakes are every so slowly gaining market share and could be at 20% on heavy duty trucks within five years, predicts Jon Morrison, president of Wabco Americas. Senior editor Tom Berg interviewed Jon Morrison at the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show.  

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Articlesby David CullenApril 20, 2016

The Modern Maintenance Manager: Safety Matters

The twin forces of increasing safety regulation and a burgeoning driver shortage are compelling the modern maintenance manager to do nothing less than think, live, and breathe truck safety.

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ProductsApril 19, 2016

Scissor Deck Helps With Heavy Truck Maintenance

Scissor Decks are spring-assisted manual lift platforms designed for maintenance access on large trucks.

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ArticlesApril 18, 2016

The Modern Maintenance Manager

What does it take to be a successful modern maintenance manager — and to be ready for what the future brings? Heavy Duty Trucking is exploring the topic with a series of articles that examines the different aspects of being a shop manager in today’s trucking industry.

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NewsApril 18, 2016

Purkeys Partners with Maxwell on Portable Jump Starter

Purkeys has partnered with Maxwell Technologies to produce a portable jump starter called CAPS that's designed for heavy- and light-duty applications.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 18, 2016

Commentary: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Technicians and Drivers

Do we have a technician shortage, or are we not taking care of the resources we are provided? Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge looks at this question in this editorial.

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ArticlesApril 15, 2016

Ryder’s Bill Dawson Wades into Modern ‘Sea of Data’

MISSISSAUGA, ON — More data is available to the trucking industry today than ever before in its history, to the point that data and maintenance have become integrally linked. But it will take time to figure out how to perfectly integrate this new sea of data into day-to-day business, says Bill Dawson, VP of maintenance operations and engineering for Ryder System Inc.

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ArticlesApril 14, 2016

Clean Data, Achievable Goals Keys to Avoiding Information Overload

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Kirk Altrichter, vice president of maintenance for Nebraska-based Crete Carrier, says the ability to gather maintenance data in real time is nothing short of amazing. But what do you do with it? Second in our series from the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit on the role of data in modern maintenance operations.

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