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Reducing Fleet Downtime with Advanced Diagnostics

This white paper examines how advanced commercial vehicle diagnostics can significantly reduce fleet downtime as heavy duty vehicles become more complex. It shows how Autel’s CV diagnostic tools enable in-house troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and faster repairs, helping fleets cut emissions-related downtime, reduce dealer dependence, and improve overall vehicle uptime and operating costs.

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NewsMay 29, 2014

Fleet Safety Conference to Feature Heavy-Duty Truck Sessions

This year's Fleet Safety Conference, July 22-23 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., will feature sessions aimed at heavy-duty truck fleets, such as what you don't know about truck inspections and an update on hours of service and electronic logs.

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ProductsMay 29, 2014

Snap-on Introduces Pro-Link Ultra

The new Pro-Link Ultra from Snap-on provides all the answers that heavy-duty technicians need to keep their customers on the road – all in a single handheld tool.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 27, 2014

Don't Scrub Away Tire Savings

When your truck's alignment is out of whack, with all those wheels heading in different directions, it's unlikely you're getting the best fuel economy — or tire life.

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NewsMay 27, 2014

Wilson County Tire & Retreading Opens New Marangoni Retread Plant

Sumerel Tire Service, Newport, Ky., has expanded its operation to include the middle Tennessee market area with the addition of a new Marangoni retread facility in Lebanon, Tenn.

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ProductsMay 19, 2014

BFGoodrich Unveils DR454 SmartWay Drive Tire

A new drive tire from BFGoodrich, the DR454, is aimed at small to mid-sized fleets in the less-than-truckload, truckload and regional markets that want for a tire with premium performance attributes at a lower-than-premium price point.

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ProductsMay 19, 2014

Easy Stacker Improves Tire Handling Efficiency

The Easy Stacker fits most forklifts and can be set up with a quick-change option for greater versatility. It saves time, reduces handling costs, and the likelihood of tire damage.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 14, 2014

Shell Engine Teardown Compares Protection of Experimental Oil

What do you get when you put a group of trucking journalists in a room with three tables of engine teardown parts and ask them to choose which one is from the truck running the experimental low-viscosity oil? A lot of eeny-meeny-miney-mo.

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Videosby StaffMay 14, 2014

Shell Teardown Evaluates Low-Viscosity Experimental Engine Oil

Shell did a field test of an experimental low HTHS-viscosity version of its Rotella engine oil.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffMay 14, 2014

Shell Rotella Engine Teardown

A North Carolina fleet has been running a group of trucks on three different Shell Rotella oils -- a 15w-40, a 10w-30, and a 10w-30 that's been altered to provide a lower high-temp/high-shear number than is currently approved. A teardown of one of each after more than half a million miles shows virtually no difference in wear among the three engines. Learn more here. (By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief.)

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ProductsMay 8, 2014

Jaltest Introduces PLC Adapter For Trailer ABS Diagnostics

Jaltest's J560 connector allows multibrand trailer ABS diagnostics with just one tool.

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