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News•May 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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Products•May 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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Articles•by Jim Park•May 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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News•May 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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News•May 22, 2014

Volvo Building Central Parts Distribution Center in Mississippi

The Volvo Group will build a 1-million-square-foot central parts distribution center in Byhalia, Miss., to support its Mack, Volvo and UD truck brands, as well as the Volvo Construction Equipment brand and Volvo Penta marine business.

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Articles•by Jim Park•May 21, 2014

ATA asks FMCSA to Eliminate Tire Underinflation Violation

There is no official definition of underinflated against which to write citations, so the cops have historically been sort of making it up as they go along -- more than 30,000 tickets written on a regulation that has been proven impossible to determine.

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Products•May 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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Products•May 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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Articles•by Denise Rondini•May 16, 2014

How to Find a Service Provider

Finding and training technicians, purchasing tools and equipment, maintaining a parts inventory, dealing with OSHA and the EPA. These are just a few of the headaches fleets that maintain their own trucks face.

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Articles•May 16, 2014

Trailer Maintenance Tips

It’s been 14 years since repairing any trailer’s “ICC bumper” was a simple matter of cutting off the damaged section and welding on a straight piece of angle iron. Most trailers built since Jan. 26, 1998, have been equipped with more complex required rear impact guards that are not only stronger but are designed to absorb shock from a collision.

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