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Articlesby Tom BergNovember 4, 2011

Long-Life Trailer Specs

Everything has a life span, but some of the things we make die sooner than they used to. For trailers, shortened lives usually can be blamed on corrosio

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ArticlesNovember 4, 2011

Training Technicians - Part One

Training has probably never been more valuable or important than it is in 2011. That's true no matter what the trucking job, but it's especially true in the shop

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Articlesby Jim ParkNovember 4, 2011

Tire Storage & Inventory Management

Even when your tires aren't out on the road getting used and abused, they're still costing you money. Stacked in a warehouse or in a storage trailer on the back forty, they're taking up valuable floor spac

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ArticlesOctober 25, 2011

Tips for Packing a Tapered Roller Bearing

Improper lubrication causes over half of all the bearing damage that we see in the aftermarket. Timken offers these helpful procedures for packing a bearing with grease

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ArticlesOctober 25, 2011

More Than a Temporary Corrosion Covering: Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics

Fighting corrosion in trucks, ships, tanks, planes and equipment costs the Pentagon $22.9 billion a year

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 12, 2011

12 Things You Should Know About Oil & Coolant Analysis

Oil and coolant are like your blood and your sweat, respectively, and they have to work together to keep you alive.

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Articlesby Jim ParkOctober 11, 2011

Tire Report: Automatic Tire Inflation Systems Guard Against Premature Failure

Next to the click-click-click sound of your starter on a cold winter morning, a trucker's most dreaded sound has to be the hiss of a slowly deflating tire

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Articlesby Jim ParkOctober 10, 2011

Advances in Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Make it Easier than Ever to Get the Most Out of Your Tires

Pneumatic or "balloon" tires go back to 1845, when Robert W. Thomson filled a leather-covered rubber tube with air and wrapped it around a wheel

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ArticlesSeptember 20, 2011

Arsenault Survey Shows How Fleets Operate Preventive Maintenance Programs

According to an ongoing survey by Arsenault Associates, 56% of fleets that employ maintenance software use it first and foremost to automate preventive maintenance scheduling

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2011

Old Dominion's Green Shop

Old Dominion Freight Line has implemented environmentally conscious programs at all 31 of its shops in the lower 48 states

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