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Brake maker claims edge
According to Precision Fleet Brakes, testing of its cryogenically
processed rotors...
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Closing the deal
The dog days of summer are officially here, but we’re not going to
let sleeping dogs lie as we focus on ways to find and keep quality
customers. Let’s be sure we’re barking up the right tree, though.
Customer service is your best means to beating your competition.
Customer service must be dynamic. In other words, no matter how superbly
your business provides service to its customers, it can be improved.
Combined with...
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Cool ideas in store for the future
New refrigeration unit designs and technology for both trucks and
trailers are quickly hitting the transportation industry this year from
the two major OEMs serving the market: Carrier Transicold and Thermo
King. Carrier is moving fast on the hybrid diesel-electric front. David
Kiefer, director of marketing and product management, says the company
is rolling out its Vector 6500, a single-temp trailer reefer unit
equipped with a hybrid...
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Inherent Dangers
For the second time this year, someone serviced a truck tire as part
of their normal day-to-day routine for the last time. While I don’t
have any specific details on either accident, I know that two people
didn’t come home from work because a tire separated under pressure. To
make matters worse, I also know that the second accident involved a tire
that was initially inflated in a restraining device (safety cage) and
then...
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Propane Power for Ford, GM trucks
CleanFuel North America announced that the company has signed a
distribution agreement with Impco Technologies, a subsidiary of Fuel
Systems Solutions. Under the new agreement, CleanFuel will distribute
Impco’s bi-fuel Sequent system, a dual propane and gasoline fuel
system certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for
conversion of light-duty General Motors and Ford vehicles...
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