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February 3, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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ConocoPhillips Lubricants launches liquid titanium heavy-duty engine
oil.
Are hostile elements threatening your engines? Fight back with Guardol
ECT with Liquid Titanium, a premium, industry-leading API CJ-4
heavy-duty engine oil - now enhanced with liquid-titanium-additive
technology for proven antiwear protection and improved resistance to
corrosion and oxidation. Exclusively from ConocoPhillips Lubricants. www.conocophillipslubricants.com/titanium
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Fighting
to stay in the black
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The fourth quarter of ‘08 was especially brutal for a number of
trucking companies, but transportation providers are doing what they can
to stay in the black despite dropping tonnage numbers.
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Number-one Bottled Water Company has Reduced Idle Time by 41 Percent
Thanks to Cadec’s Advanced Fleet Management Software.
Read how this industry leader is using Cadec’s advanced fleet
management software and On-Board Computers in its entire fleet of 40
trucks for idle tracking, GPS management and paperless logging
capabilities. With the use of Cadec's solutions “Driver behavior
started to change almost immediately.” Read the case study at www.cadec.com/polandspring
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Diesel
drops another 2 cents
The average diesel price in the U.S. decreased two cents to $2.25
per gallon for the week of February 2, according the Energy Information
Administration (EIA). This puts it at the lowest level since June 6,
2005, when it averaged $2.23. Prices are more than $1 cheaper than they
were one year ago, and less than half the all-time high of $4.76
recorded on July 14, 2008.
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Finally, an affordable diesel fuel management system for under
$2500.
With ProFlow’s Cube 70 MC Diesel Fuel Dispenser, you can monitor and
control your diesel fuel inventory, prevent diesel theft and have
accountability of your diesel usage. Data can be downloaded to a PC. [Read more]
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GM
may sell medium-duty plant to Isuzu
General Motors Corp. is discussing selling its medium-duty truck
plant in Flint, MI to Isuzu Motors, according to union officials, the
Associated Press has reported.
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Descartes Helps Deliver Payback Quickly in Tough Economic
Times.
- Improve on-time delivery by up to 15%
- Reduce delivery costs by up to 15%
- Increase delivery capacity by up to 30%
Join our LIVE web seminar to understand how Descartes can help improve
your bottom line. Register Now!
www.descartes.com/fleet
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ATA
releases driver pay study
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has released the ATA Driver
Compensation Study, featuring data from 2007 and 2008 operations. It is
the trucking lobby’s first report on driver compensation in six years,
gleaned from data from publicly held and privately owned nationwide
less-than-truckload (LTL), regional LTL, nationwide truckload (TL),
regional TL, dedicated carriers, logistic providers, and other
companies.
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Ford
gets UltraShift HV
Eaton Corp. has announced that the UltraShift Highway Value (HV) is
now available as a data book option for Ford F650 Super Duty and Ford
F750 Super Duty series trucks.
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Trucks
at Work: The dealer's role
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
There’s a new study out from global consulting group Arthur D.
Little about the critical role car dealerships still must play in
sustaining the global automotive market – but there’s a lot in here
that I think heavy truck dealerships and their customers might find
interesting, too.
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