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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

Top of the News
Democrats stress cap-and-trade system
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has revealed what she sees as the six principal goals of the Democratic Congress and Obama Administration towards combating global warming, including a cap-and-trade emissions system and enforceable short- and long-term emissions targets.



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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

Components
ArvinMeritor fights rust-jacking
ArvinMeritor, Inc has introduced remanufactured brake shoes with PlatinumShield coating, designed to resist corrosion caused by the movement of the brake lining against the shoe table and rust formation on the bare shoe metal under the lining, also known as rust-jacking.



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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]

People
Isuzu names Igeta president
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America (ICTA) has appointed Kazuya "Ike" Igeta president after Makoto "Mak" Kawahara announced he will return to Japan to assume the role of assistant director responsible for global business planning for parent firm Isuzu Motors Limited.



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Business
FreightScan appoints executive vp
FreightScan, LLC has named Randy Richards executive vp of sales & service. He will work to establish a global installation base for the company’s automated dimensioning systems and security services.
Products
Racor releases water-absorbing filters
Racor Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has announced the FW Series Hydrocarbon Water Absorbing Filters. The filters utilize an absorbent media that removes particulate contamination and free or emulsified water from various hydrocarbon fluids, including diesel blends up to B20, the company said.
Editors' Blogs
Trucks at Work: Musical wrap
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
 It’s been quite a week here in Orlando at the annual Technology & Maintenance Council, with a ton of interesting stuff going on...
Trucking Around the World
European industrial production drop highest on record
European industrial production dropped the most on record in December, pointing to a deepening economic slump in the fourth quarter....
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