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February 18, 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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Solving
U.S. infrastructure woes
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The U.S. infrastructure system needs an infusion of $2.2 trillion
over the next five years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
said in its 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. ASCE gave
the U.S. infrastructure a total grade of D, with the roads receiving a
grade of D-.
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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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Goodyear
laying off 5,000
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced it would lay off 5,000
employees and freeze salaries as the company announced a net loss in the
fourth quarter of 2008. Goodyear said it would also eliminate between 15
and 25 million units of additional manufacturing capacity worldwide over
the next two years, reduce inventory levels by more than $500 million,
and cut capital expenditures to between $700 million and $800
million.
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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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Vipar
remanufacturing brakes
Vipar Heavy Duty, a cooperative network of independent truck parts
distributors, announced it has built two facilities for remanufacturing
brakes. One center serving the East opened outside of Indianapolis last
month and the second will serve Western markets from Salt Lake City
beginning on April 1, the company said.
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Descartes Helps Deliver Payback Quickly in Tough Economic
Times.
- Improve on-time delivery by up to 15%
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- Increase delivery capacity by up to 30%
Join our LIVE web seminar to understand how Descartes can help improve
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www.descartes.com/fleet
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Funding
for retrofits
The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) has posted a number of resources
on its website to facilitate heavy-duty diesel vehicle and equipment
owners who want to retrofit their fleets through the $300 million in
funding to be made available by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) via the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). The six-fold
increase in DERA funding comes through the signing into law of the
Economic Recovery Act by President Obama.
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FleetCare
America’s premier heavy duty truck and trailer service center network
— has over 180 service providers across the country. FleetCare offers
services for all makes, models and locations, 24/7 toll-free locator
service, dedicated website, highly trained technicians, brand name
parts, nationwide parts warranty and roadside assistance in many
locations.
www.fleetcare.info
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PHH
toll fund system unveiled
PHH Arval has introduced PHH E*Toll Funds Management, designed to
give companies a uniform means of paying and tracking toll expenses
incurred by their fleet drivers, as well as reducing violations costs
resulting from E*Toll accounts without enough funds to cover toll
charges, the company said.
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Trucks
at Work: Fuel sipping rubber
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
With fuel prices poised to start trending upwards yet again –
this time due almost solely to refinery production cutbacks – it would
do fleets well to take a fresh look at how the type of tires they use
impacts fuel economy.
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Trucking Around the World |
Leader of
truck thieves group in Philippines caught
Police nabbed yesterday the alleged leader of the “Jumpers
Gang” in the act of stealing the goods from a moving delivery van in
Binondo, Manila. A group of thieves, dubbed by the police as the
“Jumpers Gang,” would sneak onto delivery trucks and vehicles of
“viajeros,” steal their cargo and then jump off....
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