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April 1, 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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Study
rips flaws in PA Turnpike deal
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
A new report picks apart the unsuccessful effort last year to lease
the Pennsylvania Turnpike to private investors -- illustrating the good
and not-so-good elements of using large scale public-private
partnerships to fund roadway infrastructure.
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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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Xtra
Lease adds 1,000 trailers
Trailer rental and leasing company Xtra Lease has begun taking
delivery of 1,000 new DuraPlate dry van trailers from Wabash
National.
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TruckProtect’s Neck-It! doesn’t just protect your tank from high
volume fuel theft.
Using an effective anti-siphon device also reduces regular skimming
theft of five to ten gallons. This may not sound like a lot, but lose
ten gallons enough times, and it shows on the balance sheet. Neck-It!
protecting fuel, protecting Profits. Call 615-866-7984 or visit
truckprotect.com.
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ECS
Purifilter Plus gets EPA verification
Catalytic Solutions Inc.'s Heavy-Duty Diesel Systems business unit
announced its ECS Purifilter Plus emissions reduction product has
received EPA verification.
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The Power of Platinum Conquers Rust-Jacking!
PlatinumShield coating extends the life of your brakes.
Rust-jacking has been a significant industry problem. Now ArvinMeritor
engineers offer you breakthrough technology on its Meritor
remanufactured brake shoes with PlatinumShield coating - backed by our
3-Year/300,000-Mile warranty against rust-jacking. Visit
MeritorPlatinumShield.com
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ABF
names Evans vp of industrial relations
Wiliam David Evans has been appointed vp of industrial relations,
effective June 1st, by ABF Freight System Inc.
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National TruckPorts Offers Secure Trailer Parking & Affordable Shop
Space.
If your company operates fleets in the Dallas, TX area, National
TruckPorts offers a facility where you can securely park, service and
maintain your fleet at a fraction of the cost of owning your own
facility. NTP features flexible, cost-efficient shop space with office
facilities and secured truck and trailer parking. Visit our website and
take a virtual tour.
www.nationaltruckports.com
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Straight
Talk: "Granny" gives back
By Brian Straight, managing editor
It just wasn't enough for Dianne Smith that she was the random
winner of a new Kenworth W900...
Trucks
at Work: Daunting hurdles
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
For an automotive industry trying to right its wallowing ship, the
U.S. retail sales figures for cars and light trucks compiled by J.D.
Power and Associates over the last few months don’t offer much of a
lighthouse in a storm.
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