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April 8, 2009
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>> Editors' Blogs
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Top of the News
Signs point to economic recovery
By Brian Straight, managing editor
Consumer confidence is up, inventories are falling on rising sales and two major home builders are positioning themselves for future growth.




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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


Today's Headlines
Navistar, Decisiv ink deal for integrated truck- service solution
By David Cullen, executve editor
Thanks to a new long-term licensing agreement signed between International Truck and Engine Corp.and Decisiv, Inc.,the truck OEM said it will offer dealers and fleet customers an integrated truck service-management solution.




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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.


Awards
Arrow Truck Sales' Jerry Nerman honored
Jerry Nerman, co-founder of Arrow Truck Sales, Inc., has been awarded the Golden Achievement Award for 2009 by the American Truck Historical Society.




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Business
UPS Freight expands NAFTA services
UPS Freight has increased its services to Mexico and Toronto, promising faster transit times for freight moving between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.




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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


Fleet Management Tools
Telematic truck-tire diagnostic solution
The combination of Advanced ID Corp.’s Advanced ID/Pneu-Logic truck probe and Pro Saamya’s TiMaS or Tire-data Management System allows fleets to eliminate paper-based recording by sending updated data directly to the fleet’s management database.

Editors' Blogs
Straight Talk: Brutus brings lessons to life
By Brian Straight, managing editor
My son, James, is not quite 2, but has fallen in love with trucks. Pickup trucks, tractor-trailers, fire engines.... Books are another favorite of his right now, particularly, you guessed it, books about trucks.

Trucks at Work: As usual...
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
I have absolutely no problem – ZERO – with law enforcement using every tool at their disposal to try and track down serial killers that drive commercial trucks as a cover for their horrible crimes...

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