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April 13, 2009
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Top of the News
Mover makes business case for hybrids
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
..."The [hybrid] business case speaks for itself because today's client wants to do business with responsible companies," Duggan, owner and president of Wm. Duggan Co., a Walpole, MA-based Atlas Van Lines agent, told FleetOwner.




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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


Gallery: A Kenworth hybrid moving van
Photo gallery of the hybrid truck built for Atlas Van Lines.




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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.


Today's Headlines
Innovative Computing Corp. celebrates 40 years
Innovative Computing Corp. marked its 40th anniversary at its annual user's conference, recently held in Nashville. The firm's original offering of trucking software was delivered on IBM mainframe computers in what was then called a "service bureau" ...




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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


Upcoming Events
NAFA dishes up boot camps in Big Easy
Visitors to the NAFA Fleet Management Assn.'s 2009 Institute & Expo, to be held April 25-28 at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, will be able to take advantage of the CAFM Boot Camp that debuted just last year.




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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


Trailers
Q-Box provides more room in junction boxes
The new Q-Box from Phillips Industries provides 50% more interior room to keep trailer wires organized and pinch-free inside junction boxes, Phillips said.




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Does Your Company’s GPS Data Match Your Drivers’ Logs?

Maintaining GPS data for 180 days exposes a company to countless liability risks and regulatory action, especially when you are uncertain what the data will reveal. RAIR can help you manage this exposure by comparing your drivers’ logs with your GPS data. For more information, visit RAIR GPS or call 1-888-444-7010.


Software
User-defined alerts identify violations
GPS Insight has launched what it says is the next generation of user-defined alerts for fleet management.

Fleet Management Tools
MobileCore provides "close proximity" asset tracking
GPS-enabled smart phones and location-based service products can now act as tracking devices to within a 5- to 15-meter radius in less than nine seconds, providing more exact and timely location than cell phone triangulation, according to GPS Core Technologies.

Editors' Blogs
Straight Talk: Truck-only lanes under study
By Brian Straight, managing editor
Trucks and cars don’t mix. It’s an argument that safety advocates on both sides have fought for years...

Trucks at Works: Of monsters and phantoms
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
In which our intrepid reporter reviews a movie and...

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