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ConocoPhillips Lubricants launches liquid titanium heavy-duty engine oil.

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Top of the News
Class 8 sales nose-dive
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Preliminary data shows that Class 8 sales continued their significant slump in January, with total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 7,608 units, down 12% from December 2008, according to numbers compiled by FTR Associates.




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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
Peterbilt closes Madison plant
Peterbilt Motor Co. is closing its Madison, TN factory until market conditions improve, most likely not until at least the end of 2009. All functions formerly done at the Madison facility have moved to Peterbilt’s Denton, TX plant.




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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]


Upcoming Events
Dossier User Group sets annual meeting
The Dossier User Group will hold its annual meeting May 6th and 7th at the Renaissance Hotel and Nashville Convention Center in Nashville for fleet professionals who use Arsenault Associates’ Dossier maintenance management software.




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Tires
Goodyear releases retreads
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced new retread designs for the G287 MSA, G282 MSD and G558 WTD tires will be available in the first quarter of 2009.

Services
Boost offers unlimited service
Boost Mobile, the prepaid division of Sprint, has announced the Monthly Unlimited plan, offering unlimited nationwide calling, text messaging, wireless web and walkie-talkie services for a set fee.

Editors' Blogs
Of TIGER and taxes
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
One of the first moves by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is the creation of a TIGER team...

Trucking Around the World
European market poised for shake-up
By Brian Straight, managing editor
The European truck market might be in for a small upheaval amid varied reports that Porsche may be reluctantly entering the market while Sweden’s Scania and Germany’s MAN might consolidate into a truck OEM powerhouse...

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