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Changing Gear: Truck and engine rewind
This week we’re starting a new series that takes a look back at some recent product introductions for specific categories and specs. After all, since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your...
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Changing Gear: Recapping a busy week of OEM, vendor announcements
Someone must have been in the water last week in Detroit and at other manufacturing points far and wide. The news announcements from some of the nation’s top truck makers and equipment vendors came...
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Changing Gear: A potpourri from Phillips, Pegasus TransTech, Watson & Chalin,...
Earlier this year, Phillips Industries announced a distribution agreement with the Innotec Group that combined Innotec’s BoardFree lighting products with Phillips’ Sta-Dry trailer harnesses. The...
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Equipment Spotlight: Add a little TLC
Heavy-duty engine coolants and additives perform a tough job in a tough environment, so consistently having quality protection should be a no-brainer. The evolution of diesel engines have led to an...
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Changing Gear: Truck tech help from Bridgestone, Kenworth of South Louisiana,...
Some of trucking’s top vendors stepped forward last week with lots of helpful services and tips to maximize uptime and keep your big rigs rolling. Here’s a brief sample: Bridgestone Americas Tire...
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Changing Gear: Distribution team-ups from Navistar-Eaton, Fontaine-Mainstay,...
We’ve been hearing from a lot of OEMs and vendors who are collaborating on distribution solutions to make a few top-notch and highly desired products a little more accessible to truckers. This week,...
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Changing Gear: Updates from Kenworth, Dana, Bendix, Fontaine, Snap-on
Kenworth made a lot of headlines last week. First, the truck maker has added Dana’s Spicer AdvanTek 40 tandem axle for new Class 8 pickup-and-delivery, regional haul and linehaul trucks equipped with...
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Changing Gear: New tech trends from American Power Group, Optronics,...
I get a lot of announcements from companies that have made relatively minor tweaks to traditional must-have products such as tires and brake pads, but every now and then I hear from vendors that are...
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Equipment Spotlight: Waxes and polishes
When working to build your business, your truck can be your biggest and best advertisement. A little wax and polish will go a long way in showing current and potential customers that you take your...
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Changing Gear: GATS product roundup
Emily Weymouth Another Great American Trucking Show has come and gone, and by all accounts, this one was one of Randall-Reilly’s (Overdrive’s publisher, by the way) most successful Dallas events yet....
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Changing Gear: ‘Sense’-ible Navistar-Allison teamup, Continental upgrade,...
After a couple of weeks of blogs dedicated to waxes and trade shows, let’s play catch-up on a few random items of interest that landed on my desk in the meantime. Navistar is offering Allison...
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Changing Gear: Trailer rewind
This week we’re resuming our series that takes a look back at some recent product introductions for specific categories and specs. After all, since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your own...
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Changing Gear: Kenworth on an upgrade tear
Handling product announcements for OverdriveOnline.com and its print product, I see a slew of gear-related news cross my desk on a daily basis. For the most part, this is all good information worth...
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Changing Gear: Wabco’s innovations from across the pond
Since they happened overseas while most of us were asleep, you might have missed last week’s announcements by Wabco, which chose last week’s IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 event in Hanover, Germany, to...
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Equipment Spotlight: Auxiliary power units
For cost-conscious owner-operators, an idle-reduction system is often at the top of the list for saving money on fuel. In addition to that, reduced engine wear offers more payback, even though it’s not...
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Equipment Spotlight: Tire rewind
This week we’re resuming Overdrive’s series that takes a look back at some recent product introductions for specific categories and specs. After all, since most of you are busy enough trying to manage...
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Changing Gear: News from Utility, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Hino, Snap-on
In the market for your own flatbed but you’d like a closer look? Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. has released a new video showcasing the company’s flatbed and curtainsided trailer models. The video...
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Changing Gear: Maintenance and performance rewind
This week we’re resuming Overdrive’s series that takes a look back at some recent product introductions for specific categories and specs. After all, since most of you are busy enough trying to manage...
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Changing Gear: Tech trends from ALK, Mitchell 1, Winegard
Technology always seems to be evolving and getting better and easier to use, and the world of trucking is no stranger to this nonending evolution. A few companies have announced technology upgrades to...
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Equipment Spotlight: Today’s seats offer a more relaxing ride
Yesterday’s sort-of-comfortable truck pressure are minimized by specially designed seats may have been an afterthought air lumbar and back foam, longer adjustable in the overall scheme of the cab’s...
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