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Changing Gear: Lubricants and coolants rewind
Since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your own business, it’s likely you occasionally might have missed a few announcements for new products. This week, Overdrive’s “Changing Gear” series...
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Changing Gear: Health rewind
Since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your own business, it’s likely you occasionally might have missed a few announcements for new products. This week, Overdrive’s “Changing Gear” series...
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Equipment Spotlight: LEDs make work brighter
RelatedA few lights show photos and a full winners list from PDI Pride & PolishThe PDI Dyno Event and Truck Show Pride & Polish — 2014's final Pride & Polish show — wrapped up Sunday....
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Changing Gear: News from Hogebuilt, Volvo/Mack, Bosch, Howes
Ready to turn your boring blah-looking rig into a rolling masterpiece sure to make other driver green with envy? The fender experts at Hogebuilt has released their 2015 product catalog featuring the...
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Equipment Spotlight: Inverters provide in-cab electrical loads
RelatedControlling Fuel CostsYour survival depends on minimizing fuel consumption and getting a fair surcharge. Inverter sales continue to rise as more truck owners choose to provide in-cab electrical...
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Gear Rewind: Electronics
RelatedZF highlights remote-controlled trucks, new transmissionZF showed off a wide array of new systems this week, but the highlights are an all-new dual-clutch automated manual transmission and the...
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Changing Gear: Updates from Dayton, Zonar, Kenworth, Peterbilt
There’s a new lineup of Dayton Truck Tires available now, and Bridgestone Commercial wants you to know about it. The company has unveiled a new website for its Dayton commercial truck tire line,...
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Equipment Spotlight: Aero add-ons smooth airflow, boost fuel economy
While truck body designers had started experimenting with aerodynamics before the mid-1960s, Rudkin-Wiley Corp. took strategic curves for big rigs a bit further in 1965 when it introduced its bolt-on...
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Changing Gear: Cab and interior rewind
RelatedKenworth T880 picks up Truck of the Year honors from ATDThe Kenworth T880 was named the American Truck Dealers’ Commercial Truck of the Year this weekend at the ATD Convention and Expo in San...
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Changing Gear: Updates from Truck-Lite, Peterbilt, Ryder
RelatedLED headlamp test: Not just brighter, but wider and more natural illuminationLED headlamps offer distinct advantages over conventional (halogen) designs, including better visibility and longer...
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Changing Gear: News from PressureGuard, Road Choice, Silver Eagle
It’s no fun having a flat tire, but one company is making it easier to find ways to avoid them. RelatedTire pressure monitorThe Velcro-mount PressurePro tire pressure monitors contains small sensors...
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Changing Gear: Updates from Kenworth, Peterbilt, Minimizer
RelatedKW extends engine warranty for T680Kenworth and Paccar have introduced the Extended Engine Warranty Program available to qualifying customers who purchase new Kenworth T680s equipped with...
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Changing Gear: Aero, add-on and chrome rewind
RelatedControlling Fuel CostsYour survival depends on minimizing fuel consumption and getting a fair surcharge. Since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your own business, it’s likely you...
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Changing Gear: News from Ryder, Bendix, Hyundai
RelatedRyder introduces loyalty program for truck rentersRyder System recently announced it is instituting a new customer loyalty program for its rental customers, who will now earn points for renting...
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Changing gear: Truck and engine 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: Updates from Yokohama, Bosch, Donaldson, Ryder, ZF
RelatedChanging Gear: Updates from Yokohama, Truck-Lite, Amsoil, Fontaine Modification, Rotary Lift Drivers looking for Yokohama Tire Corp.’s ultra-wide base tires have a new source: Love’s Travel...
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Changing Gear: News from Kenworth, Peterbilt, Webb Wheel
RelatedFirst look at premium Kenworth Icon 900, an homage to classic W900LVideo, photos: Kenworth announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the launch of a customized,...
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Equipment Spotlight: Truck batteries becoming smaller, lighter, tougher, smarter
RelatedEquipment Spotlight: Inverters provide in-cab electrical loadsInverter sales continue to rise as more truck owners choose to provide in-cab electrical loads for AC-powered TVs, microwaves and...
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Changing Gear: Team-ups from Wabash-Aurora, Kenworth-Meritor and Eaton,...
RelatedWabash rolls out 100,000th AeroSkirt Wabash Composites, a division of Wabash National Corporation, has produced its 100,000th DuraPlate AeroSkirt. Wabash National developed the DuraPlate...
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Changing Gear: Updates from Yokohama-Freightliner, Meritor-Kenworth, Bendix,...
RelatedChanging Gear: Updates from Yokohama, Truck-Lite, Amsoil, Fontaine Modification, Rotary Lift Drivers looking for Yokohama Tire Corp.’s ultra-wide base tires have a new source: Love’s Travel...
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