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Welcome to Call to Decision
Subject: Tracking suppliers get Defense Dept. extension
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August
24, 2009
A Penton Media Publication |
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Tracking
suppliers get Defense Dept.
extension
By
Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
A
2-month deadline extension is
now in place for suppliers of
trailer tracking technology so
they can help carriers hauling
arms, ammunition, and explosives
(AA&E) comply with new Dept.
of Defense (DOD) rules that go
into effect February 15 next
year
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its entire fleet of 40
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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 |
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Trailer
skirt gets SmartWay
certification
Silver
Eagle Manufacturing’s
mid-length side skirt has become
the company’s first EPA
SmartWay certified product. The
skirt has been verified as a
SmartWay Aerodynamic Product
that offers fuel savings to
long-haul trucks.
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White paper on tires
and fuel economy.
Free 40-page guide from
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TCA
looking for best drivers
Applications
are now being accepted for the
Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA)
Company Equipment Driver of the
Year and TCA Owner Operator of
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It's known as the
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details visit www.volvoscr.com. |
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First
Pinnacle rolls off Mack’s
Macungie line
Mack
Truck’s new Macungie Assembly
Operation in Pennsylvania is now
a fully functioning production
line as the first Pinnacle
tractor rolled off the line on
Aug. 13.
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FleetPride, Inc.
America’s premier
nationwide supplier of
heavy duty truck and
trailer parts —
operates 188 locations
in 39 states and carries
a full line of
nationally recognized
brand name parts, as
well as an assortment of
private brand parts. In
addition, FleetPride
offers in-house
remanufactured products
such as brake shoes,
transmissions, rear
axles and driveline
components. Truck and
trailer repair services
are also offered at a
number of locations. www.fleetpride.com |
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Science,
technology … and trucking
One
of the things that’s been so
frustrating about the ongoing
effort to lower emissions from
commercial trucks over the last
decade is an almost total lack
of either appreciation or
understanding of the science –
and price tag – by the general
public.
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| Trucking
Around the World |
Caterpillar
and Navistar in China talks
From
Financial Times: Caterpillar and
Navistar are in talks with
China’s largest exporter of
light trucks to create a joint
venture in the country to
manufacture the vehicles.
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