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Free Money - Grants and Incentives for Doing What you Already Do

Saving fuel, and in the process, improving the environment is high on the list of priorities in many operations.

The Federal Government and many states provide incentives to help fleets invest in fuel saving technologies, utilize alternative fuels and purchase new emission technologies.

The U.S. Department of Energy provides state by state information about these incentives with contact information for the appropriate agencies.

Go to the rolling box on the TruckSavvy.com Home page and click on the  "Free Money" story to learn how to get additional support for work you are already doing.

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Thinking Inside the Box...Inside The Trailer That Is - S. C. Johnson Saves Fuel by Changing Operations

Improving fuel efficiency can be more than just truck specs and highway speed.  Sometimes,  a change in how we look at the trucking task can yield significant fuel efficiency improvement.  S. C. Johnson was able to reduce fuel usage by 168,000 gallons and save $1.6 million by adjusting their strategies to optimize loading of each trailer.

To learn more, go to TruckSavvy.com Quick Clicks, click on Emissions and then on How SC Johnson Saved $1.6 Million With Efficient Trucking

Build Your Future with Co-op - Community College Program Helps Develop New Employees

In almost every conversation involving truck maintenance, someone will complain about the difficulty of finding good help.

Our Viewpoint contributor this month offers a suggestion that can help many truck users, dealers and leasing companies.

Cooperative Education is a win-win that provides employers with access to well prepared, cost effective solutions to staffing needs and gives Community College and Technical School students valuable, real world career related work experiences.

Go to TruckSavvy.com Home Page and click on Viewpoint to learn about this exciting program.

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Quick Clicks and Search Operations

The fastest way to navigate TruckSavvy.com is from our Quick Clicks page.  There you will find an index to all of the pages and features of TruckSavvy.com.  Simply click on a topic and you will go to a page devoted to that subject.

If you don't know which  of our "Quick Click" topics might contain the information you need, use the search box on any page to search TruckSavvy.com or the Google search engine.

Designed with Safety in Mind - Safe-T-Cylinder Allows Safe Disarming of Brake Chambers

When you remove spring brake chambers from trucks and trailers it is a good safety practice to disarm them before disposal. 

Coils of the power spring should be cut with an acetylene gas torch prior to disposal. This procedure renders the power spring inoperable, permitting the chamber to be safely discarded.

Safe-T-Cylinder allows you to safely disarm virtually any brake chamber by giving you a secure and easy to use protective structure to contain the chamber while cutting the springs.

Go to Savvy Pro Cool Stuff and click on Safe-T-Cylinder to learn more (Note:  Safe-T-Cylinder can be ordered online at TruckSavvy.com Fleet Commerce.) 

Caterpillar CX31 Transmission Available in Condor Refuse Chassis From American LaFrance

Caterpillar has developed a line of automatic transmissions designed to provide significant performance advantages backed by Caterpillar Product Support for vocational, bus, RV or emergency vehicle applications.

According to the manufacturer, the CX31  offers fuel economy savings, improved performance and better product support coverage than similar vehicles with competitive automatic transmissions.  These benefits have been repeatedly demonstrated during the extensive testing, field follow and customer evaluations (at this point, over 400K hours and still counting).

The CX31 is now available as an option in the Condor Refuse Chassis from American LaFrance.

Go to TruckSavvy.com Cool Stuff and click on Caterpillar Transmissions to learn more.

Training is a lot like the weather, everyone talks about it, but...

Well we're doing something about it.  TruckSavvy.com Online Training provides links to training resources on the internet.  From manufacturer supplied material to Training Services, we will keep you informed of new developments in training help.

We've changed the layout of our Online Training page to make it easier to use.  Let us know what you think of the new format and if you come across a training resource you would like to pass on to others, let us know.

Solve Life's Mysteries - Fundamental Electrical Troubleshooting from Sullivan Training Systems

Electrical faults are often some of the most frustrating problems to resolve in fleet maintenance.

Sullivan Training Systems provides an outstanding course in Electrical Fundamentals and Trouble Shooting and one of the best shop reference books we have seen.

Fundamental Electrical Troubleshooting is a fully-integrated, hands-on troubleshooting class designed specifically for mechanics who work on heavy trucks and heavy equipment. The majority of the class is conducted using a training board built to closely mimic a real vehicle, and students construct and test circuits using actual equipment/ truck components. In-shop training is included if the customer can provide a machine to work on.

Go to Online Training and click on Sullivan Training Systems to learn more about Fundamentals of Electrical Trouble shooting.

ABS For All -FMCSA ABS Overview

There are a variety of ABS systems on the road today. FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) provides a good basic resource, including video for initial trouble shooting of virtually all ABS systems.  This can be a great foundation for later, more specialized training.

Go to TruckSavvy.com Online Training and click on Brake Safety.

This has been an interesting winter with virtually every part of the country experiencing at least some unusually tough weather conditions.

The Editor of our blog has some thoughts on what fleet operators have experienced.  Go to TruckSavvy.com In Focus and click on Cold Weather Woes for his report and to offer your comments.

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