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August 4, 2008 |
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Welcome |
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Welcome to
TruckSavvy.com
and
Savvy Pro News.
TruckSavvy.com is your portal to truck
maintenance on the internet…designed by
truck pros, for truck pros.
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... every link takes you
directly to the information you need to
learn about truck specifications,
regional fuel prices, parts and service
locations, product information and
sources...in short, everything you ever
wanted to know about vehicle
maintenance.
Savvy Pro News brings you helpful hints
to help you make the most of
TruckSavvy.com and highlights areas of
particular interest for Maintenance
Professionals.
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Savvy Pro Feature |
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There 'Ya Go -
CVSA’s Roadcheck 2008 Shows
Lowest Vehicle
Out-of-Service Rate in
Decades
Despite concerns that increasing fuel
prices would push safety to
the bottom of the list for
commercial motor vehicle
fleets, a recent check on
the industry shows the
lowest rate of
out-of-service vehicles in
two decades.
“This rate (23.9 percent
vehicle out-of-service rate
for Level I Inspections) is
the principal barometer used
to measure compliance and it
is the lowest we’ve seen in
the 21-year history of
Roadcheck,” said Stephen F.
Campbell, CVSA’s Executive
Director.
From June 3-5, 9,148 CVSA
and FMCSA certified
inspectors at 1,683
locations across North
America performed 67,931
truck and bus inspections.
52,345 of the total were
North American Standard
Level I inspections, the
most comprehensive roadside
inspection.
CVSA sponsors Roadcheck
each year with the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
Canadian Council of Motor
Transport Administrators,
Transport Canada, and the
Secretariat of
Communications and
Transportation (Mexico).
Brakes continue to be the
dominating vehicle out of
service defect, comprising
52.6 percent of the total
vehicle defects.
In another CVSA sponsored
event, forty-five states and
provinces across the U.S.
and Canada blitzed the
continent during a 12-hour
surprise inspection on May
7, 2008 focusing on
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
braking systems.
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11,908 vehicles
inspected and 93,751
brakes were inspected
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15.8
percent of vehicles
placed out of service
for brake related
defects
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9.4
percent of brakes with
manual brake adjusters
placed out of service
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3.8
percent of brakes with
self-adjusting brake
adjusters placed out of
service
"A significant problem we
are noticing in recent years
is the practice of manually
adjusting self-adjusting
brake adjusters," said
Campbell. "If you have a
brake that is over-stroking
and it has a self-adjusting
(automatic) brake adjuster,
you more than likely have a
problem with the brake or
the adjuster. If you
readjust it, you aren't
fixing the underlying
problem."
To learn more about RoadCheck 2008 and other
CVSA programs, go to TruckSavvy.com
Quick Clicks
and click on
CVSA.
Then click on their "News"
tab.
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Buy It...Sell It - Check out Savvy Pro
Auction
Do you have equipment you no longer use,
overstocks of parts collecting dust or
tools that are surplus to your needs?
Or do you need equipment, tools or parts
that are hard to find locally at a
reasonable cost.
TruckSavvy.com
can be the solution to both of these
problems..
The
Savvy Pro Auction
is an on-line auction service that will
advertise your surplus parts, tools,
equipment and what have you to the
thousands of Truck Professionals who
look to TruckSavvy.com
each month for the information they
need.
Recent listings on Savvy Pro Auction
include:
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Caterpillar 12 G Motor Grader
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Set of Blue Point Torque Sticks
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A Selection of Monroe Heavy Duty Shock
Absorbers
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Air Shields for International Tractors
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And more...
Using the Savvy Pro Auction is as easy
as 1, 2, 3.
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Go to TruckSavvy.com Hom Page and click
on Auction in the menu on the left side
of the page.
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To list or bid on an item, you need to
register and log in (using your selected
User Name and Password).
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To list an item for sale,
fill out the online listing form (click on sell, at the top
of the auction page), then review and
upload your listing.
To bid on an item listed, simply follow
the directions on the item screen.
For a limited time, you can list
your items for no charge and only pay a small
auction fee when your auction is
completed.
Turn your unwanted parts, tools and
equipment to cash with the Savvy Pro
Auction. Go to
www.TruckSavvy.com
and click on
Auction. |
Buy It!
Sell It!
Check Out the
Savvy Pro Auction |
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Fraud
Alert - Bendix Issues Second Round of
Consumer Fraud Alerts
Bendix has
had it's name used in an elaborate
sweepstakes and employment scam.
Read the warning in the scrolling News
box on TruckSavvy.com
Home page.
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Savvy Pro Viewpoint |
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What's
That Noise? - Emergency Preparedness
Planning
In the
last few weeks we have heard about
flooding in the midwest, hurricanes in
the south and of course the earth quake
in California.
Seems
like a good time to remind ourselves to
develop comprehensive emergency plans to
ensure the safety of our people and the
continuation of our business if and when
the unspeakable happens.
Last
year, one of contributors offered some
excellent tips for Emergency
Preparedness Planning and it's well
worth reviewing. You can read his
comments at TruckSavvy.com
Viewpoint
Archive. |
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Savvy Pro Shop Tip - Work Smarter, Not
Harder |
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No, It's
Not a Weight Lifting Plan - Body
Builders' Guides Provide Valuable
Information
Maintenance people are often challenged
to service or repair vehicles they have
not worked on before. This can be
particularly challenging when making
electrical repairs or installing
additional electrical components.
Ideally, vehicle schematics can be used
to help identify where to start trouble
shooting or wire in a new component.
But if the manufacturers schematics are
not available, you can still get
valuable information by referring to
the Body Builders resource materials
that many OEMs make available on the
internet. Learn more about how a
Truck Dealer Service Manager uses these easy to obtain materials to
speed diagnosis and ensure quality
work.
To learn
more, go to TruckSavvy.com
Quick Clicks page and click on
Shop Tips
in the menu on the left side of the
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Oh The
Weather Outside is Frightful... -
Creative Tire Chain Rack
One of our
contributors spotted a novel solution to
the problem of where to hang tire
chains...easily fabricated hangers
bolted to the back of the tractor.
Check out the picture at Savvy Pro Shop
Tips. Go to TruckSavvy.com
Quick Clicks and click on
Shop Tips in the menu on the left
side of the page.
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Savvy Pro Cool Stuff - New Products
Techniques and Ideas |
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Efficiency, Versatility and Safety -
SKYLIFT from Stertil Koni
Stertil-Koni has
created a new technology, the
half-scissor vehicle lift.
Skylift
uses two independent, modular lifting
platforms to provide complete under-chassis
operator access, while its vertical
lifting orientation saves valuable
working space. The independent lift
units can be easily repositioned to
accommodate virtually any axle width. SKYLIFT's ease of mobility makes it
convenient and portable.
The SKYLIFT is designed as a modular
unit. Four legs (two under each runway)
can handle a maximum length
runway of up to 45 feet. And unlike most
other hydraulic lifts, SKYLIFT is built
for multiple loading
configurations. Customers can load the lift with up to
77,000 pounds symmetrically and
up to 55,000 pounds asymmetrically.
SKYLIFT's
innovative design does not require base
frames or cross beams for stability.
The resulting open design offers freedom of
movement for mechanics and virtually
unlimited access under the
chassis.
Go to
Savvy Pro Cool Stuff (go to
TruckSavvy.com
Home page and click on
Cool Stuff! in the menu on the left
side of the page) and click on Stertil Koni to learn more and to see a
demonstration video about SKYLIFT.
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Got
Spills?
QuiKleen Absorbents Video
QuiKleen™
Dry Absorbents has a new video that
demonstrates how QuiKleen™ can be used to
clean up fluid spills large and small.
QuiKleen™ is
a lightweight, odorless absorbent
composed of Amorphous Aluminum Silicate.
QuiKleen™
acts as a sponge and
will absorb any liquid or semi liquid
almost instantly. It's absorption
far exceeds clay based (kitty litter)
products by
20 to 1 by weight or 5 to 1 by volume.
QuiKleen™
is conveniently packaged in kits for a variety
of applications including trucks, fuel
islands and shops.
To learn
more and to view the QuiKleen™
Demonstration Video, go to
Savvy Pro
Cool Stuff! and click on the QuiKleen™ graphic.
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Savvy Pro Training - Everybody Talks
About It... |
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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.
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MGM
e-Stroke I - Training Schedule
A short time ago, we told you about MGM
Brakes' e-Stroke I Training Van,
that will be used by MGM representatives
around the country to conduct training
on e-Stroke and other MGM products.
MGM has published a schedule
and contact information for the appearances of the van.
To
learn more go to TruckSavvy.com
Online
Training and click on MGM Brakes under
the Brakes heading.
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Savvy Pro Blog - Savvy Pros Share Their
Thoughts |
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How Much
Can You Save? - The REAL
KEY to Fuel Economy
A TruckSavvy.com
user told us the other day about an
interesting experience hiring
drivers...a prospective team wanted to
show how valuable their driving skills
could be...the result was a 25% savings
in fuel cost vs. a veteran company
team.
Learn more and share your own
experiences at the TruckSavvy In focus
Blog (go to TruckSavvy.com home page and
click on
Blog in the menu on the left side of
the page).
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