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December 12, 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.
Trucksavvy.com is a "virtual truck show"
... 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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You're Going to Be How Late?
- Preventable Emergency
Breakdowns
According to
FleetNet America, more than
34,000 Road Side Breakdowns
each year are are tire
related and preventable.
In one of our feature
articles this month, you can
learn what FleetNet America sees
each day and how you can
reduce the cost of Emergency
Breakdowns. Go to
TruckSavvy.com and read the
Featured articles.
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The
Next Milestone - 2010 Emissions
The next emissions
milestone for our industry is just a
year away.
EPA 2010
Emission Laws require a 90% reduction in
NOX emissions from previous standards.
Though
many manufacturers are using similar
plans to reach these levels, there
are differences in strategy as well as
specific configurations.
To learn
about major
manufacturers plans for 2010 product
offerings, go to TruckSavvy.com
Quick
Clicks and click on
Emissions or
click on the
Engines page.
You can
also learn about SCR (Selective
Catalytic Reduction) which is one of the
major technologies being developed. For
a primer on SCR, go to the
TruckSavvy.com
Emissions page and click
on Facts About SCR.
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Buy It!
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Savvy Pro Tip - Find Info Fast |
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What's New? - TruckSavvy.com News
Sources
To help
TruckSavvy.com users stay on top of
rapidly changing world, national and
industry developments, we have
consolidated
major news sources in one place.
Click on
News Sources on the
TruckSavvy.com home page for your news
fix every day.
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Savvy Pro
Auction - Buy and Sell Online |
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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:
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.
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Savvy Pro Cool Stuff - New Products,
Techniques and Ideas |
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Improved Productivity - Noregon Adds
Allison Codes
Noregon Systems,
INc.,
a leading
developer of
diagnostic
solutions for
the trucking
industry, has
released version
3.3 of its
heavy-duty
diagnostic
software,
JPRO® Fleet
Diagnostics.
Version 3.3 will
include Allison
Transmission
fault codes and
allow
technicians to
view the engine,
transmission,
brakes and
modules all on
one screen,
toggle between
specific fault
codes for each
component,
record
information and
launch OEM
applications if
needed.
JPRO® Fleet
Diagnostics
is the
industry’s most
popular and
comprehensive
PC-based
heavy-duty scan
tool.
To learn more
about JPRO and
other electronic
diagnostics
solutions, go to
the
TruckSavvy.com
Home Page, click
on
Cool Stuff
and then click
on
Noregon Systems.
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Commerce
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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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Reduced Cost or
Dangerous Risk? - Are
Your Tires Too Old?
As companies look for
opportunities to reduce costs, we have to
be aware of some of the risks of
bargains.
ABC News produced a piece about the
risks of using old tires on automobiles.
Some of the same ideas have application
in our business too.
To help your people understand the
issue, go to TruckSavvy.com
Quick Clicks, then go to
Tires/Wheels, Etc. and view the
ABC News Video under the Tire Videos
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Safety
Begins With YOU! -
Star Leasing Safety Videos
Star
Leasing has developed a series of
Safety Videos that help reinforce good
safety habits in a fresh and
entertaining way.
To check
out the cornerstones of Star Leasing's Behavioral Safety Program
go to
TruckSavvy.com Home Page, click on our
Online
Training page and then click on
Star Leasing under the Training
Videos heading.
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TruckSavvy In Focus Blog
- Savvy Pros Share Their
Thoughts |
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Going
Green ? -
Carbon Foot Print's In the Eye of The
Beholder
In the rush to "Go Green", a
logical starting point is determining
your "Carbon Foot Print". But as
our contributor found, that can mean
different things to different people.
Read some of his observations and
offer your take on a major
transportation issue in our blog, "TruckSavvy
In Focus". Go to
TruckSavvy.com HomePage and click on
Blog.
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