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locations, product information and
sources...in short, everything you ever
wanted to know about vehicle
maintenance.
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Professionals.
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Savvy Pro Features |
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Trains
Planes and Automobiles - Future
Commercial Transportation, MegaTrends
2030
The future
of the trucking industry can be
vigorously debated and any crystal ball
looking 30 years in to the future is
going to be misty, but Continental Tire
has produced a video that suggests one
vision of what North American
Transportation will look like in the
future. Go to
Future of Trucking? on the
TruckSavvy.com Home Page
and click on the
video link.
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The Same, Only Different - Stopping
Distance Regulation Effective August 1,
2011
The long
anticipated new stopping distance
regulation went in to effect for
vehicles manufactured on and and after
August 1, 2011.
The new rule requires the vast
majority of new heavy truck tractors to
achieve a 30 percent reduction in
stopping distance compared to former levels. For these heavy truck
tractors (approximately 99 percent of
the fleet), the amended standard
requires those vehicles to stop in not
more than 250 feet when loaded to their
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and
tested at a speed of 60 miles per hour
(mph).
And though
the new regulation will bring some
changes to truck specifications and
maintenance recommendations, dramatic
changes in operations and practices will
not be required.
Links to
manufacturer (truck and component)
information and the NHTSA web site are available on
the TruckSavvy.com
Home page. Go to New Stopping
Distance Regulation heading and click on
the individual links.
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What's New - In Focus News
Keeps You Up to
Date
TruckSavvy.com In Focus News
is drawn from sources across
the industry to provide one
stop for up to date industry
news.
Some of the news recently
posted:
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B. R. A. K. E. S. 4th
Annual Benefit Dinner
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UPS Purchasing 100
All-Electric Vehicles
for California
Deployment
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Volvo
to Develop Super Truck
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FMCSA
Improves CSA Safety
Measurement System
You can also submit a link
or an article to
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News. Simply register and
follow the prompts to make a
contribution.
And check
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Compliance, Safety, Accountability - CSA
Now Online
CSA 2010,
now known as CSA, promises better and
more efficient management (and
accountability) of fleet safety.
With
Compliance, Safety,
Accountability (CSA),
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), together with
State Partners and industry, is working
to further reduce commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and
injuries on our nation's highways
Many
believe it will also prompt major
changes in many truck operations
Are you ready?
To get the
latest information and for access to CSA
reports and recommendations, we have a
link to CSA on the
TruckSavvy.com Home
Page.
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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.
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In the
Dark Secrets Revealed - Electrical
Training Videos
New videos
from Sullivan Training Systems take the
mystery out of electrical diagnosis.
Sullivan Training Systems specializes in
electrical training for vehicle and
equipment maintenance people. Over
several decades, Dan has developed tools
and techniques to teach not only the
fundamentals, but the strategy of
electrical troubleshooting.
The new
videos can be used to reinforce existing
training programs or can serve as the
basis for a new Electrical Training
curriculum.
Go to
Online Training and click
Sullivan Training Videos under the
Training Video List heading. |
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TruckSavvy.com
Virtual Mall - Your Very Own Truck Show |
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In addition to
TruckSavvy.com
Fleet
E-Commerce offerings,
the TruckSavvy.com Virtual
Mall showcases products and
services from your favorite
suppliers and service
providers.
Click on
Virtual Mall on the TruckSavvy.com front page to
take advantage of this
convenient way to source
the products and services you need.
And keep checking back as
more
providers join our virtual
truck show.
New on the
TruckSavvy.com
Virtual Mall
(for more
information, click on the
graphic or link below):
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Virginia Truck Center,
Charlotte
Truck
Center,
Columbia Truck Center -
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Our Business is Your
Trucks and Trailers!
The Virginia Truck
Center Family provides premium transportation products
backed with the facilities, tooling and
people to meet your truck sales needs,
parts demands, and truck service needs
in a timely manner through 7 full
service dealerships in Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina.
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Busch Shine Products -
Statesville,
NC
Today, Busch
Enterprises provides a broad
range of cleaning and polishing
products and Busch Premium Shine
Products
set the appearance standard in racing, RV and trucking
circles around the world.
Busch Premium
Shine Products Include:
In addition to
providing products and accessories,
Ted Busch
and his team travel the country
demonstrating the effective
polishing techniques they have
developed over 30 years of providing
Premium Shine Products. |
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ATRO Engineered Systems - Sullivan. MO
Would
you be surprised to learn that right in the heartland of
America is where the best replacement parts for truck,
bus and trailer suspensions are manufactured...for
all-makes?
 True!
- ATRO Engineered Systems has been
hammering out the most advanced polyurethane OEM and
aftermarket parts out of Sullivan, Missouri since 1984!
ATRO
has over 20 international patents on parts design,
engineering and polyurethane development. ATRO
polyurethane is made to fit the job.
Trucks using our torque rods, bushings and mounts may
carry 4 or 5 different types of our polyurethane (to
match rebound, energy absorption and elasticity
requirements).
ATRO
Engineered Systems'
advanced technology is used in
the manufacture of our precision parts for all-makes,
outlasting competitors
rubber-based equivalents by 3-5 times or longer. That
means less downtime, less repair and replacement costs.
And,
to top all that, ATRO has the most comprehensive
parts warranty in the industry.
ATRO is An American Company |
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FleetNet America – Cherryville, NC
Changing the
Direction of Fleet Maintenance with
Flexibility, Transparency, Communication
and Information Accessibility
Our
emergency roadside assistance and
maintenance management services for
commercial vehicles, material handling
and industrial equipment are premier in
the industry. Flexibility means
offering a full line of solutions
allowing the customer the ability to
customize a program to fit their
specific needs. Transparency is
the way we do business. We pass through
vendor invoices to the customer without
markup, therefore, passing savings onto
the customer. Communication is
constant with text messaging, web
access, email alerts and more. The
customer never has to guess what is
going on with their equipment.
Information Accessibility is
essential to managing your fleet
properly. We believe providing data,
including VMRS coding & costing, fault
code reporting, and more is key to this
process.
To learn
more about the opportunities for changes
in your fleet maintenance, please click
the logo to the right to link to our
website,
www.fleetnetamerica.com. |
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U. S. Lube - El Paso, TX
The latest in oil and fuel
technology!
Based on 25
years of frontline, “in the pits” experience, U.S. Lube
products are designed to improve
diesel engine performance, enhance preventive
maintenance, and reduce operating costs.
Today, preferred
retailers, independents and travel centers across the
nation proudly carry the U.S. Lube product line. |
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Xtreme Fuel Treatment -
Zebulon, NC
XFT has logged over 2.5
Billion miles in 2 decades of successful engine
 operation helping companies and individuals improve fuel
mileage, increase performance and reduce maintenance
costs.
Xtreme Fuel Treatment is a patented and time tested
product that helps you Drive Farther! |
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