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- Published on Thursday, 23 February 2012 00:23
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Phillips Industries Introduces Latest Corrosion Blocking Product Innovation
Phillips Industries introduced their latest corrosion-blocker product innovations. The new STA-DYR® WEATHER-TITE™ Connectors, seven-way male connector plugs with integrated seals that stop moisture from entering the electrical system.
Phillips Industries leads the industry in testing and development of products to stop magnesium chloride from entering truck and trailer electrical systems and causing damage. Damage can be costly from unscheduled downtime, interruption in electrical power and even potential electrical arcing caused by moisture and contaminates in the socket. Phillips is excited to introduce the first connector, an unbreakable glass filled nylon connector, and the second, a hybrid combination using unbreakable glass filled nylon and zinc die cast. Each new WEATHER-TITE™ connector has added protection from moisture with a 3-blade Nitrile wiper seal at the mating end. This WEATHER-TITE™ seal effectively blocks any contaminants from entering at the 7-way connection.
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- Published on Thursday, 23 February 2012 00:10
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Alliance Parts Launches Online Parts Lookup Tool
Portland, Ore., - Alliance Truck Parts, a leading aftermarket parts provider for the commercial transportation industry, has launched an online parts lookup tool to help customers find the right part among countless competing numbers and naming conventions. The web-based tool consolidates data from the top OEM and independent manufacturers creating a single point of access to find the right all-makes part.
With a simple web interface, visitors can search for the part needed in two ways: by the Alliance Truck Parts number or by a competing supplier's part number. With the click of a mouse, the parts lookup and cross-reference tool provides the suggested part number and information from Alliance Truck Parts, and by entering a city and state, it offers links to dealers and relevant parts specials in the area.
"We're proud to be able to offer our customers this new tool that greatly simplifies finding a suggested all-makes part," said Daniel Haggerty, director of parts and service marketing for Daimler Trucks North America. "Alliance Truck Parts continues to build on our broad commitment to customer service and our focus on providing comprehensive parts offerings for all makes of commercial trucks and buses."
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- Category: Industry Safety
- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:40
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Be More Informed about CSA’s Vehicle Maintenance BASIC
The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Website now features the Vehicle Maintenance Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) factsheet. This new factsheet is the fifth in a series of seven to better educate motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, and other industry stakeholders on CSA’s seven safety categories. Motor carriers and drivers can access this factsheet, as well as the other BASIC factsheets, on theResources page.
This week the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is highlighting the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC factsheet, which describes what proper maintenance and compliance look like under Parts 393 and 396 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Motor carriers and drivers can refer to this factsheet for information regarding the types of documents associated with this BASIC they should keep, such as Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports, and for information about how to proactively address any vehicle malfunction or maintenance problem.
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:16
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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Enova Systems, Inc. Offer Green for Free Program
Torrance, CA – Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Enova Systems Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA and AIM: ENV and ENVS), a leading developer of proprietary hybrid-electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components for the emerging green commercial vehicle market, have launched a program to make electric vehicles more accessible to fleets.
The Green for Free™ program allows fleet executives to purchase all-electric vehicles for the cost of a diesel-powered commercial vehicle. The savings fleets incur from the reduced maintenance and fuel savings of the electric vehicles (EVs) is then used over a period of time to cover the incremental expense for the technology.
The Green for Free™ program will utilize the FCCC All-Electric Walk-in Van (WIV) chassis powered by the Enova drive system. Fleets with set routes in pickup and delivery applications are ideal for the Green for Free™ program because they have predictable drive routes and return each night to the company depot. FCCC is already well-established in the market and can provide immediate volume, which is required to reduce high-cost components, such as batteries. Additionally, the project looks to focus on disciplined duty cycles, utilizing 80 percent of the battery daily, versus design for extended range.
“FCCC and Enova recognize that the Green For Free™ program is necessary in order to make all-electric vehicles more affordable, and therefore more accessible, to fleets,” said Bob Harbin, FCCC president. “We want to help those fleets interested in reducing their energy consumption and environmental impact by enabling them to purchase more alternative-fuel vehicles at one time because of the reduced upfront costs.”
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:59
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Truck Parts & Service’s 2011 Distributor of the Year named
Carolina Rim and Wheel of Charlotte, NC and Fleet Brake of Calgary, Alberta, have been named co-winners of Truck Parts & Service’s 2011 Distributor of the Year award, sponsored by Minimizer.
The award was given out during the opening session of HDAW 2012 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. This is the third time in the award’s 10-year history that multiple winners have been selected.
Other 2011 nominees were Tidewater Fleet Supply of Chesapeake, Va. and Weldon Truck Parts of Oklahoma City. Tom Stewart, President of Carolina Rim and Wheel and John Bzeta, president of Fleet Brake, accepted the awards for their companies.
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