Truckers looking to fill up on diesel exhaust fuel (DEF) now have a greater variety of options thanks to Love’s Truck Stops, which has just finished adding DEF to every one of its 245 stops across the United States. “Having ...
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Navistar International’s vocational WorkStar is now available with the 13-litre MaxxForce engine with selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the company has announced. The WorkStar is the fourth heavy-duty model to receive SCR since ...
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Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has added 388 part numbers to its Standard brand and Intermotor line of import parts. The line expansion features over 150 new switches including multi-function, combination, cruise control, hazard ...
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With 870 retail stores, Discount Tire Co. Inc. tops the 2013 MTD 100, the industry's most comprehensive list of independent tire dealer chains. The MTD 100 determines the largest domestic independent tire store chains by counting retail, ...
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Falken Tire Corp., in association with Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios (makers of the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox 360) have announced that Kevin Neuville is the winner of its Falken Tire Livery Contest in Forza Motorsport 4. Beating ...
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Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has formalized an agreement with General Motors Co. (GM) to develop a 12-week elective training program for UTI students. The program will first be available at UTI's Avondale campus. UTI provides ...
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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced that Stuart (Stu) Crum has been named president of Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, effective August 5. Crum has nearly thirty years of experience in automotive retail, most recently ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) and the Western Canada Tire Dealers Association (WCTDA) are holding a four-day Earthmover Tire Service (ETS) class in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 19-22, 2013. The ETS program is designed for OTR ...
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The all-new Mini Cooper will make its debut at the Los Angeles motor show in November. Speaking at the local launch of Mini's John Cooper Works range, Mini Australia product planning manager Sue McCarthy confirmed the replacement for the ...
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TORONTO — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is coming out of the gate motors blazing for its 87th annual Convention and Executive Forum. This year, the convention, which just opened up registration on a new website, is ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association’s newly revamped OTA Convention and Executive Forum is coming to the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Toronto Nov. 13-14. The speakers and topics at the 87th edition of the convention will include: • ...
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Seven new PacLease franchises have been added to the company’s network, including two in Canada. Deer Lake, Nfld. and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Que. each have new locations as part of the group’s latest expansion. ...
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Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has teamed up with trucking PR firm LaunchIt, to expand its presence in the US. PIT is a Montreal-based group within FPInnovations, which performs fuel economy trials on products and techniques ...
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Sunshine was on the menu once again – along with the requisite burgers and tandoori chicken on the grill – for Quick Truck Lube’s eighth annual customer appreciation barbeque July 12. Customers, staff, vendors, suppliers, ...
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A 52-inch sleeper variant of Kenworth’s new-generation T680 was available to drive at a mid-July Kenworth customer event at its Chillicothe, Ohio plant. T680 Kenworth’s “new-generation” bowed in with the T680 at ...
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