Magazine Archive

In This Issue - February 2012

Feature: Is Trucking In Your Blood?

February 02, 2012

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Until recently, I’d never considered what forces may have drawn me into the trucking industry. My own introduction to the industry came after a headhunter found an opening with an ocean carrier who had their own in-house truckers. Twenty-two ...

Supercar Chronicles: Porsche 959 – Technological Supercar

February 01, 2012

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In 1983 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche introduced their entry for Group B rally racing. Rally Racing was and still is huge in Europe, where the contestants’ race point to point in a timed format on public or private ...

Reborn Rig: Flattop Conversion

February 01, 2012

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Scott Brown watches closely as Jesus Cedillo and a three helpers lift the sleeper cap off a 2000 Peterbilt inside the Texas Chrome Shop.

Product Profile: TomTom Launches PRO 7150 TRUCK

February 01, 2012

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TomTom Launches PRO 7150 TRUCK; Automates Truck Routing and Navigation with Comprehensive Database of Road and Vehicle Attributes

Preventable or Not: Doe deals with snack attack

February 01, 2012

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Soothed by old Willie Nelson’s gravel-voiced rendition of “On The Road Again,” trucker John Doe proceeded down Route 99 toward his next delivery stop, at Perky’s Pancake House. It was dawn, with the sun rising slowly in a cloudless sky, ...

Peak Performance: Truck Drivers Can No Longer Use Hand-Held Cell-Phones! What’s Next?

February 01, 2012

As of January 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) made it law that all interstate drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) as defined in Section 390.5 (this includes both CDL and non-CDL drivers), and all intrastate CMV drivers ...

High Performance Diesels: Volvo Trucks with Volvo Engines

February 01, 2012

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We at Pittsburgh Power Inc. hear your cries about poor performance, poor fuel mileage and the frequent EGR problems that the Volvo D12 and D16 have become known for. Volvo owners often ask us why we don’t have anything to ...

Feature: Drive Train Packages

February 01, 2012

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Kustom™ Products Drive train packages are the latest innovation to hit the Glider Kit market