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8 Feb by

“Badass” Western Star celebrates the Big Five-OH!

QUEBEC CITY-- What do Western Star trucks and Pamela Anderson have in common? Not only were they both born in British Columbia, in 1967, both the truck and the actress went to fame far beyond the boundaries of B.C. While we can't tell you how Ms. Anderson is celebrating the big Five-oh!, we do know Western Star --which the company president Kelley Platt describes as the "most badass truck on the road," intends to mark its anniversary in a big way with a year's worth of special events, truck show appearances and an enhanced website. ...Read the rest of this story
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How Groupe Robert logs on to “The Internet of Trucks”

BOUCHERVILLE, PQ-- Groupe Robert, the only Canadian outfit among Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine's Top 50 Green Fleets of 2016, has made a huge investment in state-of-the-art ISAAC Instruments telemetry and telematics. Robert will install the ISAAC InControl system in 1,300 trucks. (ISAAC is the Quebec-based company that has actually applied for a patent on the phrase “The Internet of Trucks.”) "We opted for the ISAAC InControl solution because it allows us to increase our operational efficiency,” says Michel Robert, Robert's president and CEO. “Our objective is to optimize fuel economy and road safety through the real-time coaching of drivers. ...Read the rest of this story
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Food-handling regs for drivers nothing to sneeze at

TORONTO--The online driver training specialists CarriersEdge have a new training module for drivers that focuses on how to meet the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FSMA, signed into law by president Obama in 2011, was described as "the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years." It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus to preventing contamination rather than responding to it. ...Read the rest of this story
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8 Feb by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Chevin appoints of global sales and marketing director

Chevin Fleet Solutions has announced the assignment of a new global sales and marketing director to drive its continued worldwide growth. David Gladding – formerly Chevin's UK sales director – has been awarded the new role, which will see him work to co-ordinate Chevin sales operations in all territories, further grow the company's sales teams and maintain its successes locally, regionally and globally.

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8 Feb by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Mack Trucks offers new engine oil

OEM says its new CK-4 blend offers extended drain intervals up to an additional 15,000 miles.

Mack Trucks is introducing a new motor oil blend that it will use to factory-fill its 2017 engines: Mack Engine Oil EOS-4.5.

Depending on the application, the oil drain intervals for EOS-4.5 can be extended by an extra 15,000 miles compared with previous formulations, the OEM said – to 60,000, 50,000 and 40,000 miles, respectively, for long-haul, regional-haul and heavy-haul applications.

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