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Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve Approved for Trademark
Fumoto has announced that its Engine Oil Drain Valve was approved for a trademark for its visual appearance.
The Engine Oil Drain Valve was recognized as visually distinctive and was a source of identifying the product, according to Fumoto.
The Fumoto SX-series is comprised of two distinct but fully integrated parts: the through bolt and oil-flow control body. These features allow the valve to be positioned for more convenient and easy oil changes.
The SX-series valve allows installation without an adapter on some vehicles that may have previously required one. A larger body and quad channels allow for improved flow rates and faster oil changes in certain sizes.
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Pre-Filters Keep Filters Cleaner for Longer
FreedomAirFilters.com has released a new quick install pre-filter pair for Kenworth T880 trucks.
The pre-filters are designed to offer protection and extended filter life without drilling, gluing, or removing the intake grilles. The pre-filters are designed to fit over the factory plastic intake grilles and the kit comes with retainer clips for a faster installation.
Pre-Filters keep out larger particles of debris such as grain chaff, dirt, and sand from getting into and clogging the air filter element. By keeping out the large particles, air filters stay cleaner for longer, improving performance and fuel economy.
The pre-filters are treated with a hydrophobic water repellent process which helps keep out rain, ice, and snow. They are reusable and can be cleaned with soap and water.
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Truckload Linehaul Rates Stabilize, Intermodal Rates Continue Strength
Truckload line haul rates may finally be ready to turn around for the better following recent declines while intermodal rates continue their recent improvements, according to two new reports.
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for April increased from the same time a year ago. Despite this gain, the reading is virtually unchanged from the month before but it at its highest level since January.
According to Donald Broughton with Broughton Capital, who provides analysis of the reports, pricing for trucking appears to be stabilizing.
“After being negative for 13 months in a row [in terms of] year-over-year comparisons, April's Cass Truckload Linehaul Index increased 1.3% year-over year to 124.6,” he said. “April's pricing, while promising, was sequentially flat versus March and is still negative, down 1% versus April of 2015.”
Broughton's pricing forecast for 2017 remains in a range of between a 1% decline to a 2% improvement, as the current strength being reported in spot rates is leading him to believe contract pricing rates should move back into positive territory by the end of the year.
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index measures market fluctuations in per-mile truckload pricing that isolates the linehaul component of full truckload costs from others, such as fuel and accessorials, providing a reflection of trends in baseline truckload prices.
Meantime, the latest data points for the Cass Intermodal Price Index show total intermodal pricing rose 2.7% year-over-year in April to a reading of 133.1 after March's 4.8% increase. Despite this gain, the April reading fell 1.7% from March, which was the index's highest level since April 2014.
April marked the seventh consecutive month of year-over year increases, but suggests that pricing momentum is slowing, according to Broughton.
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