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Stay Ahead of Trouble on EGR Engines

EGR valves live in a very hostile environment.

While most of the early problems have been engineered out of the exhaust gas recirculation systems on today’s clean diesel engines, corroded coolers, stuck valves and other problems still plague owners of older equipment.

Spec'ing Work Trucks

This 18-foot steel dump body has a combination double-acting and high-lift tailgate that works...

Although work trucks are typically smaller and lighter than Class 8 freight haulers, often they are more complex and take more work to design and assemble. Work trucks are built to carry tools, parts, expendable supplies and other equipment that its driver or crew needs to accomplish a job.

Got Compliance?

As of 2008, a commercial vehicle is defined as any vehicle with a GVWR of more than 10,000 lbs.,...

Federal rules defining commercial vehicles have changed. If you're not compliant, getting stopped by the authorities is no way to find out.

How to Handle Extreme Weather

Members of the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance shop work to repair a...

Use of heat pads on oil pans and transmission fans, and installation of trickle chargers for battery heat blankets, are a normal part of operations for two Air Force bases in Alaska that routinely confront below-zero temperatures in the winter.

Fleet Women Laud New CEO of GM

Photo of Mary Barra courtesy of GM.

General Motors' appointment of Mary Barra as the first female CEO of a global automotive company in December instantly ignited discussion about the role of women in the male-dominated boardrooms of the automotive industry.

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