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NextTruck adds eCommerce to website

The platform allows customers to list single items for sale or maintain an inventory of multiple items.

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Chevron launches Delo Traveling Technology Lab, promises ‘major breakthrough’ in oil technology

Chevron Products Co. has unveiled a new take on its mobile education center, the Delo Traveling Technology Lab, with interactive technologies, including virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality exhibits.

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ASA Electronics introduces Voyager rear light camera combo

Voyager has released the VCAHD140LB Light Bar Camera, which combines an additional rear light bar with an analog high definition camera.

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Watch: Maintaining the right coolant mix is a must

The chemistry of today’s extended-life coolants is fairly complex, and you need to maintain the proper mix if you want to make the most of it.

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BYD taps Steril-Koni Vehicle Lifts for bus manufacturing plant in California

Build Your Dreams (BYD), a supplier of battery-powered electric transit and coach buses, has selected and uses Stertil-Koni heavy-duty vehicle lifting systems in its 550,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Lancaster, CA.

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Thermo King adds new telematics offerings to ConnectedSuite

The Thermo King ConnectedSuite platform is a package of Thermo King technology for a fleet’s connected assets that provides information in real-time.

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ACT Research: Class 8 market-leading indicators continue to erode

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, Class 8 market-leading indicators continue to erode, in concert with deteriorating freight volumes and rates, even as mid and downstream data points remain robust, ACT says.

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Schneider inducts 26 drivers into ‘Haul of Fame’

Schneider recently honored hundreds of its most accomplished drivers with awards celebrating career driving milestones. Included in the awards were Haul of Fame inductions, Million Mile Driver Awards and Consecutive Safe Driving Year Awards.

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Volvo Group opens DEX Heavy Duty Parts facility in Oklahoma City

The facility joins DEX’s current facility in Advance, North Carolina to better serve owners of second- and third-generation trucks with recycled and renovated parts.

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Mitchell 1 enhances wiring diagram navigation in TruckSeries repair software

The latest upgrade to Mitchell 1’s truck repair software suite includes wiring diagrams featuring intelligent navigation that takes the user directly to the specific component diagram with the related wires automatically highlighted, the company says.

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Trade war with China a key risk to N.A. commercial vehicle market forecasts

According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the key risk to all commercial vehicle market forecasts remains the on-again trade war with China.

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Volvo Trucks introduces enhanced turbo compound engine in VNL models

Volvo Trucks North America is introducing the next generation of its Turbo Compound technology, which the company says provides up to an additional 3% improvement in fuel efficiency over the current 13-liter Turbo Compound engine, the D13TC.

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