Top Green Shop candidates wanted
Entries are being accepted for the Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest. The contest is for fleets that have made significant strides toward building an environmentally friendly maintenance shop, whether it be through ways of reducing or recycling waste, complying with government regulations or employing other green initiatives that have lowered the fleets’ carbon footprint.
Milwaukee introduces New M12 Cordless Grease Gun
The new M12 Cordless Grease Gun from Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. is capable of delivering over 8,000 PSI max operating pressure for heavy-duty applications and dispenses up to seven grease cartridges per battery charge. It comes standard with a high capacity lithium-ion battery and includes a lightweight, ergonomic handle design for added user comfort during prolonged use and an on-board hose storage and shoulder strap loop for greater convenience and less mess.
New PlastiKote catalog now available
PlastiKote’s latest product catalog features the complete line of premium PlastiKote automotive aerosol paints and coatings, as well as sections highlighting non-automotive specific products from the Valspar and Quikrete lines. The catalog includes in-depth product descriptions, color swatches showing various color options for each product and a color-coded table of contents and pages by product group for easy readability.
Top Green Shop candidates sought
The Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest is in full swing. We’ve been receiving entries from fleets around the country who have detailed the steps they have taken to build a “green” shop. There is still time to send in your application. It’s easy, just fill out the form on page 39 of this issue
Design a green fleet maintenance shop
Designing an environmentally-friendly shop saves green in many ways, and fleets are recognizing that big results can be seen with relatively little effort.
Trucking fleet achieves solid savings
Equipment and maintenance programs are ensuring that Abilene Motor Express is cutting costs and remaining highly productive and efficient.
Streamlight introduces PT family of flashlights
Streamline’s new PT series of flashlights are ultra-compact, lightweight personal lighting tools with up to 180 lumens 50 hours of runtime over a distance of more than 125 meters. Each of the four models offers a high and low intensity setting, as well as a strobe function. They feature durable anodized aluminum construction and a convenient push-button tactical tail switch for easy, one-handed operation.
Maintaining good connections
When it comes to tractor-trailer connections, it’s all about the wiring. Vehicle safety depends on it – and those connections rely on good maintenance.
Bold moves
Celadon Trucking Services is taking several steps to position itself successfully for the future.
Grote launches Trilliant Technology Tour in first of 80-plus cities
Grote’s Trilliant Technology Tour road show will hit more than 80 locations this year, beginning in the northern United States and parts of Canada this summer and ending with southern states during its return leg in the fall and winter. The tour’s custom-designed vehicle and inflatable mobile theater will show OEMs, distributors, fleets and end-users Grote’s six high-performance LED WhiteLight Work Lamps.