OTC portable DPF cleaner for the shop and the field
Lightweight and portable, OTC said its new Portable Diesel Particulate Filter Cleaner can be used in shops and in the field. The unit incorporates Focused Air Jet Technology that cleans each DPF chamber individually.
Penske Used Trucks enhances online shopping
Penske Used Trucks, a business unit of Penske Truck Leasing Co., has introduced an updated version of PenskeUsedTrucks.com for buyers of used commercial trucks, tractors, trailers and related equipment. On the updated site, vehicle types can now be accessed via a single click and side-by-side comparisons of up to five trucks are available.
Fleet equipment financing
Financing, spec’ing for drivers and using technology to streamline lease check-in.
New Snap-on Shop and Tech catalog offers all the essentials
The new Snap-on Shop and Tech 2012 Catalog is now available, and the company said it is offering special promotional pricing on the majority of the showcased items through Sept. 30.
Keeping lubes clean in the shop
Shell Lubricants offers best practices for how fleet managers can manage, use, store, dispense and analyze their lube products.
2011 Top Green Shop winner: City of Westlake Service Department
The City of Westlake Public Service received the 2011 Fleet Equipment and Citgo Petroleum Corp. Top Green Shop Award winner based on its initiatives to build and maintain an environmentally sound facility.
KTI’s equipment category gets a tune-up
K-Tool International’s new four-ton, low-profile service jack features “Quick Lift” technology and is equipped with a heavy-duty steel frame and rear swivel casters for easy maneuverability. The company’s new hand pallet jack boasts a 6,500-lb. capacity and 27-in. fork width for additional stability when moving loaded pallets.
Last chance to enter Top Green Shop contest
The Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest entry deadline is Oct 1. To submit an entry, fleets need to write a 300-word statement outlining the ways in which they have made significant strides toward building an environmentally-friendly maintenance shop.
Annual Top Green Shop contest kicks off
Once again, the Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest is underway and it’s time to remind fleets that we are in search of those operations that are striving to make a difference by ensuring that their shops are environmentally friendly. Fleets that wish to enter the Citgo/Fleet Equipment Top Green Shop contest need to write
Shop lifts improve safety and productivity
Primarily a means of facilitating service operations and enabling technicians to more safely and productively work on vehicles, properly specified, installed and maintained shop lifts can provide measurable improvements in safety and productivity. Vehicle lifts provide convenient access to serviceable parts, enabling technicians to get more work done in less time. Designed to safely raise