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Fun Trucks Friday: Farewell Harold Ramis tribute edition
For those of us natural-born slackers of a certain age, Harold Ramis – comic, writer, actor and director – gloriously chronicled the path of least resistance that we follow so compulsively. So what more could we could offer in honor of his passing – one last really futile and stupid gesture – except to feature a collection of his most absurd movie vehicles here on a Fun Trucks Friday.
February 28, 2014
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Obama pushes infrastructure funding plan, touts construction jobs
Calling for bipartisan support of transportation infrastructure investment, President Obama on Wednesday proposed a 4-year, $302 billion plan that would both shore-up the failing highway trust fund and increase federal spending — just one announcement in a busy day of reauthorization discussion and debate.
February 27, 2014
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GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall
GM Switch Recall Affects More Than 1.3M U.S. Vehicles Although the latest GM recall does’t affect pickups or SUVs, there’s a fair number of smaller GM cars used by other family members that might drive vehicles that are included. General Motors is expanding the recall of certain 2003-2007 model year vehicles to correct a condition […]
February 26, 2014
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Fire risk prompts recall of 13,000+ Nissan Frontiers
Nissan is recalling 13,535 Frontier pickups due to the possibility of an improperly installed circuit breaker and a subsequent risk of fire, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice. NHTSA Campaign Number 14V052000 reads as follows:
February 26, 2014
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Ram 1500 edges Chevy Silverado on Consumer Reports’ Top Picks list
On its annual Top Picks list, Consumer Reports has crowned the Ram 1500 with the top honor in the Pickup Truck category. The Chevrolet Silverado actually outscored the Ram in testing, but Consumer Reports has yet to determine the Chevy’s reliability rating.
February 26, 2014
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Heavy-Duty 3″ Ball Gooseneck Coupler
Bulldog 3-Inch Ball Gooseneck Coupler Cequent Performance Products will feature a new Bulldog 3-inch ball gooseneck coupler at the 2014 National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) show. “Our coupler meets the new demand for 3-inch high-capacity gooseneck hitches,” says Todd Walstrom, VP of CPP’s trailer group. “The coupler builds upon the success of our Bulldog […]
February 25, 2014
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WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Rear ended
Cement trucks can’t stop on a dime, a lesson this driver (and several cars in front of him) learned the hard way.
February 25, 2014
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Spartan unit to celebrate firefighters, their stories
The recently launched Spartan ERV (Emergency Response Vehicles), a business unit of Spartan Motors Inc., has debuted its “Forged by Fire” marketing campaign to celebrate the firefighter and the many untold stories from the front line. Over the next year, Spartan ERV will accept nominations for real people transformed through tradition, generation, sacrifice, bravery and performance.
February 24, 2014
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Winter weather hampers construction, dampens builder confidence
Bad weather has hampered home construction activity in much the nation so far this year, and it’s also put a damper on the builder’s expectations, according a government data and a recent survey.
February 21, 2014
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Fun Trucks Friday: a more Raptor Raptor, space-truckin’, a pitcher’s Freightliner
The mailbag is overflowing with Fun Trucks Friday follow-up tips, so this week let’s reconsider: A more Raptor Raptor; Luke Skywalker, trucker; baseball players with too much money (but cool trucks); and the U.S military is looking a for a few good medium duty vehicles. Keep those cards and letters and e-equivalents coming.
February 21, 2014
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5 fleet focus areas for cost savings
GE Capital Fleet Services says it identified $481 million in potential cost savings for customers in 2013, with customers realizing $209 million in actual savings as a result.
February 20, 2014
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Mini LED Strobe Light Bar
Ultra-Tow Mini LED lightbar easy to install and use
February 19, 2014
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Freightliner claims 31 percent slice of vocational market, hungry for more
Daimler Trucks North America and its Freightliner brand finished 2013 with a 31 percent slice of the U.S. vocational market, company officials said at a press conference Tuesday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
February 19, 2014
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Obama launches new round of truck fuel economy standards, a ‘win-win-win’
Making good on a State of the Union commitment, President Obama on Tuesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to begin work on a new round of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks – the latest in a series of executive actions designed to sidestep an uncooperative Congress. The administration […]
February 19, 2014
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Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Sales Soar
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel off to a fast sales start as buyers scramble to get in line
February 19, 2014
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Headlight Protective Film Installation
XPEL’s clear headlight “film” provides excellent protection from rocks and road debris. Here’s how to install it.
February 18, 2014
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Fun Trucks Friday: Love and War edition
Valentine’s Day happens to fall on a Fun Trucks Friday this year, but if you’re looking for love here you’re looking in one of the wrong places. In lieu of flowers, how ’bout a few special purpose hard working trucks, with bad intentions?
February 14, 2014
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Morgan launches new stake body, dump body
Morgan Corporation has announced the availability of the new ProStake Stake and Platform truck body, as well as a new selection of dump bodies. The new ProStake product line features rugged construction and more than 30 product enhancements, engineered to meet and exceed the needs of today’s service-industry providers, including landscapers, contractors, maintenance crews and suppliers, […]
February 13, 2014
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