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The Road to E85: How to Capitalize on a Burgeoning Market

Many factors are expected to drive E85 growth in the near future, some of which include the updated Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2), moving past the E10 blend wall, a reduction in our nation’s refining
capacity, and expected higher oil prices. For these reasons, many retailers, fleets and jobbers are looking at beginning or expanding their existing E85 program.
Courtesy of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
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America Advances to Performance-Based Biofuels: The Advanced Renewable Fuel Standard/RFS2

The EPA recently released its final rules overhauling the original Renewable Fuel Standard, RFS 1, and instituting Congress’ sweeping new legislation, RFS 2. RFS2 institutes four new categories of RINs including cellulosic biofuel, biomass based diesel, advanced biofuel and renewable fuel. It also imposes a new EPA regulated EMTS system and a host of new challenges and requirements for market participants.
Courtesy of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
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Not Your Daddy's Diesel: Prospects for the Other Reformulated Fuel

Today’s diesel fuel bears little resemblance to the sooty cloud-producing fuel used in vehicles and equipment that many remember from the previous century. This report looks behind diesel’s new hype and researches the prospects for its supply, demand, price and profitability, as well as its marketing possibilities this decade. The white paper also focuses on automakers’ efforts to boost diesel passenger vehicle sales in the U.S. and the hurdles that must be overcome to do so.
Courtesy of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
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10 Things You Should Know Before Buying an Energy Trading & Risk System

Read to learn more about the key points to consider before buying an ETRM system, including: hardware vs. software-as-a-service, speed of implementation, integration, customization, affordability, access, security, protection against loss, project management and scalability.
Courtesy of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
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ArvinMeritor Product Training and Service Learning System: Technical Training for Heavy-Duty Truck and Trailer Technicians Blends Online and Instructor Led Learning

If you say ArvinMeritor to a service technician, chances are good he’ll think of the company’s broad offering of product maintenance training.
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Driving Efficiency: Alternative Powertrains for Freight-hauling Commercial Vehicles

Wal-Mart Class 8 Diesel Electric Drivetrain; Purolator Courier Hybrid-Electric PAckage Vans.
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Innovation in the Execution: Three Ways Suppliers May Distinguish Their Products and Services in the Aftermarket

The heavy-duty aftermarket is hardly known as a bastion of innovation. By its very nature, the business is reactive: when a component breaks down it must be repaired or replaced. The mechanic or truck owner checks his stock to see if he has the materials he needs and, if he doesn’t, calls a distributor. The process is the same whether you have a broken truck or covered wagon. Where is innovation in the heavy-duty aftermarket? It’s in the execution.
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Six Market Trends Impacting the Dynamic Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket

The aftermarket has never been more important to North American truck operators as they strive to maximize life and uptime from their current fleet of trucks and trailers. With an average vehicle age approaching nine years, the fleet manager, with his distribution channel for replacement parts, focuses on quality parts availability and overall life cycle costs, including appropriate parts support, counsel and expertise.
Courtesy of ArvinMeritor
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Stability Control Systems for Commercial Trailers

For Fleets with an Immediate Need for Stability Control, Trailer-Based Systems Represent the Most Practicable Way to Protect Drivers, Cargo and Equipment.
Courtesy of ArvinMeritor
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Corrosion and Rust-Jacking on Heavy-Duty Brake Shoes... How to Recognize and Prevent Corrosion and Rust-Jacking on Heavy-Duty Brake Shoes

When rust creeps in between the brake lining and shoe table, it can cause the lining to fracture. Provided chunks of the linings do not break off, the real problem that fleets are facing is “out-of-service criteria” which dictates that a crack is not acceptable.
Courtesy of ArvinMeritor
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How to size a genset: Proper generator set sizing requires analysis of parameters and loads

While most sizing exercises are best done with sizing programs or with the help of a manufacturer’s representative, it is still important to understand the factors that affect the operation of your generator set so you can be confident you have the right equipment for your application.
Courtesy of Cummins
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What You Don't Know Could Burn You!

How To Avoid The Unknown Dangers Of Handling Fuel In Your Shop
Courtesy of JohnDow
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White Paper on Fuel Economy

This Kenworth White Paper on Fuel Economy will examine Kenworth’s range of activities and offer information designed to assist truckers and fleets in achieving the best fuel economy in their application. Each year, Kenworth invests significant resources and conducts extensive on-the-road and in-the-lab testing in pursuit of advances in fuel economy. Kenworth engineers and dealers also work closely with customers on a continuing basis to strive for enhanced fuel economy in their applications.
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Truck Aerodynamics and Fuel Efficiency

This white paper reviews the following: The basics of aerodynamics as applied to trucking; The evolution of aerodynamic Peterbilt truck design; Aerodynamic claims in the Class 8 market; Specific current efforts of Peterbilt in aerodynamic study; A brief overview of other factors that affect fuel economy.
Courtesy of Peterbilt
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Keeping Score - How to Measure Return on Investment

In a trucking environment marked by razor thin profits, wringing the most out of every dollar is often what separates the winners from the losers.
Courtesy of PeopleNet
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