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AMSOIL Duramax 6.6L  Injen Intake

Want more power from your for 2007 ½ to 2009 Chevy Silverado 2500/3500 Duramax Diesel V8?  You’re in luck . Owenrs of 2007 ½-2009 Chevy Silverados with a 2500 or 3500 Duramax Diesel V8 6.6L now have the option of installing a more direct route for air intake systems.

With the ability to improve gas mileage and increase performance, AMSOIL/Injen Intake systems have revolutionary Variable Induction Technology.

The VI Technology process is a multi-power air induction system that fills the plenum with cool air, giving added power on demand. AMSOIL Ea filter technology offers long filter life while providing superior protection and maximum efficiency.

AMSOIL has been the recognized leader in synthetic lubrication since 1972.  For more information about AMSOIL synthetic lubricants and performance products contact your nearest AMSOIL distributor, visit www.amsoil.com or call AMSOIL at (715) 392-7101 or 1-800-777-8491.  AMSOIL INC., AMSOIL Building, Superior, WI 54880.

AMSOIL Diesel Recovery Emergency Fuel Treatment

Introduced in January, AMSOIL Diesel Recovery is a product every diesel owner should have on hand. This fuel additive is cheap insurance and provides peace of mind in the event of gelled diesel fuel and/or frozen fuel filters while getting diesel owners back on the road quickly.

Diesel Recovery quickly dissolves the wax crystals that form when diesel fuel passes its cloud point.

Diesel Recovery liquefies gelled fuel and thaws frozen fuel filters, making it a must for the glove box of any diesel owner living or travelling in cold climates. Now available in larger container sizes.

AMSOIL has been the recognized leader in synthetic lubrication since 1972.

For more information about AMSOIL synthetic lubricants and performance products contact your nearest AMSOIL distributor, visit www.amsoil.com or call AMSOIL at (715) 392-7101 or 1-800-777-8491.  AMSOIL INC., AMSOIL Building, Superior, WI 54880.

PETERBILT ROLLS OUT THE NEW MODEL 348

IDEAL FOR CONSTRUCTION, PETROLEUM DELIVERY, REFUSE AND UTILITY VOCATIONS

DENTON, Texas   (October 19, 2009) – Today, Peterbilt Motors Company unveiled the new Model 348 designed to exceed the rigid demands of Class 7 and Class 8 specialty application market that requires rugged durability and a wide range of option content. The Model 348 represents a multi-dimensional performer with a GVW beginning at 33,000 lbs. and optional capacity ratings to suit almost any speciality vocation.

The all-new interior enhances the vehicle’s durability, reliability and value through its “in-mold” color process that imbeds the color permanently into the material to virtually eliminate peeling, scratches, scuffs and fading that can occur in harsh operating environments.

Additionally, the ergonomically designed driver display package features backlit gauges that are easy to read and simple to understand and includes key vehicle performance data located at the top of the dash for optimal viewing. For increased driver comfort and convenience, a new HVAC system not only improves air flow, but also reduces maintenance costs.

TINY LIGHT FLOODS BIG AREA

Waterproof, surface-mount LED ideal for exterior lighting needs

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com adds surface mount, waterproof 12/24 volt directional LED flood light for small area illumination.

With its brushed aluminum finish and concealed mounting, the LEDCL-280 LED light can be used in the sleeper, and the back of the cab, or illuminate instrument panels in remote area equipment rooms.

Drawing only 280mA on 12 volts, the LEDCL-280 LED  was initially designed with aesthetics in mind with its brushed aluminum finish and concealed mounting method.  However, with an IP65 rating and articulating LED light head, this low amp draw LED light is applicable to a wide variety of industrial and military applications, where a directional wide area flood light is useful.

When installed at 20 feet in height, the LEDCL-280 covers and area 25 feet in diameter with approximately 10-15 foot candles of light.

“This is a small powerful LED light that the operator can position to provide bright, white light that exceeds the output of a 100 watt incandescent bulb,” said Rob Bresnahan.  “These LED lights are designed for wet area usage and offers some advantages in small work areas, storage facilities and other areas where operators want to conserve power but need bright white light to inspect instrument panels, breaker boxes and other equipment.”

For more information: www.magnalight.com; (800) 369-6671; (214) 616-6180 international).

WORKING MAN’S PhD

A perfect name for Brian O’Leary’s tribute to the truck drivers of America

By Todd Dills

Owner-operator Brian O’Leary has accomplished more than most in his 37-year trucking career: in addition to nearly 4 million safe miles completed, he was named the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2004 Company Equipment Driver of the Year and the Colorado Motor Carriers Association’s 2007 Driver of the Year.

But for him, it’s his latest accomplishment as an owner-operator – a custom build-out of a 1999 Peterbilt 379 stretched to 300 inches – that makes it all worthwhile.

He’s crafted the Pete as a tribute to those he most respects in trucking, his fellow drivers and owner-operators.

“It was a wrecked truck” when he found it, he says of Working Man’s PhD, which comes complete with Aaron Tippin’s signature on the back of the sleeper – the truck is named after a famous Tippin song.

O’Leary located it five years ago at the repair and restoration shop of some friends and colleagues in Utah. He was still driving for Western Distributing then, though, and it was tough to find the time to really put the work that was needed into the truck.

About “two years ago,” he says, all that changed. “I decided I needed to get serious and get this truck built.”

The pictures tell most of the story, but dovetailing neatly with the 2005 story on O’Leary that appeared in Custom Rigs‘ sister magazine Truckers News upon his winning the TCA award is the fact that he’s gone back to his trucking roots, heavy-hauling with Hersch Trucking, to free up time to complete the build.

It made its show debut as part of the Mid-America Trucking Show, and you can catch it on the road in the near future: Other than memorializing the many men and women who’ve worked as drivers over the years, says O’Leary, “my intent has always been to work the truck in my own trucking company hauling enclosed classic cars, which I have previously done.”

Give the horn a pull next time you see him.

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Bully Dog Power Pup

Fuel savings and added power for ’99 and newer Cat® 3406E engines

Joining the impressive array of Cat® engines that Bully Dog can increase fuel economy and power on, are the ’99 and newer 3406E engines. If the engine is being controlled by the ADEM III ECM, the Bully Dog Cat Power Pup will work in the 3406E motor with the latest updates through the Cat Update Agent©.

Customers can verify their ECM by looking at the number of pins:  Two 40-pin connectors are on the ADEM II ECM; two 70-pin connectors are on the ADEM III ECM and one 70-pin connector and one 120-pin connector are on the ADEM IV ECM.

The Bully Dog Cat Power Pup is currently compatible with the ADEM III and ADEM IV ECMs on the 3406E engine.

Here is what customers are saying about the Power Pup on the 3406E:

“The truck has come up 1/4 to 1/2 mile per gallon increase with the economy power tune install on my 3406E. I’m really pleased with the product. It’s working well. Thank you.“

Dan W. – Rocky Mountain Region

“Running a ’99 Peterbilt with a 3406E, pulling a 53 foot spread axle reefer. I’m always pulling 80,000 or better. With the economy with power tune installed I’ve picked up between 1/2 mile to 1 mile improvement in fuel economy. The engine has a lot more torque with the tune installed and I have been impressed so far.”

S.G. – North Central Region

The Power Pup Big Rig downloaders for the 3406E feature two tuning options: the Economy Tune is designed to provide maximum fuel efficiency and a small power increase while the Power & Economy Tune produces approximately 15% more power to the wheels while also providing increased fuel economy.

The increased economy is the result of creating a more thorough, more efficient burn within the engine.

The following applications are now available in the Bully Dog Cat Power Pup downloader and more applications are in development:

C-10 10.3L ’99-’03

C-11 11.1L ’04-’07

C-12 12.0L ’99-’03

C-13 12.5L ’04-’07

C-15 14.6L ’99-’03

C-15 15.2L ’04-’07

C-16 15.8L ’99-’02

3406E 15.8L ‘99

For more information about the Bully Dog Big Rig Power Pup downloader, to find a dealer near you, read testimonials of other drivers using the product and to calculate your yearly savings after installing the Power Pup, visit www.bullydogbigrig.com

Bully Dog Technologies, LLC is a team built on integrity that is dedicated to leading the vehicle performance with an uncompromising code of ethics demonstrated in the soundness of its employees, excellent customer service and superior products.

TINY LED LIGHT BRIGHT

Magnalight.com adds new 12 Volt Micro LED lights for small areas on trucks  and equipment

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com adds to its range of explosion proof and general area LED lighting with LED lights smaller than a quarter.  Drawing 30mA and operating on 12 volts, the LEDSM30 series LED lights offer a very small footprint, bright white light and minimal amp draw for vehicles, boats and equipment.

Designed to illuminate small areas less than 5 square feet, these small form factor LED lights (smaller than a quarter) are useful for courtesy lighting on trucks, boats, instrument panel lighting and other applications where a small bright light is needed to inspect, check or measure different processes.

The LEDSM30 and the LEDSM30MW surface mount with a single screw and are shaped like an eyeball to provide bright white light approximately 5 feet in diameter when mounted at a height of 3 feet.

The LEDSM30MW indirect courtesy LED light serves as a mini wall washer, bathing approximately three to five feet of a wall or floor directly beneath the fixture with bright white light.

Both are made from stainless steel and are waterproof, dust proof and US Coast Guard certified ignition proof.  These micro LED lights draw 30 milliamps on 12 volts DC.

“We continue to advance the https://www.magnalight.com/c-140-led-lights.aspx [LED lights] offering on magnalight.com to meet the needs of consumer, commercial and military customers,” said Rob Bresnahan with Larson Electronics.

“There is a wide range of vehicles, boats and other industrial equipment that can benefit from small foot print, bright white light output, long life and low current draw provided by led lighting,” says Bresnahan.

” Our LED lights are integrated into automated task equipment, robotic inspection lines, automated test equipment, instrument panels, portable buildings, military vehicles and a variety of other applications where durable, bright lights are needed with minimal amp draw on 12 and 24 volts systems.”

Larson Electronics provides a wide array of LED lighting on magnalight.com.  Ranging from explosion proof and intrinsically safe LED lights for tank inspection to explosion proof LED fluorescent lights for paint spray booths, the Magnalight line of LED lights continues to serve the commercial and industrial sector.

For general location LED lighting, Larson Electronics continues to grow its range of low voltage LEDLB and LED10W series, high-lumen-output LED lights.

Finally, new products like the LEDSM30 micro LED lights round out the LED lighting with small area task lighting for vehicles, boats and equipment.  You can learn more about Larson Electronics at magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671 (1-214-616-6180 international).

CADEC INTEGRATES COPILOT TRUCK GPS

Partnership With ALK Technologies Brings Spoken Turn-by-Turn Directions and Truck-Specific Routing to Cadec’s Series 100 On-Board Computer Systems

BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwire – October 19, 2009) – From the 2009 IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference, Cadec Global, a leading provider of advanced fleet management solutions, announced today a new partnership with GPS navigation specialist ALK Technologies to help trucking fleets optimize routes, reduce out-of-route mileage and lower fuel consumption.

Now Cadec Mobius TTS® and PowerVue™ customers have the option to ease strain on their driving teams by adding ALK’s CoPilot® Truck GPS navigation to their Cadec 100 Series On-Board Computers (OBCs). Cadec’s Mobius TTS and PowerVue fleet management solutions help trucking fleets monitor driver behavior, improve safety and reduce costs.

Providing clear, voice-guided, turn-by-turn instruction and a choice of visual mapping styles, ALK’s CoPilot Truck is a hands-free, truck-legal GPS navigation system that takes the guesswork out of delivery by providing the most efficient routing. In addition, it safely broadens the geographic reach of each driver.

While a standalone module for manual address selection by the driver is available, it’s when CoPilot Truck is integrated with Cadec’s driver workflow solution that it becomes an effective business tool.

Integrated solution improves efficiency, safety

Cadec has fully integrated CoPilot Truck into its fleet management platform so fleets can run it right on their Windows CE-based Cadec OBCs. This integration enables Cadec customers to send updated routes to Cadec OBCs, where drivers can automatically access the updates along with turn-by-turn navigation and voice prompts from a single system. Delivery destinations are automatically sent to CoPilot Truck, allowing drivers to confirm their next destination based on the integrated routing detail.

Drivers use their Cadec OBC to select the next destination from a list of due deliveries. Upon selection and confirmation of the destination, the CoPilot Truck GPS application is launched. Taking into account factors such as total vehicle length, width, weight and consignment, CoPilot Truck then plots a suitable route from dock-to-dock, providing full, turn-by-turn navigation.

During the trip, additional information on screen provides the driver with the distance to the destination, an Estimated Time of Arrival and visual instruction on their next maneuver. Upon arrival, the device will toggle back into the Mobius TTS or PowerVue application so that the driver can complete the delivery on site.

Frank Moreno, Cadec’s Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, said, “Fleets are more concerned than ever with efficiency — combining fleet management with detailed, dock-to-dock navigation can go a long way toward reducing unnecessary mileage and costs. With the addition of CoPilot Truck GPS navigation from ALK Technologies, we can greatly improve driver efficiency. Automated route planning sent directly to the driver’s on-board computer can eliminate driver-entry errors and potentially costly routing mistakes.”

Dan Popkin, Vice President, CoPilot Sales, ALK Technologies said, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Cadec, which is already delivering successful results to joint customers. By offering integrated CoPilot Truck navigation with Mobius TTS and PowerVue, Cadec is able to draw on ALK’s 30-plus years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry and provide enterprises with a GPS navigation solution that can significantly improve efficiency and safety through a reduction in accidents.”

Cadec will demonstrate this integrated solution at this week’s IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference, taking place at the Baltimore Convention Center from October 19-21, at booth #109. For more information on Cadec fleet management solutions for food distribution, visit http://www.cadec.com/customers/foodGrocery.php.