East Coast Large Cars.Com Annual Truck Show 2010

The Annual East Coast Large Cars.Com Truck Show  at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta New Jersey. The show comprises of Trucks, Trailers, Show Only Trucks and various Chrome Shops, Parts Dealers and Truck Dealers. The show is a completely open format in that any and all are invited to attend. Contact East Coast Large Cars.Com for more information.

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwire – January 14, 2010) – UPS (NYSE: UPS) today contributed more than US$1 million in cash and in-kind support to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation.

The $1 million donation will include $500,000 in cash and up to $500,000 of in-kind services for the shipment of needed supplies. The funds will be divided between The American Red Cross, CARE, UNICEF and other organizations that assist with long-term relief activities.

“With hundreds of thousands of people affected, our hearts go out to Haiti,” said Dan Brutto, president of UPS International. Brutto serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “Through our financial commitment and logistics expertise, UPS is positioned to respond quickly to the urgent needs and tremendous suffering that have been created by the earthquake. We felt it was critical that we act fast to support the relief efforts.”

With a network that extends around the globe, UPS has been a leader in disaster relief and response. In recent years, UPS relief efforts in the Philippines, Samoa, China, Myanmar and across the United States have included warehouse management, transportation network design and supply chain distribution.

In addition to providing financial and in-kind commitments to Haiti relief, UPS is a member of the World Food Programme’s Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) and anticipates the activation of those teams. The LETs initiative involves providing “loaned” logistics experts to oversee on-site disaster response, normally for a deployment of three-to-six months.

UPS provided logistics support in Haiti just two years ago when the island nation was slammed by hurricanes and flooding. One of the UPS experts dispatched in 2008, UPS Americas Region Health and Safety Manager John Vera, describes crisis response in Haiti as extraordinarily difficult because the country has little modern infrastructure.

“Our job is to respond quickly and get supplies to those who need it most, but it’s not an easy task in Haiti,” said Vera.

UPS will continue to work closely with relief organizations that are active in the Haiti recovery effort over the coming weeks.

PRIDE & POLISH

WILDWOOD 75

The 2010 Pride and Polish series kicks off at 75 Chrome Shop in Wildwood, Fla., April 24-25. You can call us from 8am – midnight 7 days a week @ 866-255-6206 or 352-748-0330.

Driving Directions:

From I-75 North:
Get off at Exit 329(Old 66)
State Road 44 and go right.

From I-75 South:
Get off at Exit 329(Old 66)
State Road 44 and go left.

Other Pride & Polish  show locations are expected to be announced in the near future. Continue to check www.prideandpolish.com for more information or call 888-349-4287.

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THE GREAT AMERICAN TRUCKING SHOW

The Great American Trucking Show , Aug. 26-28,  is the nation’s second-largest trucking trade show and offers attendees a wide variety of industry exhibitors and informational sessions. Find a job, attend free educational seminars, get the latest information from top industry leaders or see the amazing works of art at Custom Rigs’ Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Contest. For more information: www.truckshow.com or www.prideandpolish.com.

GREAT WEST TRUCK SHOW

The Great West Truck Show – Las Vegas, Nev., June 17-19, which includes Custom Rigs Pride & Polish truck beauty show. The largest trucking trade show on the West Coast. If you want to be a participant in the truck beauty show, go to www.prideandpolish.com for more information or call 888-349-4287. If you want to show your products, go to www.truckshow.com for complete registration details.

Great Salt Lake Kidney Kamp Truck Show

August 12, 13, 14. Great Salt Lake Kidney Kamp Truck Show at Thanksgiving Point.  Take Lehi Exit 284 from I-15 30 minutes South of  Salt Lake City.  General & vendor info-Jeff England- 800-877-1320 Judging & Classes-Doyle Elison-208-251-0987

Midnight Trucking Radio Network To Broadcast Live From NATSO Show 2010

Alexandria, VA — Eric Harley, host of the Midnight Trucking Radio Network (MTRN), will once again broadcast live from the NATSO Show 2010, March 1 and March 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev.

Midnight Trucking Radio Network will provide live information and interviews on key issues currently affecting the truckstop industry. From tolling and credit card exchange fees to diesel exhaust fluid and rest stop commercialization, MTRN will feature views, analysis and general information on the industry from top executives, leaders and suppliers within the truckstop world.

“Midnight Trucking Radio is pleased to help bring NATSO’s critical messages to the public,” Harley said. “Educating our listening audience plays a key role in helping shape the future of the truckstop and travel plaza industry.”

Attendees can visit the MTRN broadcast booth during exhibit hall hours to learn more about the issues facing the industry as well as strong insight into solutions. To view and listen to 2009’s broadcast interviews, go to http://rope.zmts.fimc.net/natso.Midnight Trucking Radio

Audio Manufacturer of the Year

Memphis Car Audio wins Manufacturer of the Year honor from Mobile Electronics

Memphis Car Audio, a subsidiary of the Fulmer Companies and well-known among high-end audio aficionados, rolls into 2010 by adding a very prestigious honor to their burgeoning trophy case: Mobile Electronics “Dealer Choice Award: Manufacturer of the Year” for 2008-2009.

“This is a very prestigious award and it definitely sets us apart from the competition,” says Jimmy Patterson, the Sales & Marketing Coordinator for Memphis Car Audio. “This is the seventh year in a row we’ve received high accolades from car audio dealers across the nation. It’s a testament to the quality of our products and company.”

Memphis Car Audio is one of the nation’s top manufacturers of high-end car audio system components downstream of the receiver, and they are no stranger to owners of custom big rigs who utilize their amps, speakers, speaker enclosures and wiring.

Memphis dominated the annual awards by winning nine of 16 categories dealers voted on in the Inside Track 2010 Dealer Survey, the result of which were tallied to select the winners. They also won top honors for best warranty and sales support.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM–(Marketwire – January 12, 2010) – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) [www.wabco-auto.com], a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today introduced Trailer Immobilizer, a security innovation that significantly increases protection against trailer theft, as an additional function in the company’s trailer electronic braking system (EBS).

WABCO Trailer Immobilizer is an electronic system with high security that blocks the wheels of a parked trailer to help prevent theft or unauthorized use.

WABCO Trailer Immobilizer is an electronic system with high security that blocks the wheels of a parked trailer to help prevent theft or unauthorized use.

It safeguards against manipulation and also increases security and safety when the trailer is parked on a slope.

The truck driver activates Trailer Immobilizer by entering a PIN code via SmartBoard, an easy-to-use control box that graphically displays the trailer’s critical real-time operating information in a choice of 15 different languages.

WABCO Trailer Immobilizer is the commercial vehicle industry’s first trailer immobilizer system integrated with the vehicle’s electronic braking system.

It is featured on the E1.5 version of the company’s Trailer EBS E generation, marking the latest innovation in WABCO’s industry-leading Trailer EBS series that was launched in 1998. As of 2009, WABCO has sold more than 900,000 trailer electronic braking systems worldwide.

“As the number of trailer thefts nearly doubles year on year, fleet owners and operators face sharply rising costs and major business disruption due to stolen vehicles, theft of valuable cargo, and damage and accidents due to manipulation by unauthorized persons,” said Nick Rens, WABCO Vice President, Aftermarket and Trailer Systems.

“WABCO Trailer Immobilizer technology demonstrates our passion to help transport professionals continuously improve their vehicles’ security and safety while further protecting their profitability.”

Trailer EBS Version E1.5 continues to feature previously released roll stability support (RSS) and an operating data recorder that registers the trailer’s technical data much like an airplane’s black box, as well as optional functions such as OptiLoad™, OptiTurn™, Tilt Alert™ and Bounce Control™.

Poly fenders used on vintage rigs

Vintage rig restorer finds perfect match with Minimizer poly fenders

Kelley Burch of Leoti, Kansas is a Minimizer independent distributor. He’s restored several vintage over-the-road trucks with his latest job being a 1968 Model 358 Peterbilt. Formally yellow and green, Burch had it painted to his custom specs, added a needle nose to it and restored it down to the frame. “This is just a hobby for me, I’ve never been an over the road trucker. My father was. I just like older trucks,” said Kelley.

As a final touch Burch added Minimizer poly fenders, the MIN 2480 The Texas Double in a liquid platium finish. “I can’t get over how good these look on the truck. It’s a beautiful finish,” Burch says.

This also helps Burch as a Minimizer distributor. He gets to show off the product. “I have several trucks and each one has a set of Minimizer poly fenders,” Burch says. “When I run to the elevator or around town I get questions and I hand them a catalog. A lot of farmers around here use them, it’s a quality product.”

Since inception Minimizer poly fenders have always been unique, they don’t rust. The material they’re constructed from is 100% polyethylene. As a result, they don’t need paint, they never fade or stress crack and you don’t have to polish them, the company says.

Minimizer poly fenders will enhance the performance and look of all makes and models of over the road trucks, construction vehicles, or agriculture equipment. And now, Kellknow they’re a perfect match for protecting vintage trucks and making them look even better.

Minimizer poly fenders and related products are available through exclusive Minimizer distributors.