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  • Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Offers Versatile, Convenient Lifting For Compact Excavators

    Yanmar Compact Equipment introduces the Stowable Utility Hook to provide a convenient, factory designed lifting point for Yanmar compact excavators without the need to use an attachment. The new option reduces the risk of damage to the machine, buckets or other attachments resulting from attempts to lift heavy objects with a strap or chain connected to areas not intended to be lifting points.

    Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Offers Versatile, Convenient Lifting For Compact Excavators

     


    “We know compact excavators are a multi-functional tool around the jobsite,” said Frank Gangi, Yanmar Compact Equipment North America product manager of attachments. “They are used for everything from lifting and placing materials such as concrete barriers, to unloading equipment such as portable generators. This utility hook adds ease to our customers’ work and minimizes the potential for damage to both the machine and attachment, which, at the end of the day, increases productivity and reduces machine down time.”

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 3 years ago

  • Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

    Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems moves forward with launch plans for Watchman wheel-end sensor technology for trailers that operate on the vehicle area network developed by Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST). The initial product offering will include trailer tire pressure and wheel-end temperature data that is communicated to the fleet via the trailer telematics system.

    Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

     


    Hendrickson worked with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to utilize industry standards according to established J1939 protocol, for the communication of data and fault codes for trailer wheel-end information.
    “This common platform allows Hendrickson’s Watchman wheel-end sensor to be used by OEMs to provide crucial trailer data to their customers,” says Omar Fernandez, director of marketing at Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 3 years ago

  • Top 12 Tips For Bumper-To-Bumper Winter Prep From Bendix

    Like it or not, winter is coming. You know the drill: falling temperatures, snow, and ice hitting large swaths of North America, presenting challenges for trucks and fleets. Now is the time to prepare. With harsh weather looming, this special installment of the Bendix Tech Tips Series serves up 12 pieces of advice for wheel-ends, air systems, and electronics to help keep your vehicle in good operating condition.

    Top 12 Tips For Bumper-To-Bumper Winter Prep From Bendix

     

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 3 years ago

  • DriverCheck Expands COVIDdetect DIY At-Home Testing Service

    DriverCheck, Canada’s Fitness for Duty Experts and a leader in occupational medical testing, announces the successful release of its newest health and safety business service, COVIDdetect. Introduced in July under its COVID-19 testing division, DC Agile, the web-based program management software enables organizations to implement and manage DIY testing with Health Canada-approved COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in a way that is efficient, comprehensive and easy to monitor for companies of all sizes.

    DriverCheck Expands COVIDdetect DIY At-Home Testing Service

     

    COVIDdetect is the next evolution of testing for DriverCheck, who has seen its total number of COVID-19 tests exceed 400,000 since the start of the pandemic’s third wave, in March, and attain an average of more than 15,000 tests per week.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 3 years ago

  • ATA Chief Economist Claims Driver Shortage At Historic High


    American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said recently that the current driver shortage has risen to 80,000 – an all-time high for the industry.

    ATA Chief Economist Claims Driver Shortage At Historic High

     


    “Since we last released an estimate of the shortage, there has been tremendous pressure on the driver pool,” Costello said. “Increased demand for freight, pandemic-related challenges from early retirements, closed driving schools and DMVs, and other pressures are really pushing up demand for drives and subsequently the shortage.”

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 3 years ago

  • JLG 670SJ Self-Leveling Boom Lift Changes The Way People Work At Height

    JLG Industries, Inc. is once again changing the way people work at height with the JLG 670SJ self-leveling boom lift, which is now available in North America.

    JLG 670SJ Self-Leveling Boom Lift Changes The Way People Work At Height
    JLG 670SJ Self-Leveling Boom Lift Changes The Way People Work At Height

     

    Equipped with JLG’s exclusive and patented self-leveling technology, the 670SJ is engineered to automatically adapt to terrain on slopes up to 10 degrees in any direction, while driving with full functionality at a class-leading 67-ft platform height. 

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    Nov 22, 2021 - 3 years ago

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