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Delivery on a High-Pitch Roof

TruckPR — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:06:01 +0000

Contractors rely on Seattle-based Stoneway Roofing Supply to deliver roofing supplies to projects where streets are often difficult to navigate and finding a place to park can be iffy at best. Learn how Stoneway does it with the help of PacLease.

Interstate 5 Power Corridor

TruckPR — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:38:15 +0000

Drivers can idle their trucks to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer if their trucks are equipped with a low-emission diesel engine that meets California’s emission standards as certified clean idle. But that can be an expensive proposition with the cost of diesel at nearly $4 per gallon. Learn why they don’t have to if they drive up and down the U.S. Interstate 5 corridor and plug in every night.

Step on the Gas

TruckPR — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:06:06 +0000

Learn how Monarch Beverage plans to reduce its fleet’s appetite for diesel fuel by 90 percent and replace its diesel fuel diet Step with natural gas by running more CNG-powered Kenworth trucks.

Costco's Wholesale Savings

TruckPR — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:24:15 +0000

Costco Wholesale Corp. is the first PacLease customer to lease the Kenworth T680. Learn how the Issaquah, Wash.-based retail wholesale operator stands to save more than half a million dollars over the course of five years in improved fuel economy after leasing 31 Kenworth T680s from PacLease.

Skirting High Fuel Costs

TruckPR — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:58:08 +0000

Gordon Trucking is leading the way to lower fuel costs by being an early adopter of Freight Wing trailer side skirts. The Seattle-based company began using Freight Wing side skirts in 2004. Learn how, with more than 4,200 of its trailers outfitted, the company has seen a fuel economy improvement of close to .3 miles per gallon.

Plug in and Power Up

TruckPR — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:09:10 +0000

When diesel prices are $3.25 a gallon, truck operators can save $4,000 per year over idling the truck’s engine – a significant sum in an industry where margins are thin and efficiency is critical to being competitive. Learn how plug-in pedestals, which allow truck operators to run heaters in the winter and plug-in APUs in the summer using electricity from the power grid, are increasingly becoming an alternative for truck operators to idling the truck engine.

Navigating Crowded Streets

TruckPR — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:18:35 +0000

Narrow streets, crowded intersections and heavy traffic make the streets of Toronto a difficult navigational challenge for JFC International drivers. Learn how the company recently became the first PacLease customers to lease the Kenworth K370 cabovers to make their drivers jobs easier.

A Growing Network

TruckPR — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:04:16 +0000

White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va., is the latest truckstop to join a growing network of locations offering truckstop electrification. Learn more about the growing trend in truckstop electrification and how Shorepower locations, including the one in Raphine, are offering free power to truckers through the end of January.

Critical Thinking

TruckPR — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:59:56 +0000

Editors should take a closer look at a University of California-Berkeley study released Oct. 22. The study estimates diesel exhaust is responsible for 65-90 percent of a region’s vehicular-derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA), a major component of smog, depending upon the relative amounts of gasoline and diesel used in the area.

Ignorance is Not Bliss

TruckPR — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:12:48 +0000

Fleets and owner-operators running trailers in California should be prepared for a fast-approaching change in regulations administered by the California Air Resources Board. After Jan. 1, 2013, they will be required to have SmartWay-verified aerodynamic devices installed on certain 53-foot van and certain age reefer trailers.