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It’s About Time!: Hybrid Trucks

It’s About Time!: Hybrid Trucks With the increasing concern about environmental issues such as pollution and global warming, as well as the unbelievable rise in the price of gasoline, it is no wonder that hybrid vehicles are gaining popularity. Hybrid cars have been relatively common for years, with hybrid Sport Utility Vehicles in close competition, but what about hybrid trucks? We don’t see those too often. Automotive manufacturing giant General Motors, however, believes that will change. In 2005, GM introduced hybrid versions of the Chevy Silverado and the GMC Sierra in Florida, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Alaska. In 2006...

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Films Featuring Trucks

Films Featuring Trucks There are some really great shows out there that feature trucks and truck drivers. Some of them are realistic and others are more science fiction, but they do seem to hold the attention of the viewer. Those in the trucking industry are often able to pick out the inconsistencies in the sounds of the trucks and what they are able to do, but the rest of us are entertained by their power and their presence. The movie Convoy starring Kris Kristofferson was released in 1978, and it is still a very popular movie today. It has been...

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Gas Trucks Versus Diesel Trucks

Gas Trucks Versus Diesel Trucks If you plan to use your truck like a car, desiring quick, quiet acceleration and rarely ever haul a heavy load and don’t plan to it for a long time, you may want a gasoline engine. Gas engines run smoother, fuel is easier to find, and gas engines start easier in cold weather. If you plan to use your truck for towing, value good fuel economy and plan to put plenty of miles on it, you may want a diesel. The price to buy a diesel truck is really high, although they can offer you...

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Should Trucks from Mexico be allowed in the United States?

Should Trucks from Mexico be allowed in the United States? The issue of trucks from Mexico being allowed to enter the United States is one that comes with plenty of controversy attached to it. The volumes of letters that various political offices have received from truck drivers and business owners in the trucking company indicate that this is not a welcomed change in the field of the trucking industry. Many are afraid it will compromise the contracts they have in place as the workers from Mexico will be willing to haul the loads for a lower price. Even with such...

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The Lowdown On Bucket Trucks

The Lowdown On Bucket Trucks Bucket trucks are mainly used in heavy industries and one can spot them along the roadsides without much trouble. For instance, you can see people doing work at heights or repairing telephone connections on poles or fixing something at heights. If this is so then you have seen a bucket truck. Bucket truck is used to lift workers to places at heights. These trucks come in a number of shapes and sizes just to make-work easy. Bucket trucks are used in many different purposes but the most common is power lineman. With the use of...

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Hybrid Cars and Trucks

Hybrid Cars and Trucks Gasoline prices are rising almost every week. That is why oil prices are considered the most volatile of all the commodity prices in the world spot market. The tension in the Middle East region, the principal region where oil exporters are located, seems almost unending, with one resolved conflict being replaced by another set of erring countries. That is why people and economies around the world are somehow almost already wary of the impact of higher gasoline prices. What’s more, the environmental impact of gasoline combustion on traditional car engines are already raising the ire of...

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Hand Trucks

Hand Trucks When you are planning any business or industrial process, one of the main considerations to bear in mind is the way in which materials are to be moved around. Inevitably, there are a number of calculations that must be made in this process, but the normal method of ensuring the best internal distribution is to use people. When you need to be able to carry out complex stock movements within a factory or other industrial facility, having well trained staff who are properly equipped to succeed is the foundation for efficiency. While there are modern technological solutions that...

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Buying Classic Chevy Trucks

Buying Classic Chevy Trucks Chevy trucks aficionados are not just after the newer trucks built by Chevrolet. They are also into oldies but goodies trucks that have been magnificently preserved for long years. In fact, one can still find Chevy trucks made some 60 to 70 years ago. The vintage sensation that a classic Chevy truck bring is something invaluable. For so many decades, Chevrolet proved that their makes are still the most loved by Americans. Consider the wonderful cruising that a Chevy truck gives. Plus the unimaginable sensation of driving a Chevy truck off road. Maybe regarded to be...

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Platform Trucks

Platform Trucks Heavy duty platform trucks and folding hand trucks are made from aluminum, metal and plastic. When you need a rugged and sturdy truck for moving the heaviest possible weights around the warehouse or factory, but do not have access to or the availability of a forklift, platform trucks are the perfect solution. With a large flat bed that can carry the bulkiest items with ease, and a range of different designs available to suit almost any situation, these are one of the most flexible devices in a modern workshop, and provide plenty of freedom and support for staff....

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Security Cameras Discreetly on Armored Trucks

Security Cameras Discreetly on Armored Trucks Recently, companies that are moving large quantities of currency are now installing security electronic cameras on the trucks that have fars away to take a trip. Nevertheless, these security cams are so little they can not be seen outwardly. You would actually need to be trying to find these security cameras and even then you could have a problem discovering them. Significant companies are not willing to take the threat of anything taking place to these trucks. Considering they all carry large amounts of currency. Some of the trucks have added security cams set...

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