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Light & Medium Truck | Ford Adds Diesel to Transit Van The above article is from Light And Medium Truck magazine . Free subscriptions are available for the print and online editions

Light & Medium Truck | Ram to Launch Fiat-Based Large Van Fiat Vans to be Ram vans: Ducato, Doblo, Iveco Daily

Light & Medium Truck | Mercedes-Benz Lowers Price for Sprinter Vans

Mercedes-Benz has Sprinter at the starting gate

Some Sterling Dealers Angry, Refuse Settlement Offers | Automotive > Automotive Trade from AllBusiness.com

See question 14 FMCSA - Regulation: 395.2

This just popped up on several forums . An employee was killed when a 19.5 tire exploded . OSHA told Discount Tire they had to put tire cages at every location and properly train employees . Discount Tire management instead decided to no longer service these tires . Their remaining inventory is...

This link discusses the problem for ambulance manufacturers http://www.jems.com/emsinsider/25-3/280853/ but I also read another article where Ford is still able to use the 6.0 in 2007 vans due to some type of emissions credit . The supply of 6.0's is limited then the E series will only be...

Last week I read of D/C building a Freightliner/Sterling plant in Mexico employing 1,600 Mexicans after laying off workers here . Now I read they are bringing out larger Dodge trucks that will also be built in a plant employing 2,000 Mexicans . German company manufacturing in Mexico . Time to...

Wasn't impressed . $1.85 an hour doesn't seem to offer savings over idling - not when I fuel up at $2.19 a gallon in Walton , KY . I set the thermostat at 76 degrees before getting in the sleeper and temp never went over 67 degrees in the truck . It was in the mid 30's outside . I set the...

I just read a post at hotshothauling.com forums by vegasmax reporting numerous problems truckers are having with Flying J fuel clogging filters in NV and ID .

I just read this in a " Light and Medium Truck " newsletter . Things are tough financially and Navistar is considering selling out . I doubt Daimler/Chrysler would be interested after buying Freightliner , Ford Heavy Truck , Western Star , and Detroit Diesel. I think Volvo might be a potentisl...

D/C expects the Chrysler group to lose $1.6 billion this year . They say the are not ruling out selling Chrysler off . I wonder how that would affect the Sprinter .

Most of you probably drive under 68 m.p.h. anyway but do you agree limiting all trucks manufactured to 68 m.p.h. would increase safety ? "The Trucker " newspaper is inviting comments from drivers . Contact [email protected]

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A few issues back "Light and Medium Duty Truck " reported that in 2006 Freightliner would no longer be selling Sprinters and they would only be available from Dodge dealers . The latest issue of the magazine had a very angry letter from a salesman at Fyda Freightliner correcting them ...

I picked up a copy of Newport's " Road Star " magazine . A couple of areas where the Chevy has Ford beat . They "offer " (extra charge option ? ) a fuel powered coolant heater for faster warmups . Anyone with Ford expeience knows they can idle forever in freezing temperatures without producing...

Diesel Power magazine would mostly be of interest to cargo van owners or others that own diesl pickups . They have a website at dieselpowermag.com . I also subscribed to " Light and Medium Truck " through a link on this site . It's very informative and the subscription is free .

OOIDA's most recent issue of " Land Line " magazine has an article about a driver that had trouble with poor fuel mileage then noticed the high temperature of the fuel he was regularly buying at Flying J . Changing to another fuel source increased his fuel mileage . About a month ago I had a...

Mrtuck.com has an article on tests on this vehicle . More power than Ford and better fuel economy ( 20.2 mpg during testing ) Noise reduction improvements have also been made .