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How an Engine’s Starter Works

How an Engine’s Starter Works

Feb 15, 2018 | Blogs, Medium/Heavy Duty, Power and Ground Distribution, Starting and Charging

You turn your ignition key and the engine fires up. It’s as simple as that, right? Actually, it’s quite a bit more complicated than it seems.

The Demon Rust

The Demon Rust

Aug 17, 2017 | Blogs, Body and Frame, Featured Article, Lighting and Horns, Medium/Heavy Duty

Rust (rŭst) – An electro-chemical reaction resulting from ferric oxides and hydroxides on iron and iron-containing materials in the presence of moisture. Anyone who has been in this business very long has met our common enemy, the demon Rust. This demon is not...
3 Reason To Perform a Preventive Maintenance Inspection

3 Reason To Perform a Preventive Maintenance Inspection

May 18, 2017 | Accessories and Optional Equipment, Blogs, Body and Frame, Bruce McDowell - Author, Featured Article, Medium/Heavy Duty

Truth can be stranger than fiction. Recently, a regular long haul, over the road customer came in with a ’97 Freightliner and described a concern of “The trailer lights are acting goofy”.

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